Capt. Satish Kulkarni is the Managing Director of Seatech Marine Surveyors & Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Capt. Satish has shown qualities of persistence, good temperament, honesty and leadership ever since he entered the Maritime Industry. Capt. Satish has been an inspiration to most with his work ethic, honest reporting and charisma during arbitration matters making him a favourite amongst the top maritime lawyers in India. Seatech Marine Surveyors & Consultants was established by Capt. Satish in 2004, andtoday, with the head office in Mumbai and branch offices in Kandla, Hazira and Chennai Seatech undertaken over 4,000 varied assignments all over India. This is in addition to about 5,000 assignments undertaken prior to setting up of Seatech during earlier employment. Based in Mumbai Capt. Satish has taken advantage of a superior geographical location and gradually expanded the reach of Seatech to Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to name a few.
Areas of Expertise
Capt. Satish has over two decades of experience in conducting high value Marine Claims (marine cargo & hull) inspections on behalf of International Protection & Indemnity Clubs, Brokers & Insurance companies, Shipowners & Charterers; investigating and assessing marine claims/liabilities and providing expert evidence in court/arbitration matters. Assignments have been undertaken on behalf of domestic and international marine cargo & hull underwriters, P&I clubs, Ship Owners and Charterers.
Academic Qualifications:
- Hold Master’s (F.G) Certificate of Competency Issuing Authority: Ministry of Transport, Government of India
- Holds an Insurance Surveyor’s License issued by IRDA, Govt. of India
- I.I.C.L. Certified Container Inspector
- Member of Institute of Marine Technologists (M.I. Mar. Tech)
- FICA, included on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Council (Indian Council of Arbitrators, New Delhi) in the Maritime Category
Membership
- Indian Council of Arbitrators
- Institute of Marine Technologists
- The Company of Master Mariners
An experienced maritime and logistics professional with a demonstrated history of working in the maritime claims, logistics and supply chain industry. Siddharth Kulkarni has experience in Management, Logistics Management, Marine Claims Consulting and Business Strategy. Responsible for the overall management of business, business development, client relations, human resource management, supervision of operations & accounts and strategic decision making.
Areas of Expertise
Worked on various assignments cargo and hull surveys in Mumbai, Kandla and Chennai. Experienced in the handling a wide range of maritime average adjusting claims including
- interpretation of policies
- determination of liability
- quantification of loss payable
- preparation of statement of claims under different marine insurance forms for loss or damage to different types of ships
- liaising with technical teams during assignments and interpreting their findings within the scope of the relevant law
Experienced in handling Particular Average, Sue & Labour, Collision, Salvage and General Average Claims,
Academic Qualifications
- MBA Finance, SP Jain School of Global Management
- MSC Marine Policy, Cardiff Business School
Membership
- Associate Member of the Association of Average Adjusters, UK
- Certified by CAPSIM of Capstone Business
- Certified by MARKSTRAT of StratX
Ketan Gorecha is a highly motivated professional who has been as asset to Seatech Marine Surveyors. As the Gujarat branch Head, Ketan's drive to perform and perfectionist attitude have reflected a great deal in Seatech's growth in Gujarat. Ketan has extensive survey experience in all ports in Gujarat including draught surveys, deadweight check survey, on hire/off hire survey, general condition survey, inspection of hatches, tanker survey, chemical, Product, LPG and bunker survey, containers, reefer container stuffing/de-stuffing, cargo investigation surveys. Also experienced in preparation of customs documentation for clearing goods, produce to customs department for valuation and get clearance from customs. Also attended arrival/departure customs formalities of import/export vessels, conversion, inversion & stevedoring works of import/export of cargo at Magdalla and Dahej port. As part of his duties as principal surveyor Ketan is also a key figure in the marketing and administrative efforts of the Gujarat office.
As Head of Seatech's Tamil Nadu branch Mohan Selvarajhas experience in various types of surveys including Tanker Ullage Survey (Edible oil & Petroleum), shore tank operations of liquid cargoes, P & I inspection of contaminated Agri. Commodities / Veg. Oil, Container stuffing & de-stuffing inspection, Empty container inspection, Draught survey, On Hire & Off Hire Bunker surveys, condition Survey, Visual quality inspection of Agri. Commodities, Loading & Unloading Supervision of Agri. Commodities, Loading & Discharging supervision of General cargoes, Damage survey inspections of various types of Machinery units and Physical Quality inspection of Gherkin, Baby Corn, Red chilli & Tea.