The founder of Allied Logistics Pvt Ltd is Capt. A. Shakoor, an ex-Master Mariner with 35 years’ experience in agency services for major container lines like MSC and NORASIA-CSAV, Break Bulk Lines Pan Ocean, Korea, Tokyo Line Japan, Time and voyage-chartered vessels from various companies and many others. Advisory service to the Agencies of YML, Hanjin, Wan Hai and Wec Line. He has the following credentials:

• 6 years contributor of the publication 'Doing Business' for World Bank.
• 8 years’ experience of marine consultant / surveyor for various P&I clubs in the UK.
• The certificate of appreciation from the president of port authority.
• UK qualified MICS/FICS in 1994 and 2002.
• Expertise in handling claims, penalties, marine disputes and troubleshooting.
• Through extensive investigation got waiver of huge customs penalty when tobacco was found in a container. It was proven a mistaken declaration.
• Port demurrage on large numbers of t/s containers exceeded free storage but with convincing reasoning the storage worth millions was waived.
• Got waiver of penalty by customs on agency through logical reasoning and factual.
• Master demanding original B/L before start of unloading cargo was handled amicably without delaying ship nor unloading of cargo.
• Member / fellow Institute of chartered shipbrokers London since 1994 / 2002 respectively.
• Ship chartering / brokers
• Marine disputes handling