Captain Peter Machado serves as Group General Manager of the Seven Seas Group based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

The Seven Seas Group consists of eighteen companies primarily in the UAE, with a presence in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti,  Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Singapore and the USA.  The group is modeled on a on-stop one-point of contact marine supplies and services centre.  The hub company is engaged in ship supply.  Other companies complement the group offering services such as ship repair, safety and fire-fighting, marine electronics, refurbishment of crew accommodation and machinery spaces including insulation, lagging and cladding works, technical support and complete logistics assistance, tank cleaning and sludge / slop removal.

Captain Machado served at sea for 14 years including Captain-Command and is a certified Master Mariner Class I.  He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and a Fellow of the Nautical Institute.  Professional qualifications include Management of Ship Operations (MSO) from the Centre of Advanced Maritime Studies  (CAMS), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

After coming ashore, Captain Machado served with a Kuwait-based shipping company as Fleet Manager before joining Seven Seas, thus completing three sides of the triangle – professional, fleet management and commercial.  Personal hands-on experience cover the various aspects of the marine industry including operations, technical, repair and maintenance, commercial, finance and administration, marine insurance, safety, marine law and information technology.

Captain Machado is a member of the IMPA General Council.  He is also Vice-President of the UAE Ship Suppliers Association.  He lives in Dubai with his wife, Caryl, and 2 children Andrew and Maxine.

CONTACT DETAILS

PO Box 5592,
Dubai,
U.A.E
 
Tel: +971 4 803 3333
Fax: +971 4 803 3444
email: pmachado@impa.net
email: peter@sevenseasgroup.com