� KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Source, negotiate and fix Dry Bulk, Container, Feeder and MPP vessels

• Execute Voyage Charters (VC), Time Charters (TC) and Slot Charter agreements

• Negotiate directly with shipowners, operators, shipbrokers and liner operators

• Develop dedicated vessel solutions for high-volume containerized ferrous scrap movements

• Prepare voyage estimates and optimize freight cost per metric ton

• Manage Charterparties, laycan, NOR, laytime, demurrage/dispatch and dead freight

• Monitor bunker prices, Baltic indices, PDAs and vessel availability

• Coordinate loading, draft surveys, stowage, stevedores, surveyors and port agents

• Manage container payload, floor-loading and heavy-weight restrictions

• Identify backhaul cargo opportunities and maximize vessel utilization

• Oversee voyage profitability, claims and final voyage reconciliation

Desired Candidate Profile

� CANDIDATE PROFILE

• 12–14+ years of direct commercial vessel chartering experience

• Strong UAE/GCC shipping market experience is essential

• Proven track record of independently fixing vessels

• Hands-on experience in both dry bulk and container vessel chartering

• Established network of shipowners, vessel operators, shipbrokers, liner operators and port agencies

• Experience in UAE–Pakistan, UAE–India and GCC–South Asia trade lanes highly preferred

• Strong knowledge of ferrous scrap cargoes including HMS 1&2, sheared HMS, shredded scrap, bales and turnings

• Sound knowledge of Charterparties, Bills of Lading, Incoterms, P&I matters and marine claims

• ICS qualification/membership will be an advantage