Who We Are

About Blue Meridian

Our Story

Independent Expertise at Every Stage

Blue Meridian Marine Services was founded by Vipin Sachdeva, a marine engineering leader with over 40 years of technical, operational, and commercial maritime experience. The firm was established with a single purpose: to provide shipowners, operators, investors, and legal teams with truly independent, expert advisory — free from the conflicts of interest that can compromise advice from brokers, managers, or yards.

Our principal has held senior executive roles at major shipowning companies in India and Hong Kong, including as a Technical Director. He has also served as an Engineer Surveyor with a reputed Classification Society and sailed to Chief Engineer rank on tankers, OBOs, and bulk carriers.

We serve a global client base of shipowners, private equity investors, financial institutions, legal teams, and ship operators who require rigorous, independent technical and commercial advisory across the full vessel lifecycle.

40+

Years of maritime experience

15+

Newbuilding projects supervised in Korea & China

Global

Reach across all major shipbuilding nations & markets

Leadership

Our Principal

Vipin Sachdeva — Founder & Principal Marine Consultant

Vipin Sachdeva

Founder & Principal Marine Consultant

FIMarE (I) · MIMarEST (UK) · C.Eng (I) · I.Eng (UK)

Marine Engineering leader with over 40 years of technical, operational, and commercial maritime experience. Our principal has held senior executive roles at major shipowning companies in India and Hong Kong, including as a Technical Director. He has also served as an Engineer Surveyor with a reputed Classification Society and sailed to Chief Engineer rank on tankers, OBOs, and bulk carriers.

Core Competencies
Technical Due Diligence & Pre-Purchase Inspections
Newbuilding Supervision & Contract Review
Dry Docking Supervision & Shipyard Evaluation
Sale & Purchase Technical Advisory
Vessel Conversion Projects
ESG, Decarbonisation Strategy & Compliance
Expert Witness Support & Technical Dispute Analysis
Ship Management Evaluation & Benchmarking

What Guides Us

Our Values

Independence

We have no commercial ties to shipyards, brokers, or managers. Our advice is always objective and in your interest.

Expertise

Our principal brings over 40 years of hands-on experience across all major vessel types and maritime markets worldwide.

Integrity

We operate with complete transparency, providing honest assessments even when the news is difficult.

Precision

Every engagement is approached with rigorous attention to detail — from contract language to on-site inspection.

Blue Meridian Marine Services

Independent maritime consultancy and advisory services for the global merchant shipping industry.

Services

  • New Construction
  • Sale & Purchase
  • Conversion Projects
  • Dry Docking
  • Shipyard Evaluation
  • Ship Management Consultancy

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