1.Responsible for chartering function in the overseas subsidiary(Mumbai) of Sanko Steamship Ltd Tokyo and overseeing the operations of the ships fixed thru the Mumbai office. 2.Business Development.

Ship Chartering for transporting coal for the proposed Reliance Promoted Ultra Mega Power Plant(Krishnapatnam)

Rose from Junior Officer to Senior Manager Position. 8 years in Chartering Department(2000-2008) and handled following key functions:Role and responsibilities while with The Shipping Corporation Of India Ltd(1995-2008). As Senior Manager(Redesignated as Deputy General Manager (Chartering) later) had independently handled SCI dry bulk fleet .Responsibilities as Senior Manager(Chartering) included:• Tonnage planning, Scheduling of tonnage for Indian Government and Market cargoes. • Floating enquiries, evaluating offers, negotiating, concluding fixtures. • Planning forward schedules, working out economics, negotiating, nominating tonnage, monitoring performance of contractual obligations. • Monitoring market trends, future forecasts of tonnage requirements as an input to the expansion of the company. • Budgets, Performance Analysis, and Reporting & MIS.Significant Achievements while in SCI: Developed and Managed COA’s for carriage of coking coal & metcoke to Indian Steel Mills ranging from 0.5 million tonnes to 6 million tonnes spread across different periods. Gainfully employing a fleet of 21 drybulk ships ranging from handysize(27000 dwt ) to handymax(45000 dwt to 47000 dwt)by judicious mix of spot/time charter/COAs with a monthly average of about 4 to 5 fixtures Had worked with most of the leading charterers across the globe dealing in various types of cargoes viz., iron ore, coal, fertilizers, grain, steel products, concentrates and various minor bulk cargoesHad successfully concluded long term COAs with SAIL(Steel Authority of India Ltd.,) for carriage of about 6 million tonnes of coking coal from Australia to India valid from year 2007 thru’ 2010.Involved in advisory role in giving shipping solutions(transportation of raw materials) to Power Generating Companies involved in bidding for Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) in Indian coast.