Mr. Punit Oza has over 30 years of experience in Dry Bulk Shipping, holding senior management positions in leading shipping companies including Precious Shipping, Noble Group & Torvald Klaveness. After holding senior commercial positions, Punit spearheaded the digital transformation of Klaveness Dry Bulk.

Punit is an Affiliated Research Fellow at the Singapore Management University & lectures on “Geopolitical Risks & their impact on Trade & Shipping Flows”. He also lectures on the same topic at several global universities. Punit is also a Senior Adjunct Fellow at Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore Academy. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and currently its Global Vice President.

Punit also helms his own venture, Maritime NXT, focusing on training, teaching & consulting. He is also an investor and advisory board member at Motion Ventures, a fund focused on Maritime Startups. He 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.