Krishna Prasad

President Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers - Middle East Branch

Krishna has over 35 years of experience in commercial shipping including chartering, ship operating, shipbroking and liner trades. A graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering and a Post Graduate in Business Administration. He also holds a PhD in Shipping.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, London.
He is presently the Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Middle East branch and member of the Controlling Council of the Institute globally.
He is also Vice Chair of the on Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation of the International Chamber of Commerce UAE.
Apart from his role as a shipbroker in Aster Marine Cargo LLC, he is also a consultant in shipping and logistics.
He is passionate about spreading knowledge and conducts training programs for the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Middle East and the International Chamber of Commerce UAE.

Aster Marine Cargo LLC, based in Dubai, is operating for over a decade. The company focuses in ship broking, project cargo logistics and consultancy services. The company offers tailor-made end to end logistics solutions for ocean carriage. For few charterers, Aster Marine Cargo LLC acts as commercial managers undertaking all activities from enquiry generation to final settlement of accounts and cargo claims, if any. Aster Marine’s services include market information, customized chartering services and dispute resolution.