INTERCARGO pays its respects to Richard Rawlinson, former chairman of CASTEC (Technical Committee of INTERCARGO) for 2 years between 2007-2009, who passed away on 29th April 2024 in Thailand.
Richard Rawlinson studied at Plymouth Technical College and South Shields Technical College and had joined Esso Petroleum as Marine Engineer Cadet in 1962. By 1972, he became a Chief Engineer with IndoChina Steam Navigation Company, the ship-owning arm of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Limited. In 1974 Mr. Rawlinson took up a shore based position as Engineer Superintendent with IndoChina in Hong Kong. He was promoted to Technical Manager in 1986 and continued in that position until January 2004 when he assumed responsibility for all newbuilding and new business projects for IndoChina, which was later acquired by Pacific Basin Shipping in July 2004.
He settled in Thailand after retiring from Pacific Basin Shipping in 2008. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
