Experience

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  Emirates Shipping Line

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

  • Trade Manager - ISC Trades

    • May 2012 - Present

    Key responsibilitiesControlling the trade – maximize the profitability of Service in terms of freight and cargo mixAssist General Manager on a daily basis Reviewing the agencies allocation vs. performance Balance the trade lane by monitoring the in- and outbound volumes to optimize the equipment flow and container turnaround time Guide agencies in their sales activities and coordinate communication amongst agencies Prepare statistics, equipment imbalance and trade lane reports Key account management for specific customer accountsFixing the Minimum rate guidelines to Agencies based on market trend/inputs in consultations with Trade Manager and Line ManagerFixing the Monthly special rate guidelines to CORPORATE ACCOUNTS

  • SR.PRICING MANAGER

    • Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

    Pricing and commercial responsibility for ESL agencies in the Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) for all CNF and FOB FCL shipments into Middle East, Southeast Asia and Far East controlling the agencies’ performance and optimizing their profitability based on market developments Assist General Manager on a daily basis Allocation management Contribution analysis

  • SR. MANAGER - CAPACITY MANAGER

    • Sep 2006 - Oct 2011

    Key responsibilitiesTo work in close coordination with the Line Management, Commercial and Operations Teams including Intermodal and vessel operation with local Agents/operation and Transhipment ports to ensure that the line management instructions are carried out;Managing the space and ensure optimal utilization of spaces with the right cargo mix and to maximize revenueEnsure cargo acceptance must be within weight capacity of the vessel and TEUs loadable space of each vessel Ensure that allocations given to agents are utilized fully and in line with trade policiesTo investigate reasons for sudden increase or decrease in performance against allocation given per origin port and to discuss with Line managers on forward action planEnsure booking forecasts are updated timely and promptly AND distribute on a daily basis to Line Management and commercial deskPrepare data needed for the review of agent's forecast To monitor ESL and partner allocations / loading on GALEX vessels;To obtain space from 3rd party e.g. public feeder by working with Operations to obtain cost, availability and contractual obligationsTo analyze the filling factor of each vessel;To study best corrective solution in terms of time and cost and propose same to GALEX line management;Monitoring nomination of out port cargoes

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  CSAV Norasia

  • Hong Kong

  • Manager - Capacity Management

    • Dec 2002 - Aug 2006
    • Hong Kong

    Key responsibilitiesBooking projections from Agents on daily basis and prepare the vessel situation report.Discuss the vessel situations with Commercial team to keep ships full.Provide weekly stowage instructions to direct PORT OF LOAD for their cargoes involving any t/s to connect a second leg vessel, basis space available on the first leg.Liaise with Logistics team for providing space for moving empties.Receive loading confirmations from agents upon vessel departure.Liaise with transshipment ports to ensure feedered cargoes are planned and loaded in accordance with space availability at respective t/s portsFinalize the loading plans with last loading port, to ensure ships sail full from our region.Liaise with Operations team, whenever tight connections are involved.Liaise with Partners, when partners are loading within our allocation.Utilise opportunity space, whenever partners are light.Liaise with Operations team to buy or sell space to 3py as and when warranted.Monitor the bookings of agents, teu-wise and weight-wise to ensure ships sail full on teus. Advise Commercial desk to take necessary action, against those agents who are booking heavy cargoes, in excess of their stipulate weight allocation.Co-ordinate with operations to ensure that a feedering arrangement is in place for direct POLs whenever a ship is omitting a given port, for schedule recovery.Conducting daily meeting with Line Mangers and Trade Manager to elaborate the situation of the services and vessels

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  Maersk Shipping Services & Co. LLC, Salalah, Oman

  • Denmark
  • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Sr. Officer - Transhipment Coordinator and Capacity

    • Jul 1999 - Nov 2002

    To co-ordinate with Regional office and origins capacity issues and ensures to have an optimal loading on ships. To co-ordinate with Port/Planner/Ship and ensure there is smooth operation and vessel completes and sails within the given deadline.Providing Loading / Discharge list to Terminal on time.Updating / Responsible for Cost / Routing Management systemsMonitoring locations’ allocation with coordination of regional capacity desk in Singapore

  • Sr. Officer - Regional Equipment Management

    • Feb 1996 - Jul 1999

    On a weekly basis preparing weekly equipment requirement report for the region and submit to REGIONAL EQUIPMENT DESK in MUMBAI.Controlled equipment flows into SE INDIA, with a view to meeting requirements for empty equipment through use of feedering and inland positioning. Adequate supply of equipments to the region with the co-ordination of Regional Equipment desk in Singapore. To identify ageing empty containers and develop action plan for reducing the same in coordination with Regional Customer service.Coordinated equipment maintenance and repair and follow up on recoveries for damages caused by third parties.

  • Officer, Equipment Coordinator

    • Feb 1994 - Jan 1996

    Coordination with Customer service and Shippers for positioning of containers at various locations for stuffing and tracking the same till export restackEnsuring Equipment pool in the Location is equally balanced as per the corporate budgets and a FIFO system is maintained to facilitate maximum utilization of containers.To identify ageing import containers and develop action plan for reducing the same in coordination with Import Customer service.Update Regional Head office in Mumbai with weekly pools, ageing containers and action Plan.Coordinating with Sales, Customer service for call forward of containers.Coordinating with DEPOT agents to bring down the equipment’s repair expenses.

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  Madras Container Terminal

  • Chennai Area, India

  • EDP in Charge

    • Jul 1992 - Jan 1994
    • Chennai Area, India