Port Captain

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Port Captain to oversee the day-to-day operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of maritime operations, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of driving efficiency and productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate agency appointments, review the PDAs and FDAs.
• Communicate with charterers, brokers, agents and vessels regarding voyage orders, vessel itineraries etc.
• Plan/ Prepare/ Circulate loading and discharging operations and coordinate with various parties like Master, attending Port Captains, Stevedores, Agents and other related parties for efficient turnaround at the ports.
• Monitor vessel movements and performances.
• Review and prepare cargo stowage plans to optimize cargo liftings for bulk/ breakbulk or project cargo, including lashing/bedding plan, lashing calculation and other cargo documents.
• Monitor hold cleaning plans, including supply of chemicals and supervisors.
• Proper planning of bunker supplies and coordination with bunker suppliers.
• Proper planning of bunker supplies and coordination with bunker suppliers.
• Attend to all Break bulk, project and windmill cargoes being loaded at India ports.
• Perform cost control procedures for the voyage expenses and verify bills received from agent and vendors.
• Support Chartering team with port information, facilities, stevedoring and shore cranes cost at all India ports.
• Guide postfix team to calculate voyage laytime, chart-hire and freight, ensure they are correctly calculated and verified against all invoices before sending to Accounts department for settlement.
• Maintain good relationship with port, pilot, MSA and other parties related to shipping business.
• Assist our vessels’ activities/ issues in India as required.
  
  

• At least 1 to 3 years of experiences in marine operations or shipping logistics.
• Strong knowledge of port coordination, cargo stowage, and bunker planning.
• Familiar with tween deck MPV vessels.
• Familiar with PDAs, FDAs, and vessel performance monitoring.
• Experienced with project and windmill cargo handling at international ports.
• Skilled in cost control, invoice verification, and voyage expense tracking.
• Ability to support chartering team with port data and cargo planning.
• Proficient in laytime, charter hire, and freight calculations
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with port authorities and agents.