David Choe

Commercial Operations - Team Lead (East) at Ardmore Shipping Corporation
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Singapore, SG
Languages
  • English -
  • Chinese (Simplified) -
  • Malay -

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Experience

    • Ireland
    • Maritime Transportation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Commercial Operations - Team Lead (East)
      • Jul 2019 - Present

      • Developing Operational Procedures & ProcessesSetting up and implementing new procedures and processes to continuously improve the efficient running of voyages, while ensuring the highest standards of safety for every voyage.• Leadership and Guidance Leading and mentoring a team voyage managers.• Reporting Responsible to report the fleet's commercial performance to the internal and external stakeholders.• Contracts Identifying and setting up contracts with different service providers.

    • Voyage Manager
      • Nov 2016 - Jul 2019

      1. Safety ManagementEnsure vessel is safely operated as per Statutory, International and local regulations as well as Industry best practices and adheres to all environmental Statutory, International and local regulations as well as Ardmore best practices.2. Pre-fixture ActivitiesLiaise with ship staff, technical managers, and Ardmore operations team to assist chartering on pre fixture activities3. Voyage Management• Undertake voyage planning as per Ardmore guidelines and ensure legal, contractual and financial obligations are met.• Liaise with Charterers, review their instructions and issue voyage specific instructions to ships as required.• Appoint and liaise with port agents to ensure smooth operational turnaround.• File/Follow up on all voyage related matters from Charterers/Brokers• Monitor vessel’s performance (time and consumption)• Plan and monitor port operations to result in effective port turn around• Monitor profit and loss of all voyages• Responsible for commercial documentations (i.e. B/L, LOI)• Update daily vessel positions and charter party details on IMOS• Provide daily vessel position report to the chartering 4. Fiscal Management• Monitor all voyage related fiscal items including:• Agency disbursement• Monitor Freight/dead freight/demurrage/rebillables and other claims invoices• Broker commissions, Bunker and other service provider invoices 5. Customer Relations (internal & external) • Liaise with ship team (both on board and ashore), chartering departments, other offices/departments and business units• Attend vessels when the call Singapore whenever possible

    • Operations Executive
      • Jan 2014 - Nov 2016

      - Responsible for all post-fixture vessel’s operations for Vegoil & Chemical tankers and ensure the vessels perform to C/P contract/charter party requirements. - Manage day to day all operational activities under voyage charter, time charter and in-house vessels by communicating with owners, agents, brokers, charterers, shippers and other clients - Handle post fixture matters for spot, time-chartered and in-house vessels such as stowage planning, agency appointment, bunker planning, cargo operations, freight billing, and profit & loss analysis. - Ensure vessels are maximising profit on every voyage: i.e. max loading vessels, optimal rotation and route, and choosing cheapest bunkering ports. - Handle documentations such as bills of lading, LOI. - Monitor performance of vessels’ performance throughout their journeys in port and/or at sea. - Assist the Chartering department with planning and calculation, i.e. max loadable, stow, optimal rotation and route, computation for freight, demurrage and lay-time calculation - Resolve disputes and claims between Owners, Charterers and Shipper - Mentoring of junior operation executives.

    • Singapore
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Purchasing Executive
      • Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

      - Procurement of ships’ requirements on spare parts and stores- Arrange deliveries to vessels- Ensure vessels are sufficiently stocked for voyages- Conduct inspection onboard vessels to ensure parts efficiency- Liaise with suppliers and freight forwarders- Liaise with Master on vessel’s requirements (Spares, Stores, & Provisions) - Procurement of ships’ requirements on spare parts and stores- Arrange deliveries to vessels- Ensure vessels are sufficiently stocked for voyages- Conduct inspection onboard vessels to ensure parts efficiency- Liaise with suppliers and freight forwarders- Liaise with Master on vessel’s requirements (Spares, Stores, & Provisions)

Education

  • University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College
    Bachelor of Business (Maritime & Logistics Management), Maritime & logistics management
    2010 - 2013

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