With his marine engineering background, Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) chief executive Venkatraman Sheshashayee has been in shipping all his adult life.

Much of that time has been in senior management roles at India’s Great Eastern Shipping.

He cut his teeth in offshore 12 years ago, playing an instrumental role in setting up Greatship, Great Eastern’s offshore division. He describes that period between 2006 and 2012 as one of the highlights of his career.