Position Overview: 

The Operations department is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the ships, ensuring that each voyage of every vessel is performed safely and efficiently and that all operations are carried out in an expedient, professional and commercially justified manner in compliance with the Company’s policy, charterers’ requirements and international regulations.

This role will oversee operational activities (a no. of vessels) of our fleet in communicating with the vessels, port agents, charterers, our technical organization and more people involved in shipping.

 

Key Responsibilities: 

1. Communicating with Charterers and all third parties involved with the ship operations

 

2. Vessel Operations: 

• Sending voyage instructions to the vessel.
• Optimizing the voyage with regards to speed/arrival times and bunker consumption.
• Seeking best prices/ports for bunkers, placing bunker order and notify vsl/agents.
• Compare budget vs actual voyage result.
• Daily review of information received in the operational voyage management system.

 

3. Ports operations:

• Nominating agents at ports.
• Acquire Proforma Disbursement Account (PDA) from agents and follow the process until the Final Disbursement Account (FDA) is completed in collaboration with a 3^rd party handling our port expenses (Da-Desk).

 

4. Commercial process:

• Writing the Charter party (CP) if no broker is involved.
• Keeping close contact and coordinating with Charterers and all third parties involved with the vessels.
• Provide the charterers with the relevant documents related to the commercial process and follow up on any disputes/outstanding payments.
• Optimizing the voyage with regards to speed/arrival times and bunker consumption.

 

Background/Qualifications: 

• Previous experience in operations, chartering or similar position preferred (2-3 years)
• BSc or MSc degree in Shipping (or holder of shipping related qualifications) or business
• Good knowledge of English language. Greek (CY) is a plus
• Great team player 
• Ability to work with less pre-determined or predictable guidelines and different deadlines
• Analytical thinking & attention to detail

 

Please note that for this position we offer a 13^th month of salary on top of a standard salary.

 

If you wish to be considered for this role, please email your CV and salary expectations to  recruitment.desk@smtshipping.com.