Experience

Wallem Group

• Assistant Crewing Manager



Wallem Group

• Hong Kong
• Maritime Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Crewing Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Crewing Coordinator

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  Responsible for effective day to day crew support functions related to travel arrangements. Ensures crew changes are arranged with cost effective flight arrangements, hotel and visa. Liaise with vessel/ port agents/ Manning offices for crew change as per travel policy.1. Compliance with fleet department's crew change possibilites at various ports all over the world.2. Compliance with travel (flight and visa) regulations and up to date with changes/ restrictions.3. Responsible for day to day management of logistic support.4. Responsible for timely arrangement of flights.5. Communication with on board Capt's.6. Negotiate with Port Agents for reasonable quotations and nominations.7. Provides requirements and excellent communicates with manning & travel service providers, vessels & local port agents to ensure that crew changes carry out smoothly, efficiently and cost effectively.8. Implement knowledge and best practices for logistical support as per travel budget.9. Staying up to date with latest visa requirements and travel amendments.10. Staying up to date with country requirements related to seafarers’ crew change.11. Staying up to date with IATA requirements and latest amendments.12. Negotiate with accounts department regarding all the airfare, hotels bills, FDA of agents timely & accurately so that they can proceed with remittance. Show less



ZODIAC MARITIME AGENCIES LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Maritime
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operation Executive

  • Apr 2018 - Sep 2020

  Coordinating with Zodiac London for smooth embarkation of Merchant navy people traveling from India. ⇒ Liaising with various operators of London office (HO) & Indian crew on daily basis for their joining on dry vessels( Bulk, Containers & PCTC). ⇒ Once assignments receive from London office notify the same to seafarer & ensure company policies & procedures are disseminated & complied by crew. ⇒ Ensure pre-joining medicals of crew as per principle’s guideline has been conducted well in time. ⇒ Ensure with documentation department regarding all necessary certificates & pre joining courses of crew are valid & done well in time. ⇒ Process necessary visas for seafarers as per their joining port. ⇒ Prepare contracts for crew as per the assignment schedule & clear them well in time. ⇒ Prepare immigration letters as per seafarer’s travel details. ⇒ Coordinating with the vessel’s agents all over the world for Indian crew’s local travel arrangements & for PP+CDC at the time of sign on & sign off. ⇒ Arrange hotel accommodation of crew if required. ⇒ Propose alternate crew to the operators in case seafarers defer their joining at the last moment/ seafarers become medically unfit. ⇒ Take initiative for seafarer’s promotion & coordinate with London office operators & crew managers for the same consistently & make sure promotion will be granted. ⇒ Assist seafarer any time, in case they face awful scenarios at the airport. ⇒ Analyzing sign on/off crew data on weekly basis for maintaining integral process smoothly. Show less



United Ocean Ship Management

• Travel Coordinator

  • Dec 2009 - Mar 2018

  ⇒ Retrieve date of travel for crew from vessels and advise members of the team accordingly. ⇒ Advise Visa assistance regarding visa arrangements to be made. ⇒ Arrange travel bookings for on/off signers, Supernumerary, Office staff whenever necessary through travel agents. ⇒ Ensure crew change costs are minimum by booking tickets in advance, compare agency costs between ports, etc. ⇒ Negotiate with port agents to minimize agency costs. ⇒ Inform accounts department regarding all airfare, visas, hotels, D/A’s details timely & accurately so that they can proceed with remittance. Show less



ATPI Griffinstone USA

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Travel Consultant

  • Apr 2008 - Dec 2009

  Make reservations for Crew/ Marine Passengers and Ticketing. Make reservations for Crew/ Marine Passengers and Ticketing.



SVC Bank

• India
• Banking
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Account Executive

  • Apr 2007 - Sep 2007