Namrata Nadkarni

The Founder and CEO of marketing and content agency Intent Communications, Namrata has close to two decades of experience in the maritime sector as a journalist and content creator, writing for well known brands including Lloyds List, BIMCO Bulletin, Safety at Sea and more. 

A confident public speaker and people-person, she has hosted numerous industry and social events, and is the current Chair of the events and communications working group at Maritime UK's Diversity in Maritime programme. Namrata is also a Non-Executive Director at Shoreham Port and a skilled trouble-shooter, who is known for delivering on challenging projects. 

She is passionate about diversity and eager for this to extend beyond the gender debate towards a more inclusive working environment for all minority groups in maritime. 

Expertise: Autonomy, Crewing, Shipping emissions, Social engineering, Trade, Safety, Marketing and communications