Our team

Julien Dufour is President of VERIFAVIA, and VERIFAVIA SHIPPING-IHM. 




 

Shipping Conferences:

 

• Organiser and speaker of the IHM Technical Seminar by Verifavia Shipping, Singapore, Sep 2019
• Speaker on IHM at GST 2019 – International Green Shipping and Technology Summit 2019, Athens, 29-30 May 2019
• Speaker on IMO DCS at the Navis Customer Conference, Hamburg, Nov 2018
• Speaker on IMO DCS at the Panama Chamber of Shipping, Panama City, Sep 2018
• Chairman of Post-Conference EU MRV & Performance Monitoring Summit, GST Conference & Shipping 2030, Copenhagen, 23 March 2018
• Speaker on EU MRV at the GST Conference & Shipping 2030, Copenhagen, 21 Mar 2018
• Speaker on EU MRV, IMO DCS, CSI and CCWG at the Verifavia Shipping Seminar, Singapore, Feb 2018
• Speaker on EU MRV and IMO DCS at the International Green Shipping and technology Summit, Athens, Nov 2017
• Speaker on EU MRV at the Turkish Chamber of Shipping, Istanbul, Oct 2017
• Speaker on EU MRV at the Swedish Shipowner Association, Göteborg, May 2017
• Moderator on Preparing for EU MRV at the Green Ship Technology Conference (GST), Copenhagen, Mar 2017
• Speaker on EU MRV at the Global Maritime Summit, Istanbul, Mar 2017 
• Speaker on EU MRV at the Danish Shipowner Association, Copenhagen, Mar 2017
• Speaker on EU MRV at the Royal Dutch Shipowners Association (KNRV), Rotterdam, Mar 2017
• Speaker on EU MRV Monitoring Plans, ECSA Semniar on EU MRV Monitoring Plan, European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), Brussels, Feb 2017
• Speaker on EU MRV at the Marine Fuels & Lubricants conference, Rotterdam, Dec 2016
• Speaker on EU MRV Regulation - Overview, Challenges and How to Get Ready?, Viswalab Annual Technical Seminar, Singapore, Oct 2016
• Speaker on Monitoring Plan: Content & Challenges for Ship Operators, at the EU MRV Seminar, UK Chamber of Shipping, London, Sep 2016
• Organiser of EU MRV Seminar, SMM 2016, Hamburg, Sep 2016
• Organiser of EU MRV Masterclasses, Posidonia 2016, Athens, Jun 2016
• Speaker on EU MRV at the 2016 Propulsion & Emissions Conference, Hambourg, May 2016
• Speaker on EU MRV at the 2016 GREEN4SEA Forum, Athens, Apr 2016
• Speaker on EU MRV at the Green Ship Technology Conference (GST 2016), Copenhagen, Mar 2016
• Speaker on EU MRV at the environmental committee of the Armateurs de France, Paris, Jan 2016
• Speaker on EU MRV at the Perspectives On: The Implications of the EU’s MRV Regulation, London, Oct 2015
• Speaker on Shipping Emissions at the Argus European Emissions Market 2015, Amsterdam, Mar 2015 (see picture)
• Speaker on The shipping perspective at the 6th Annual European Emissions Markets, Brussels, Sep 2014
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Nicolas Duchêne holds an MSc in Industrial Sciences and Sustainable Development from the Université de Technologies de Troyes, France, and an MSc in Water Pollution Control Technology from Cranfield University, United Kingdom.

Nicolas is our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and leads our technical team as VP Technical. Nicolas is also an EU MRV and IMO DCS auditor, and a Hazmat expert. Nicolas speaks English and French, and is based in Paris.

Yuvraj Thakur is a Marine Engineer who has worked on various tanker and container ships. He holds a B Tech Marine Engineering degree from MANET, Pune and an MBA degree in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Jain School of Global Management (Singapore, Sydney and Dubai).

Yuvraj is our Commercial VP for Maritime Transport, our Global Head of IHM, and the General Manager of Verifavia Technical Services (VTS). Yuvraj is an EU MRV and IMO DCS auditor, and a Hazmat expert. Yuvraj speaks English and Hindi, and is based in Chandigarh, India.

Sharad Gupta holds a Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering. He started his sea career in 1995 with Chevron Shipping and has worked with MSC (Chief Engineer), with MSC Hong Kong (Technical Superintendent) and with Misuga Kaiun HK (Technical Manager / Superintendent). In January 2017, he established Sygnus Marine, a consultancy and surveying firm in Hong Kong.

A certified ISM Internal Auditor and a trainer Nautical Assessor, Sharad is also a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineers (India), Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Marine Technologists and a Fellow of the Institute Of Chartered Shipbrokers (London).

Sharad is our Commercial Manager for Hong Kong. Sharad speaks English and Hindi, and is based in Hong Kong.

See members of our Verifavia Technical Services (VTS) team

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Ashutosh is a Marine engineering graduate from MANET, Pune. He has significant experience working in the offshore industry and in ship PMS database designing.
 
As Hazmat Executive at Verifavia, he is responsible for asbestos management, abatement, and safe disposal as per SOLAS regulations for vessels trading all around the globe.

He is proficient in English & Hindi and is currently based in Chandigarh, India.