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Gentofte Municipality, Dk

Hellerup, Denmark

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Hafnia is a leading international product tanker company founded in Denmark in 2010. The company as now formed is the product of a merger between BW Tankers and Hafnia in 2019 and a substantial proportion of its staff are still located in Hellerup, Denmark. Hafnia provides market-leading product tanker pools in all major segments that generate value for both ship owners and partners through scale and scope. It manages more than 200 tankers within the Pool worldwide.

London, United Kingdom

Vitol is the largest independent charterer of product tankers in the world, shipping. Joined Vitol in 2004 and, during this period, continuously dealt with the time charter vessels in their shipping department. Also, highly experienced in the following areas:• Works with products mainly CPP & DPP and some LNG.• Deals with operations: responsible for providing proper and timely conveyance of voyageinstructions, including pertinent details from the fixture recap/charterparty and otherinformation essential for a particular voyage.• Liaises with, and partnered with, chartering department and owners/ship managementcompanies. Deals with pre- and post-fixture terms and conditions, clearance of ships,vetting issues, calculations of voyage estimates.• Deals with partnerships and joint ventures, pool partners, calculating and checkingPnLs, providing partners with financial analysis and results.• Preparing and ensuring compliance with voyage orders for safe and efficient voyages.• Comprehensive understanding of minimizing voyage operating costs against voyageestimates.• Works with ships’ Captains and Supervisors to optimise tank cleaning and lifting capability of ships. Consistent high level of service to customers by remaining true to contract terms and Charter Parties.• Planning, monitoring and co-ordinating bunker deliveries to the vessels in a cost effective manner, preparing ships for entering special emissions zones, ensuring Port Logs and SOFs are properly prepared and maintained, appointing agents and approve port disbursements and third party invoices.• Finance and control checking for Vitol’s shipping department.• Deals with all aspects of hire invoicing including checking claims and disputes.

London, United Kingdom

As part of a team of two operators, was responsible for day to today clients’ ship operations issues, mainly dealing with clean tonnage. Pre- and post-fixture dealings.

London, United Kingdom

Joined this London-based shipbroker for a 6 month secondment. Handled COA contracts for a British oil major in partnership with Dutch, Danish and British ship owners. Claims handling and post-fixture work.

Holbæk, Denmark

Spent a year working as an independent ship agent for this company ship agency department mainly in Kalundborg, but also Copenhagen. Handling of clean, dirty and LPG tankers and closely co-ordinating with Statoil refinery in Kalundborg. Then worked for their operations department as part of their team handling commercial management of mainly Swedish ship owners tonnage on clean side.

Postgraduate Diploma In International Maritime Law

Commercial Business And Economics School, Hhx, Advanced In Mathematics, English And Business Economics.

Education record

Primary School (1st - 10th). Public School.