Akshat Arora, Senior Risk Assessor at UK P&I Club, tackles various aspects of shipboard carbon capture, including the challenges and opportunities it poses. 

Capt. Akshat Arora, Senior Risk Assessor at UK P&I Club, enjoys spending time in nature with his children, traveling with his family, and immersing himself in diverse cultures. In response to the challenges posed by COVID-19, he has embraced a daily gratitude practice, deepening his appreciation for life's blessings and finding joy in each experience.

The maritime industry has faced its fair share of challenges over a period of time, but the difficulties brought about in the past few years have been unprecedented, especially for seafarers, argue Capt. Kostas Karavasilis, Regional Loss Prevention Director (Greece) and Akshat Arora, Senior Risk Assessor, UK P&I Club.

During the GREEN4SEA Forum 2022, Capt. Akshat Arora, Senior Surveyor, Standard Club, and Jamie Wallace, Legal Director, Standard Club talked about the potential that alternative fuels have in shipping. Speaking from an insurer’s perspective, Capt. Arora and Mr. Wallace presented the current landscape regarding alternative fuels, and made recommendations for their best use.

There are a number of factors that need to be considered in order to effectively reduce the risks associated with enclosed spaces, notes Capt. Akshat Arora, Standard Club’s Senior Surveyor of Loss Prevention. Although the regulatory requirements are well laid out, and safety standards should be improving, the increasing trend of enclosed space related casualty statistics highlight the importance of training.

As Capt. Akshat Arora, Senior Surveyor at the Standard P&I said, the Club regularly receives questions regarding the carriage of dangerous cargoes in packaged form. As of 1 January 2018, the 2016 edition of the IMDG code is in effect, and Mr. Arora reminds the requirements of this code.

In an exclusive interview with GREEN4SEA, Capt. Akshat Arora, Standard P&I Club, discusses what the implementation of the BWM Convention this September means for the shipping industry from the P&I perspective. Capt. Arora notes that industry is looking forward to the forthcoming MEPC71 for clarifications regarding D-2 standards and reminds operators to ensure compliance with current BW requirements in order to avoid fines.