Mark Shipton Email & Phone Number

Singapore

London

London, United Kingdom

• I am an integral part of a dynamic Chartering team based in London, managing all commercial interests throughout Europe, Black Sea and Africa, In my role, I am required to cover all facets of chemical tanker trading.
• Commercially managing vessels within five different fleets, ranging from 13,000-49,000dwt ships and approximately. 10-15 vessels at any one time
• Acquiring full understanding of multiple liquids markets, including specialized chemicals, aromatics, edible oils and clean/dirty petroleum products, not only in Europe, but applied globally.
• Managing contracts of affreightment (COA), and other regular business opportunities, which include; vessel planning, program nominations, contract renewals, claims/issues, customer KPI reports, and actively seek new.
• Liaising daily with other offices and departments on allocation of tonnage, target and discuss commercial opportunities respective to divisional needs and develop mid/long term strategies to best trade the vessels.
• Developing and presenting material to new/existing customers or traders on road shows, meetings and industry conferences. In addition, pool owners also require regular reports and analyses on trading activities

Dubai, UAE

• Management of numerous key regional customer accounts in India and the Middle East region.
• Trade vessel space with regional customers and traders of spot shipments and establish new business opportunities.
• Analyze vessel and network performance data to optimize vessel programming and future planning
• Manage the regional operation and training of the IMOS (Integrated Maritime Operations System) application, recently introduced to the company.

Norwalk, CT, USA

• Managed multiple shipment accounts of major oil companies in this trade, inclusive of contract negotiations, bidding for new contract tenders and customer performance reporting
• Selected as a specialist for the department during roll-out of new global operating system software. This involved product review, testing and strategy workshops to improve system capabilities and implementation within.
• Coordinated all internal transshipment activities for the fleet in Far East Asia, liaising with customers and with 3rd party tanker operators.

Singapore

• Coordinated the chartering and scheduling of vessels for the inter-Asia regional fleet.
• Managed contracts of affreightment and sourced spot-opportunity shipments in the Far East Asia region.
• Planned the allocation of 3rd party vessels for in-house transshipment requirements within Asia.
• Provided reports and analyses of transshipment for both internal and external presentations.

Singapore

• Created and executed numerous promotional campaigns at various levels, liaising with media, publishers and corporate sponsors and other event management associations.
• Developed strategic business partnerships between the IndoChine Group and other clients, enhancing the company’s presence in the regional and created cross-branding opportunities.
• Organized and marketed the hospitality of many large corporate and sports events within Singapore

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Italian Language And Literature

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Studies, Italian

Attended the Erasmus Overseas Studies Program at Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy for one year (2000-01)

Master Of Science, International Transportation Management

Included one semester of accredited courses at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Master'S Degree, Transportation