Lars H. Bergqvist

Lars H. Bergqvist

Lars H. Bergqvist is a maritime security consultant with an extensive knowledge of maritime and military affairs. 
He is a Chartered Master Mariner (CMMar), an Officer in The Royal Swedish Naval Reserve (RSwNR) and a former United Nations Military Observer (UNMO).
Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics (BSc) from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg and a Master of Science in Shipping and Maritime Studies (MSc) from Liverpool John Moores University.
He is a Freeman of The Honourable Company of Master Mariners, a Fellow of The Nautical Institute (FNI) and a Citizen & Master Mariner of the City of London.
With a professional interest in maritime arbitration, he is a former Supporting Member of The London Maritime Arbitrators Association, a former Member of the Expert Panel of The Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre and has qualified as an Associate of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb).
Captain Bergqvist is a subject matter expert in maritime security, terrorism, piracy and cybersecurity, being a member of The Center for International Maritime Security, an associate member of The Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies and a member of the expert network of The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. He is certified as a Ship Security Officer/Port Facility Security Officer/Company Security Officer.
With an interest of the Orient, he has pursued academic studies of geographical areas like the Middle East, Caucasus, China, Japan and India.