Punit Oza

Founder & Director, Maritime NXT

Mr. Punit Oza is the current President & Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, UK.

Punit started his career in Dry Bulk Shipping over 30 years ago and has held senior management positions in some leading shipping companies including Precious Shipping, Noble Group & Torvald Klaveness, holding senior commercial positions in the group as well as head of Digital Transformation at Klaveness Dry Bulk.

Punit now runs Maritime NXT, Singapore, a platform dedicated to driving the “Next” in Maritime through training, teaching, mentoring, consulting & collaborating in commercial shipping & digital transformation space. Punit is a Senior Adjunct Fellow at Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Academy, an Affiliated Research Fellow at Singapore Management University (SMU) and a guest lecturer at various business schools lecturing on “Geopolitical Risks & their impact on Supply Chain and Trade Flows”. He also regularly conducts customized Geo-Strategic workshops for Shipping & Trading Companies. Punit hosts a monthly podcast on the Geopolitics & Trade with Seatrade Maritime Podcast, interviewing prominent shipping, trade & technology leaders.

Punit holds a Masters in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Bayes (previously CASS) Business School, UK and a LLB and Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Law from University of London.