Mr. Khalid Yousef Alhammad
President
Bahri Ship Management
35-year experience with Saudi Aramco, Vela International Marine Ltd, and Bahri.
Khalid Alhammad joined Saudi Aramco in 1990 as an Instrument Repairman and
was sponsored by the company in 1992 to complete his Electrical & Electronics
engineering degree from Oregon State University. In 1997 he became an Operations
Engineer at Ras Tanura Terminal Department working in the Onshore and Offshore
facilities. In 2002 Khalid left Aramco and joined Vela sailing on its fleet for two years
gaining experience and knowledge in ship’s operations.
In 2004 Khalid moved to South Korea and worked on Vela’s newbuilding projects as
an Inspector, progressing to Site Manager covering the newbuilding of four Product
Tankers and ten VLCC’s.
Khalid returned to Vela’s head office in 2011 as Technical Manager for dry-docking
and projects. In 2014, he became Vela’s Fleet Manager and moved over to the same
position after the merger with Bahri. He progressed through the ranks to become
Fleet Director, subsequently to VP Fleet Management, and now the President of
Bahri Ship Management.
Khalid is a member of the following Committees:
1. ABS MERC Committee Chairman
2. China Classification Society Chairman
3. International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) Board Member
