Chartering Manager at Ferrous Solutions Limited in Handy/Handymax/Supramax/Panamax dry cargo segment both voyage and time charter vessels, as exclusive shipping market operator for SteelMont GmbH Dusseldorf (worldwide trader for steels/heavy project cargoes for steel mills/coal/raw material)Key Roles:-Fixing and/or nominating vessels in line with LC requirement.- Negotiations with ship owners and/or charterers on the terms of carriage and drawing up the fixture recap and relevant Charter Parties-Preparing lay-time calculations-Insurance nomination-Checking and approving Bills of Lading, Mates Receipts, LOI’s-Preparing freight invoices-Communicating with Owners/sub charterers, -Nomination and coordination with load and discharge port agents. -Handling all cargo related claims. -Close interaction with P&I Club and/or underwriters to ensure minimum financial losses and/or optimum settlement.

Chartering Manager at T-Bulk in Handy/Handymax/Supramax dry cargo segment both for Owned fleet and long/short period time charter vessels Key Roles:-Handling an average of 5/7 vessels per month in the spot market world wide either voyage and time charter basis (including all aspects of in/out time charter parties and voyage charter parties analysis and negotiation)-Trading/Booking cargoes on forward basis both in bulk and breakbulk segment either on full cargoes and for parcelling service-Involved in all aspects of the vessels commercial and technical/operational aspects working closely with the technical and operational department

Taking part in the start up of the Brasilian Branch of Tirrena Italy looking after the South American market focusing mainly in grains (including coastal trade) and steels (including tenders held by local steel mills)

-Chartering of handy size vessels for the steels and granite blocks trades becoming conversant with all aspects of the ship operating from all voyage estimating aspects to the charter party details/analysis, from the laytime calculations to the bunker planning.

-Training period of about ten months in handy and panamax desk mantaining databases of the Atlantic tonnages and producing weekly tonnage lists based on the office clients chartering requirements-After the initial trainee period was assigned to the the Ifchor Panamax/Capesize desk with portfolio of Far East based Clients

-Bills of Lading/Letters of credit control/checking with basic knowledge of Incoterms for shipping-Attending vessels port operations at port of Leghorn