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Capt. Romesh Peters, a past pupil of St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, joined merchant ships as a deck cadet in 1992 and qualified as a Master Mariner, Class 1 (UK) in 2004.

With comprehensive sea experience and commitment to working towards career and industry advancement, he possesses a sound knowledge of various maritime-related industries.

He is the Director of Zindhu Maritime Solutions, Zindhu Business Solutions, Zindhu Earth, Zanska UK, Zindhu UK, and joined the board of directors of the Southern Maritime Training Institute, Galle in 2022.

He is presently working as a Marine Pilot for the Port of London, UK.

Having studied at Ananda College, Colombo 10, he completed cadet training, onboard training ship M V Lanka Kalyani of Ceylon Shipping Cooperation and passed out as the ‘Best All Rounder Cadet’ in 1977. The Shipping Corporation of India awarded the “Dufferin Silver Jubilee Medal” for obtaining the highest marks at the 2nd Mates Certificate of Competency examination in 1979.
Since then, he has proved a promising career ahead in the Maritime Field by achieving numerous awards in the field of studies and many years of experience in commanding Foreign-going vessels, as a Nautical Lecturer and has held the positions of a crew manager in Ceyline Shipping Ltd. serving in various ascending capacities and joined the Board of Directors as a shareholder and held the positions of Director / Group Director Ceyline Shipping Ltd., Ceyline Travels (Pvt) Ltd., Ceyship Management Ltd. He is the Honorary Filing Agent in Sri Lanka for The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry, The Republic of Marshall Islands Registry, and Antigua & Barbados Registry, and the appointed Licensed Surveyor for Survey of Vessels – Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
Going further in the field, he established MANACO MARINE (PVT) LTD., in December 2013, a company engaged in ship’s crew recruitment and management, port agency services, chartering, maritime transportation and logistics, and continues to function as the CEO.
At present, he is the Chairman of the National Union of Seafarers Trust Fund and the Vice President of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Sri Lanka branch.

He commanded his first vessel in 2010, and served at sea until 2015 when he was appointed a Marine Pilot at the Port of Colombo in 2015.

He believes in keeping himself engaged with the industry and is currently reading for an MBA at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. He serves as the Honorary Secretary of the Company of Master Mariners and has also engaged in business interests unrelated to the field of shipping.

In a career that began in 1991 and advanced through ascending ranks, he commanded the first vessel in 2005. In addition to over 17 years of experience in command of various types of tankers, he was appointed by CINEC Campus as Director in Charge and Chief Executive Officer of the Fiji Maritime Academy (FMA) in the Fiji Islands and gave leadership to FMA to become the South Pacific’s leading maritime academy.

Possesses an MBA degree from Solent University, UK with vast experience in the maritime industry who can apply extensive knowledge of the industry and statutory regulations to contribute towards improving the maritime industry.