Margabandhu Kumaraswamy

Speciality
DesignationTechnology & Innovation Manager – India Middle East & Africa
CompanyBureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
  • Advisor on LNG vessels future proofing concepts and all types of decarbonization trajectories within Bureau Veritas Future Shipping Team
  • Technical Lead in Bureau Veritas -Middle East Gas center of Excellence
  • 27 years of varied experience in shipping operations, projects and refit management
  • Lead project manager for the first in world successful Pilot  implementation and conversion of a motor vessel to run-on high-pressure LNG –MEGI. (Main engine Gas Injection).
  • LNG conversion Project planning, strategies, cost and execution.
  • Technical Lead for New build yard deliveries of series of LNG Megi and XDF vessels.
  • Completed 25 successful new build yard deliveries and rolling over into commercial operations of 15K DF Lng fuelled container vessels.
  • Honorary SIGGTO author by invitation as working group member developing best practice guidelines for LNG as fuel and reliq plant.