Ts. Dr. Captain Manivannan Subramaniam
Chief Executive, Akademi Laut Malaysia
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TS. DR. CAPTAIN. MANIVANNAN SUBRAMANIAM
Master Mariner, FIN, FIMarEST, CMarTech, PIND, LM. IK, A.MPM, MSc. ERP, PhD (MEng)
Manivannan began his maritime career as a Nautical Deck Cadet with MISC Berhad’s pioneer LNG fleet in 1988 and earned his Master Foreign Going Certificate in 1999. He then joined ALAM as a lecturer in the Marine Safety and Operations Department, specializing in safety and LNG training for organizations such as PETRONAS and the Malaysian Government. In 2003, he obtained an MSc in Emergency Response and Planning and later became the head of ALAM’s Quality & HSE Department. He played a pivotal role as the technical author in creating the world’s first DNV-recognized LNG Cargo Operation e-Learning course
and developed the world first globally adopted IMO model course for LNG handling using simulators. By 2007, he had transformed ALAM’s Maritime Simulation & Communication Center into a leading simulator training, including for Marine Pilots and research facility.
He earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2012 and has led over 100 maritime applied research and consultancy projects, including the groundbreaking world first PETRONAS FLNG project, PFLNG1. In 2016, he became the Director of Training and Education at ALAM, contributing to the institution’s win of the Seatrade Asia Education & Training Award in 2017. He was recognized as an Adjunct Professor by American Digital University in 2021 and appointed Deputy Chief Executive of ALAM in 2023. He has also co-authored six technical books on, one steam-to-motor COC conversion and world first, five LNG FSU officers’ competency development. In August 2024, he was promoted to Chief Executive of ALAM.