Shipping and Operations Manager

Job Description : SHIPPING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER GUINEA Communicate & co-ordinate with the production team and prepare the Monthly | Quarterly |Six monthly & Annual export volume forecast Prepare the shipping | vessel short term & long term requirement chart in consultation with trading desk Co-ordinate with the trading desk on firm lay-can, vessel size & intake Liase with all stake holders, units and prepare efficient plan / chart to ensure NO overlapping of vessels arrival at load port to avoid (demurrage) Terminal Communicate & work closely with the terminal team on daily basis Review the daily Terminal reports on number of barges loaded | load rate achieved | breakdown | turnaround time of barges | Stockpile TY | maintenance schedule etc Weekly meeting with terminal to review the performance of terminal, barges & provide valuable suggestions and recommendations to improve the efficiency and turnaround time of the barges Have full understanding of the turnaround time of the barges cycle - time, challenges in river operations in Guinea Transhipment Read, understand & throughout remain familiar with the KEY transhipment COA terms & conditions Communicate & co-ordinate with the transhipment operations team ensuring SAFE turnaround of Barges & OGV Receive & review the daily report from the Transhipment floating station - OGV loading rate | breakdown | shifting time | lay time | demurrage - if any |Incident & accident etc In event of non-compliance of the COA terms & conditions, review, discuss with the transhipments operations team | operator and inform the management of the corrective action & measures After the completion of each OGV, receive & review the load summary report and same to be checked, verified & matched with the OGV report / claims Invoice received from the transhipment operators for each OGV to be thoroughly checked for quantity loaded, adjustment to be made for demurrages & dispatch etc In case of any breakdown, maintenance at Transshipment floating station closely follow up with the transhipment operations team & keep all concerned parties including management updated at all times

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