Praashant Chothani Email & Phone Number

Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Maintain existing and develop new relationships with shippers, receivers, traders, brokers, agents, owners. - Sourcing cargoes / employment (Winning Customer Relationships). - Communicate constantly with customers / clients and brokers involved with imports and export from the Middle East, Africa, GCC, Indian Subcontinent & globally to secure voyage and T/C business. - Manage information flows and external communications with market participants. - Recognize key trades / cargo flows in the Middle East, Africa, GCC, globally. - Develop and expand relationships with cargo customers and brokers. - Conclude business independently within price guidance from management team. - Identify and communicate new trends, cargo routes, mines, processing locations, potential newcustomers and cargo sources / destinations. - In conjunction with the management team analyze, plan, and prepare the execution of the forwardcargo book. Where necessary charter third party tonnage from the market to execute the cargo bookmaximizing the financial success of the voyage whilst maintaining and managing operationsexcellence and expand enduring partnerships with customers. - Developing a global door to door solutions desk internally. - One stop solutions desk.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Having excellent connections with vessel owners and operators as well as steel manufacturing companies, steel traders, project cargo owners, yacht owners and manufacturers, ship management companies globally !! - Maintain existing and develop new relationships with shippers, receivers, traders, brokers, agents, owners. - Sourcing cargoes / employment (Winning Customer Relationships). - Communicate constantly with customers / clients and brokers involved with imports and export from the Middle East & Africa region to secure voyage and T/C business. - Manage information flows and external communications with market participants. - Recognize key trades / cargo flows in the Middle East & Africa region. - Develop and expand relationships with cargo customers and brokers. - Conclude business independently within price guidance from management team. - Identify and communicate new trends, cargo routes, mines, processing locations, potential newcustomers and cargo sources / destinations. - In conjunction with the management team analyze, plan, and prepare the execution of the forwardcargo book. Where necessary charter third party tonnage from the market to execute the cargo bookmaximizing the financial success of the voyage whilst maintaining and managing operationsexcellence and expand enduring partnerships with customers

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Focus on strategies to accelerate growth.• Conduct market research and analysis including creation of detailed business plans.• Extensive understanding of business growth models and foreseeing commercial opportunities.• Develop plans for expansion via business development.• Understanding customer relationships and their requirements to ensure they are being met.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Developing and implementing commercial strategies to meet company's goals and objectives.• Focus on strategies to accelerate growth.• Conduct market research and analysis including creation of detailed business plans.• Extensive understanding of business growth models and foreseeing commercial opportunities.• Develop plans for expansion via business development.• Understanding customer relationships and their requirements to ensure they are being met.• Implementing excellent relational skills, working tirelessly to build new clients network and maintain beneficial partnerships with key players in the market.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• First point of contact for our world wide clients for any ports related operations in the following countries UAE | TURKEY | GREECE | SINGAPORE | JAPAN | BULGARIA | RUSSIA | GIBRALTAR | SUEZ CANAL | EGYPT. • Business Development & Marketing for our in house Port Agency Department / Ship Owning / Ship Management / Technical & Workshop Services. • Organizing frequent meetings with existing & new clients to generate more revenue & business for the company. • Dry Bulk, Break Bulk, Project Cargo, Tanker Operations. • Managing companies 4 launch / Service boats stationed at Fujairah & Khor Fakkan & keeping track of their employment on day to day basis.• Attending International Exhibitions on behalf of the company. • Managing a team of 6 members based in Fujiarah Port office for day to day operational activities.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Dry, Break Bulk & Project Vessel Operations • Handle, monitor and resolve issues related to operations.• Acting as a focal point for our clients appointing us for any ports in the Persian Gulf region. • Keeping clients promptly updated on movements / progress of their vessels in our port. • Efficiently handle entire communication / correspondence for many vessels at a time. • Exercise documentation control over each consignment & shipping documents. • Handling 25 to 30 Dry / Break Bulk / Project Cargo vessels on monthly basis.• Actively Involved in Business Development of ships agency & Ship supply dept. • Organizing frequent meetings with existing & new clients to generate more revenue & business for the company. • Managing companies 2 launch / Service boats stationed at Port Rashid & keeping track of their employment on day to day basis.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Acted as front end Personnel & Interfaced with Nominated agent as well as the vessel Operators.• Scrutinize the Final DA as per Tariff of the World Ports thus ensured cost saving and transparency for the Customer.• Studying and checking the FDA based on World scale, Incoterms.• Liaised directly with the Operator for any queries and sorted the Clarification with the agent resulting in cost reduction and avoiding advance funding.• Cross checking the various agreements and contracts between ship operators / agents / port vendors. • Calculation of port dues against the estimated time in port.• Analytical review of the Performa and examine the quoted values.• Checking the final DA sent by agents & screening them for errors / Potential savings for Operator. • Finalizing the FDA for Operators approval.

Wp. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Handle vessel operations.• Attending port meeting for vessel arrivals & berthing planning meetings enabling early vessel alongside. • Attending vessels & meeting Masters ensuring them quick turnaround of their good vessels.• Look into berthing prospects of vessels; enabling a smooth turn around of the vessel. • Handle entire communication / correspondence for a vessel call at port. • Loaded / discharged approx cargo of above 500000 CBM / MT of steel pipes of various ODs, steel slabs, steel coils & steel bars at port in 4 years with them.

Mundra, Gujarat

- Dry / Break Bulk vessel management- Liaised with shipping agents for vessel scheduling.- Monitored and improved vessel productivity parameters. - Terminal representative for vessel safety inspection (made a team to inspect all vessels calling at the terminal,- Over all monitoring of Vessel, track turn around time and bringing down to set parameters.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing/Marketing Management, General, A

Graduation In Business Administration, Marketing/Marketing Management, General, A

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