Paul VeldhuizenLNG and Shipping Industry Expert at Informa Connect AcademyTrainer
Profile
After a stint at sea as dual-certified officer on a variety of tankers, and obtaining an MSc in International Shipping from Plymouth University in 1985, Paul joined what is now Shell Trading & Shipping (STASCO) in London where he held various roles: Business Analyst, Product and LPG Charterer, Head of Claims, Demurrage and Cargo Care and then Global Head of Freight Operations for Shell Trading.
In 2002 he joined the emerging LNG Supply Trading business with a posting as GM Shell Western LNG (Barbados), followed by a posting in The Hague as Head of Global LNG Operations before moving to Qatar as VP Shipping for a newfound petroleum products marketing entity. Paul returned to London in 2010 to join the Maritime and Shipping Division of Shell Shipping & Maritime as Head of Fleet Operations from where he retired in July 2017.
Paul remains passionate about the LNG industry and shipping in particular, and has set up a training and consultancy business which encompasses numerous prestigious clients across the globe in various disciplines. His Dissertation on Freight Futures was published by Lloyds Press in 1990 and his passion for academic research continued with a 2-year stint as Academic Course Director with Lloyd’s Maritime Academy on their Diploma in Maritime Business Management.