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.
