Robert Nash Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Managing team of 5-8 people.• Proactively handling around 20-30 live vessels, to ensure smooth execution of fixtures.• Overseeing further 40-60 live vessels being handled on the desk.• Training, development of new and existing employees.• Providing support and advice to broking desk when fixing new business.• Identifying and introducing processes to streamline the functionality within the company.• Reporting directly to Head of Global Chartering and CFO.• Detailed checks of hire/freight invoices, Laytime calculations, LOI and Brokerage invoices.• Maintaining relationships between counterparties and finding amicable solutions on disputes and disagreements.• Involvement of developing new software and shipping platforms within the company.• Closely monitoring data and chasing the outstanding debt.

London, United Kingdom

- Financial planning of voyages, vessel instructions, port costs and routing services.• Ensure the best possible results for each and every fixture.• Close contact with charterers, local agents and Masters to maximise cargo intake.• Following bunker markets and booking fuel to achieve cheapest prices.• Settlement of outstanding balance by way of Hire or Laytime statements.• Monthly closing of voyage results and reporting directly to Managers.• Part of social committee organising events for company employees.

London, United Kingdom

GMI operated 60-80 Supramax, Panamax, Kamsarmax and Cape size vessels in the dry bulk market. I was personally responsible for day-to-day operations for 20-25% of the total fleet as well as overseeing projects within the company, listed below (*).• Specifically allocated long term vessels in order to service valued owners.• Monthly closing of voyage results and reporting directly to Managing Partners.• Regular client and vessel visits to maintain charterers, owner and crew relations.*• Keeping track and negotiating towage contracts around the world.*• Procurement of equipment and chemicals for vessel hold cleaning.*• Vetting/appointing private security companies for chartered and owners vessels.*• Planning citadel arrangements and security features onboard new buildings.*• Purchasing of vessel hardening equipment for high risk area transits.*• Liaising with insurance brokers to negotiate best premium for AWRP, K&R and LOH.*• Very similar duties to the role I currently perform ED&F Man.

London, United Kingdom

- Operating 7 owned and time chartered Woodchip carrier vessels.- Carriage of Woodchip, Soyabean Meal, Grain, Scrap Metal and Metcoke cargoes.- Port visits to conduct detailed reports of terminal facilities, vessels condition and crew.- Contact with ship manager in order to achieve safe operation of voyages.- Monthly reporting of voyage accounts to head office in Tokyo and chartering division.- Invoicing of hire/freight and accurate internal reporting of financial data.- Departmental point of contact for Internal auditing.- Creating workflows for recording financial and historical data.- Awareness of up to date bunkering regulations and early planning to ensure availability.- Checking bunker calculations and tank configuration.- Authorising and checking load plans and documentation.- Create laytime calculation and hire statements.- Negotiation and payment of port disbursements.

London, United Kingdom

- Manage owned and time chartered vessels moving cargoes of bulk iron ore and coal. - Arranging bunkers for safe transit of vessels while considering viable alternative options to limit costs.- Resolving legal issues including bunker disputes with vessel owners, charterers and suppliers. - Very similar duties to my role at GMI and Mitsui O.S.K.

London, United Kingdom

- Operating the day to day requirements of up to 20 panamax and capesize vessels. - Movement of cargo on behalf of third party clients.- Contact with Captains regarding the loading/discharging of iron ore and coal around the globe.- Ensuring all documents are rcvd and creating laytime or final hire statements.- Auditing and closure of old outstanding fixtures and disbursement accounts.- This employment was very similar to the job I was performing at GMI.

London, United Kingdom

- Managing around 100 completed time chartered in/out, voyage and COA fixtures. - Finalisation of fixtures with regular chasing of contractual counter parties.- Approving commission invoices for vessels and FFA fixtures.- Keeping internal record up to date and in accordance with ISO: 2001 procedures.- Arrange FD & D cover with P&I Club for chartered in vessels.- Work alongside/assist the P&I Clubs to recover disputed funds. - Settle outstanding disputes in an amicable and professional way.

London, United Kingdom

- Export of containers to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America. - High level of customer service in creating bookings for customers and entering them into the system.- Requesting haulage for the delivery of the container for loading and collection. - Focal point for several major overseas accounts including GKN (Spain/Italy/UK) and Imperial Tobacco. - Liaising closely with customers to ensure movement was made in the most cost/time effective way.- Solving any problems that arise when transporting containers.

London, United Kingdom

- Successfully trading deals with principles and brokers. - Monitoring and entering of vessel positions around the world.- General administration work and office contracts. - Computer maintenance, installing and troubleshooting hardware and software problems.- Setting up and training the workforce to use new software/hardware.