F R Chowdhury is a former Director General of Shipping, Bangladesh. He is also an Ex-Deputy Chief Examiner of UKMCA, Maritime Administrator of Gibraltar and Maritime Adviser to GOP, Kingdom of Bahrain.

(Editor’s Note. The author is an acknowledged expert in maritime issues and concerns, with worldwide lectures and experience. But his fertile mind cannot be confined in any one area; he must explore yonder horizons –- socio-political, economic trends — truly a Renaissance spirit.)