Experience

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  Port of Duqm Company SAOC

  • Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

  • Commercial Officer

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

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  Majan Shipping & Transportation Co. LLC

  • Masqaţ, Oman

  • Sales Manager

    • Nov 2022 - May 2023
    • Masqaţ, Oman

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  Kuehne + Nagel

  • Muscat, Oman

  • Seafreight Sales Manager

    • Mar 2020 - Oct 2022
    • Muscat, Oman

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  Maersk Line

  • Muscat Governorate, Oman

  • Client Manager

    • Jun 2011 - Feb 2020
    • Muscat Governorate, Oman

    Maersk Line, Muscat – Oman - June 2011 till Feb 2020 Client Manager• Sales Coverage included Sohar, Nizwa, Salalah and Muscat Regions• Cognizant with participating in government yearly tenders of Opric/Sohar Alumiunum both technical and commercial at one end and securing rates for full year with after various rounds of negotiations with Maersk Trade & Marketing Dept/Tender Parties.• Developing key accounts including Orpic, Rio Tinto Alcan, Oman Aluminium Industries, Pragati Glass, USG Boral, Oman Aluminium Rolling Company.• Consistently achieved target/revenue YoY• Handled all major Global Freight Forwarders Accounts of DHL, DB Schenker, Kuehne Nagel, Expeditors, Ceva and Agility Ex. Oman.• Updating Saleforce.com on all sales report, pipeline updating, dispute resolutions• Effectively communicating with customers internally and externally in order to offer the customer seamless resolution to any issues that may impact their relationship with Maersk Line.• Have Gathered Market Intelligence on Reefers Exports Ex. Oman and disseminated data to fix rates on Far East, Mediterranean and South American Trades on a Seasonal Basis helping in Constant review of Revenue and Yield Opportunities for all trades. This include dry cargo also.• Analyse Trends and Prepare Business Plans to Oman customers.• On Campaigns, successful increased market share of Maersk on exports out of Oman to Far East/South East Asia, Intra Gulf & Indian Subcon, Doha Campaigns. On Imports Campaigns have provided in detailed study on Mezoyonah Freezone & Duqm.• Worked with all major exporters of Gypsum Ex. Salalah and successfully containerised this commodity i.e Oman is the biggest exporter of Gypsum in the World.

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  Wilhelmsen group

  • Doha, Qatar

  • Sales Executive

    • May 2005 - Feb 2011
    • Doha, Qatar

    • Sales Coverage included Doha, Ras Laffan and Um Saeed Regions• Augmented existing container business / fixing vessels for Principals under Barwil Qatar Agency & Handled project cargoes like Pipe Logistics• Generated revenue through NVOCC and freight forwarding by Air & Sea• As Agents Handled Cosco, OOCL, Stolt & LMT in containers at Qatar.On Projects:• Though Vessel Agency in WSS has never been under my portfolio/agenda through self interest have understood how to handle operations of Sewage Pipes of Saint Gobain Pipes on GearBulk Vessel/Livestock Ships and Eukor Vessels. Transportation of 12” inch pipes after clearance upto Site. Demobilising the pipes at Site through cranes.• Handled discharge of tubular pipe casings of TENARIS and transport to QP Site in Dukhan which includes discharge of pipes from ship, storage at yard and transport to Dukhan Site of QP. Size of the pipes handle were 7”/9”/12” pipes. Demobilising the pipes at Site through cranes.• Oversaw handling of Casting Bricks project imported for Qatalum furnace through1600 containers by contractor Fata Chome and 3 OOG parts transported on Multi axle trailers hired from Almana & JaberEx. Mesaieed to Site on behalf of project forwarder Bertling Global Project Logistics• Quoted and bagged handling of two OOG parts of Cooling Systems which were transported on Mutliaxle trailers from Mesaieed to Ras Laffan. The EPC contractor was Dodsal Engineering through project forwarder Aprile, Italy.• Self did three RORO fixtures, 1600 cbm & 1000 cbm cargo of CBI Anstalt heavy equipment Ex. Ras Laffan to Jebel Ali & 24 Tippers around 960 cbm Ex. Doha to Douala, Cameroon for Sino Hydro Corporation.

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  Astra Marine Private Limited

  • Vishakhapatnam Area, India

  • Branch Incharge

    • Apr 2002 - Nov 2004
    • Vishakhapatnam Area, India

    • Functioned as P&L Manager responsible for the overall branch operations of shipping agency at Visakhapatnam.• Handled Sub Agency of Zim Lines For Arebee Star in Visakhapatnam.• Oversaw the conduct of market surveys and analyse results for devising & implementing marketing strategies and cargo consolidation including negotiation of prices for cargo/freight/agency services for Zim/Goldstar Lines • Developed Reefer Volumes of Zim bound Far East Asia with Reputed CHA RE Shipping and Merlyn Shipping who were monopoly on shrimp exports Ex Visakhapatnam • On Freight forwarding, exported around 2000 TEUS per annum for NALCO, Vizag for Far East and South East Destinations generating substantial revenue.

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  Seahorse Ship Agencies Private Limited

  • Vishakhapatnam Area, India

  • Trainee Executive

    • Sep 1999 - Mar 2002
    • Vishakhapatnam Area, India

    • Monitored vessel disbursement accounts and final settlement of accounts.• Handled feeder vessels with containers and break bulk vessels at Visakhapatnam.• Maintained sustained contact with overseas shippers/owners/charterers at one end to coordinate for efficient management of turnaround of vessels/containers and Port authorities, immigration, customs and taxation authorities at the other end. • By doing the above Sustained the shortest turnaround time for the feeder vessels and ensured no penal berth hire charges are levied onto the feeder vessels• Marketed for slots on SOC/COC operations. • On Freight forwarding, exported around 1000 TEUS for NALCO, Vizag for Far East and South East Destinations.• Functioned as a core member in achieving ISO 9002 certification