The Principal
Capt. Vikas Chaudhary
Master Mariner (Class 1) · Energy Export Advisor & Broker · Principal, Trident Nautical, LLC — Houston, Texas
Captain Vikas Chaudhary spent a decade in command of gas and bulk-liquid carriers, then twenty years running marine operations ashore inside two US supermajors, a global LNG portfolio player and the pioneer of floating storage and regasification, and an industrial-gas & hydrogen major — now independently connecting US Gulf Coast producers with South Asian markets, from Houston.
30+Years in maritime & energy operations
10yrsIn command as Ship's Captain
1991Class 1 Master Mariner, since
Career
- 2024 — NowTrident Nautical — PrincipalUS Gulf Coast energy export advisory, brokerage & marine assurance
- 2022 — 24Green-hydrogen shipping taskforce — industrial-gas majorGlobal NH₃ logistics on VLGCs; co-inventor on a patent-pending LH₂ BOG process
- 2014 — 22Marine advisor, surveyor & port captain — HoustonUS majors, P&I Clubs & underwriters
- 2004 — 14LNG marine assurance — supermajor & FSRU pioneerLNG marine assurance, FSRU & port operations
- 2002 — 04Analyst, Shipbroker & Marine SurveyorCommercial analysis, ship broking & survey ashore
- 1992 — 2002Master Mariner — global fleet commandLPG (VLGCs), oil, chemical & dry-bulk carriers
MBA — Australian Maritime College
Co-inventor — LH₂ BOG patent pending
Class 1 Master Mariner
Work with Capt. Chaudhary
operations@tridentnautical.com
+1 (713) 992-3543
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