Experience

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  Emirates Shipping Line

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Maritime Transportation
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Manager - Voyage Controlling

    • Apr 2018 - Present

  • Trade Manager Asia to East Africa

    • Dec 2014 - Apr 2018

  • Pricing Manager South East Asia

    • Mar 2012 - Dec 2014

  • Sr Manager - Capacity Management

    • Dec 2008 - Mar 2012

  • Capacity Manager

    • Dec 2006 - Dec 2008

    • Manage space on the services to Africa & Intra-Asia• Plan schedules and cargo flow for ad-hoc sailings & during vessel phase-in/out of any service for optimum space utilization and simultaneously using the vessel space all the way.• Co-ordination with Container logistics, Operations/Intermodal team , Commercial team to ensure all are kept abreast regarding the space & vessel situation to ensure proper planning well in advance• Liaise with Alliance team / Operations team to buy or sell space to 3py as and when warranted.• Prepare and distribute required reports to the Commercial Team.• Prioritize VIP cargoes / transit sensitive cargoes during an overflow situation.• Co-ordinate with Commercial team to adjust pricing to during high and low seasons based on loading factors.• Pricing for all exports controlled ex Singapore• Monitor agency performance and adjust pricing based on market conditions prevailing at Singapore and in general on the trade lane

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  CSAV Norasia

  • Hong Kong

  • Capacity Manager

    • Aug 2003 - Dec 2006
    • Hong Kong

    • Manage space on Norasia vessels effectively to ensure optimum utilisation.• Monitor vessel schedules and assist to improve schedule reliability• Distribution of loading space allocations to POL based on recommendations from Commercial Team• Follow-up with POL’s to monitor booking situation and make necessary allocation adjustments incase of any major fluctuation in loading projections.• Suggest ad-hoc port calls when required keeping in mind the schedule integrity and booking situation for the vessels on the Service.• Closely monitor space utilization by Partner Lines on the service to ensure any opportunity space available is utilised in full.• Maintain a close follow-up with the Vessel Planners to envisage operational constraints if any and enable smooth operations as well as optimum utilization of vessels’ space.• Close co-ordination with the documentation team for 24hour pre-manifest filing requirement for the US bound/in transit cargoes.• Liaise with equipment logistics team and release space to moving empties.• Liaise with transshipment ports to ensure feedered cargo from outports are planned and loaded in accordance with space availability at respective ports.• Liaise with Capacity managers in other regions on a regular basis to check and pre-plan back-loading space on vessels transiting more than one region

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  Maersk India Limited

  • Chennai, India

  • Assistant Manager - Operations

    • May 1995 - Jul 2003
    • Chennai, India

    • Data Quality - retrieve data quality reports from the on-line systems and monitor data-quality for the South East India Region• Responsible for the back-office functions – requiring follow-up with the contractor& other internal departments on a daily basis to ensure error-free and smooth functioning.• Equipment Control - Minimise the dwell- time for empty and full containers.• Special Cargoes - Handling over-dimensional and Hazardous cargo acceptance..• EDI implementation & data exchange with Chennai Port.• Equipment maintenance and repairs – Visit empty depot and approve repairs after physical inspection of damaged units.• ICD co-ordination – Monitor movement of laden & empty containers to Inland container depots to minimize idling time.• Reefer cargo – Responsible for monitoring the status of laden/empty reefer boxes and co-ordination with the reefer technical support desk in case of malfunction• Feeder Capacity - obtaining required slots on feeder vessels and optimum utilization of the same.

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  Seahorse Shipping Agencies Pvt Ltd.,

  • Chennai, India

  • Executive - Operations

    • Oct 1992 - Apr 1995
    • Chennai, India

    • Responsible for the overall functioning of the Operations department.• Equipment Maintenance & Repairs authorisation• Equipment Forecasting and supply.• Reporting of Equipment activities to Principals.• Co-ordination with Customs & Port Authorities on a regular basis.• Forecasting for space on feeeders and mainline connections