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Credentials Ex Global DG Manager — Maersk Line, MCC Transport, Mercosul Line & Safmarine Ex DG Specialist — P&O Nedlloyd STCW Certified Trainer & Assessor Merchant Navy Officer — crude tankers, bulk carriers, container vessels 35+ Years Maritime DG Practice
Who We Are
Practitioner-led — IMDG Code · 49 CFR · ADR / RID / ADN · GHS / CLP · CTU Code · Emergency Response

Shashi Kallada is a former Maersk Line Global DG Manager and Merchant Navy officer with over 35 years of front-line dangerous goods experience — on ships, at shipping lines, and in regulatory practice. He has held senior DG roles at Maersk Line, MCC Transport, Mercosul Line, Safmarine, and P&O Nedlloyd, personally establishing DG departments for Maersk Line in China and India.

He holds STCW Certified Trainer and Assessor credentials and has trained professionals across shipping lines, freight forwarders, port terminals, chemical manufacturers, maritime universities, and vessel officers. He is an active author on IMDG Code 42-24 — now mandatory from 1 January 2026 — with 700+ published articles relied upon by practitioners worldwide.

For a training quotation, compliance consultation, or classification opinion — you will receive a direct response.

35+ Years in maritime DG
700+ Technical articles published
150k Annual readers
42-24 Current mandatory edition

Training Programmes
All programmes available online and in-person — customised for your organisation on request

Eleven structured programmes covering every role in the dangerous goods supply chain — from shippers and freight forwarders to ship officers, port terminals, and tank operators. Every programme includes classification, packaging, marking, labelling, segregation, declaration, and emergency response, then goes deep on what matters most to that specific audience.

  • IMDG Code for Shippers
  • IMDG Code for Freight Forwarders
  • IMDG Code for Shipboard Officers & Crew
  • Lithium Battery Compliance — Sea & Multimodal

Plus 7 more — Ports/CFS/ICD, Tank Operations, Warehousing, 49 CFR, GHS/SDS, Basel Convention, Emergency Response Planning.


Consultancy Services
All modes — Road · Rail · River · Sea · Multimodal. Advice solely in your operational interest — no carrier or forwarder agenda.

End-to-end DG compliance review, classification opinions, and emergency response planning — plus a Monthly Retainer option for organisations that need on-demand access to specialist interpretation without the cost of a full-time DG Manager.

  • DG Transport Compliance
  • Classification & SDS Section 14
  • Emergency Response Planning
  • Monthly Retainer Consultancy

Speak directly to a dangerous goods expert

Classification opinion · DGD review · Training quotation · PSC incident support — direct response, no middlemen.

Independent No carrier or forwarder agenda. Advice solely in your operational interest.
Deck to Desk Regulatory knowledge built from ship, carrier, and consultancy — not the classroom alone.
Current Active author on IMDG Code 42-24. Advice aligned to the mandatory edition.
Accessible Retainer means you call when you need — not only when a crisis is already happening.