Prabhat Jha

Group Managing Director at MSC Shipmanagement Limited

Speaker

Board Member of Directors & Vice President of Cyprus Chamber of Shipping Board Member of CMMI Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute Chairman of the Board of Governors of Cyprus Maritime Academy Vice President of Shipowners Association of Portugal. Board Member of Directors of MSC Crewing Services India/Ukraine/Philippines/Romania Advisory Board Member of the Dept. of Maritime Transport and Commerce, Frederick University Member of the Advisory Committee on Competitiveness of the Cyprus Maritime Cluster Prabhat is the Group Managing Director and CEO of MSC Shipmanagement Limited, Cyprus. MSC Shipmanagement Limited is the biggest in-house Ship Management company in the world and has a proud policy of exclusively managing only MSC-owned vessels. Today it manages over 600 vessels and ensures the highest technical standards and a first-rate commitment to safety and punctuality. It is part of world’s largest container shipping company, Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. MSC Group has one of the youngest and greenest fleets among the world’s leading shipping lines. MSC Shipmanagement is among the few companies whose entire fleet is certified with ISO 9001,14001, 50001, 26001, 27001 and 45001 standards. Prabhat is a Marine Engineer and his career at sea was on various kinds of vessels up to the rank of Chief Engineer. After stepping ashore as Technical Superintendent, he continued to pursue his quest for knowledge and completed an MBA in General Management & Finance from University of Liverpool and Advanced Management Program from IESE Barcelona. He has played a key role in set-up of MSC Shipmanagement Limited Hong Kong in year 2005 and subsequently MSC Shipmanagement Limited, Cyprus in year 2008. MSC Crewing Services Offices are under his direct responsibility, and he is a board member of all these companies. Under Prabhat’s leadership, the company has increased its managed fleet nearly twenty times since its inception in 2008 and has the highest crew retention rate (98%) in industry.