MANAGING DIRECTOR:
Mr. Odewe, O. Elias is the Managing Director of Teams Shipping
and Logistics Co. Ltd. He’s a Master Mariner and Maritime
Transport Management
Expert trained by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria, Australia, USA and Sweden.
He started his career as Operations Supervisor (Crude Oil Reception
& Export) with SPDC at the Crude Oil Export Terminal in Bonny,
Rivers State. He was Master of several VLCCs chartered by Shell on
bare-boat Charter for well over 10 years freighting Crude Oil to the US
Coast, Japan, China, Hong Kong, etc. He was a member of Crude Oil
Export Monitoring Team and also supervised the rehabilitation of Crude
Oil Tanks at Bonny Crude Oil Export Terminal from 1991 to 1993 which
was handled by Messrs Delattre Bezons (Nig.) Ltd.
He voluntarily exited from Shell in 2000 after about 20 years of
fruitful service to work ashore and to bond with his nucleus family.
Prior to joining Aiteo Group as G.M Shipping & Operations January
4, 2008, Mr. Odewe, O. Elias worked with the Agency/ Operations Dept.
of Petrodel Resources Maritime Ltd which was later changed to
Petrotanking (Nig.) Ltd. He also worked with Comet Shipping Agencies
Ltd as Operations Executive. He was the first Shipping/Ops Manager of
Silver Ocean Shipping Co.
Ltd.
He resigned his appointment as Group General Manager Shipping &
Operations of Aiteo Group July 10, 2013 after about 6 years of service
and joined the Board of Teams Shipping Agencies Ltd August 1, 2013 as
Managing Director. Mr. Odewe, O. Elias has over 26years experience in
the Shipping/Oil & Gas Sector of the Nigerian Economy.
He is a chartered Shipping Practitioner, an authority in Shipping &
Marine Logistics, and has contributed to the growth and development of
several foreign and local companies in the Down Stream Sector of the
Petroleum Industry in Nigeria. Capt. Odewe, O. Elias is an alumnus of
University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos;
Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State and Lagos State
University, Ojo, Lagos. He’s happily married with children.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(Shipping/Operations)
OSUNKWO C. CHRIS is the Executive Director Shipping/Operations. He joined the board in September 2017, after thirty-five (35) years of a meritorious service in the Nigeria Customs Service.
He is a resound Ex-customs officer with a robust knowledge in customs procedure usually demonstrated in handling our import, export and free-zones operations among others, he held forth as a colossus in the Public Relations Unit of the Customs at the Tincan Island Port, Lagos. Within which time the command's relationship with the public improved immensely for the mutual benefit of the service and the entire stakeholders.
He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (MNIPR) Fellow Civilian Institute of Democratic Administration (FCIDA), Fellow International Logistics and Administration (FILA), Fellow Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management (FIPDM) and Member, Ports and Terminal Management Academy of Nigeria (MPTM).
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He was voted the best Customs Public Relations Officer in the year 2011 by Maritime Stakeholders, and members of the public in a voting exercise coordinated by Maritime Media Ltd. He has also won National and International awards too numerous to mention here, among which are: African International Awards (AIA) for Corporate governance to the African Continent, Ghana 2013, ZIK International Knowledge Leadership Award, Abuja 2013, Mike-Sage Communication International Integrity Award of Excellence by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) 2014.
He once served as the Chief Facilitator of the military, Police and Paramilitary Public Relations Officers from (MILPOPPROF) 2013-2015 and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Peace and Conflict Resolution Resource Centre Nigeria (PEACREC) for the past four years. He is an Alumnus of Abia State University Uturu and happily married with children.
GENERAL MANAGER:
ECHEBE, C. CHRISTOPHER is the General Manager of Teams Shipping & Logistics Co. Ltd. He holds an MSc in Internet Technologies & Security from the University of Northampton (UK), BSc in Computer Science from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Higher Educational Qualification Certificate in IT from British Computer Society & Chartered Institute for IT, Diploma in Logistics and Transport from Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, United Kingdom, Specialization Certificate in Project Management Principles and Practices from University of California, Irvine (through Coursera), .
ECHEBE, C. CHRISTOPHER started his career with The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Rivers State as ICT Support Staff (Adhoc); his duties were data aggregation, troubleshooting of pc from field workers and general ICT Support Services in preparation for the 2011 general election. He did his compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, from 2012 to 2013, where he pioneered the teaching of computer science to the Pupil of Aka Offot Secondary School, Uyo, before rejoining DelTech Integrated Services Ltd where he had worked part-time during his Industrial Training Attachment, where he worked briefly as the Business Manager. He exited DelTech Integrated Services Ltd in October 2013 to join Teams Shipping and Logistics Company Ltd on November 8, 2013, as IT/Admin Officer. Since his eight years of dedicated service, he has been promoted from IT/Admin Officer to Assistant Manager Disbursement and is currently the General Manager since September 2021..
He's a member of several Professional bodies; among them are the Member British Computer Society, Member Nigerian Computer Society (MNCS), Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (MCILT), and Member Computer Registration Council of Nigeria (MCPN). He is happily married with children.
REGIONAL MANAGER:
ODIWE, O. HIGGINS is the Regional Manager of Teams Shipping and Logistics Co. Ltd. He holds a PGND in Applied Petroleum Geosciences from Laser Petroleum Geosciences Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State and a BSc. in Geology from the University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Certified HSE Personnel from Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria.
Mr. Odiwe, O. Higgins started his career with Teams Shipping and Logistics Co. Ltd as ICT Support Staff, his duties were Cargo Vessel Data Management and Communication. He did his National Youth Service Corps in Port Harcourt, Rivers State as an Assistant Geography Teacher and joined Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company as an Internship Student with the Geology department, his duties were Hydrocarbon Accounting, Well Data Production Analysis, Drawing of well schematics and scheduling wells for Testing. He later joined Icren Services Limited as an Oil Spill Response Officer, his duties were oil spill recovery and environmental remediation. Finally, he joined Teams Shipping and Logistics Co. Ltd in 2019 as the Regional Manager Port Harcourt Branch. He is happily married with a child.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
OZIRI DANIRL CHIMA is the Operations Manager of Teams shipping and logistics company limited. He holds B.sc in Government and Public Administration from Abia State University Uturu.
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His interest in Freight forwarding and Maritime Services emanates from the critical role these sectors plays in the overall development of the world economy hence he has been engaged in several courses to enable him deal adequately with the challenges and prospects as it affects the sector. He is a member of the council for the regulation of freight forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN).
Mr Chima Oziri came onboard Teams Shipping and Logistics Company Limited with over 10years work experience in freight forwarding and its auxiliary services. Apart from his entrepreneur experience, he has worked as operation manager with Eliton Nigeria Limited. His honest approach to issues and robust solution he often on any issues that comes to his knowledge especially those that falls within his own area of jurisdiction has enabled him to his professional colleagues in the industry and by extension, officers and men in government agencies vis-vasa N.C.S, N.P.A, NIMASA etc.
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He supervises and coordinates agency operations in Apapa and Tincan Island ports in Lagos.He is happily married with children.
