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Capt. Amit Kumar

Capt. Amit Kumar

Mumbai

Summary

  • Competent and result-oriented professional with rich exposure across, Commercial Shipping Operations & Vessel Fixing, General Administration, Commercial Management, Operations Management, Team Management
  • Expertise in building business relationship with Vendors, Ship Owners, Brokers, assessing contracts & their performance, improvement required, & credit worthiness for complete Procurement Operations.
  • Experience in Managing initiatives and leading projects from scratch involving Contract Negotiations and purchase leading to successful execution.
  • Supported Marine Logistics projects, Customs & Excise rules & regulations, capable in Port Operations Ship, ships staff and material management.
  • Effective development & optimization Operating, Business Continuity plans, streamlining workflow, developing harmonious work environment to optimize resource & their capability utilization and augmenting productivity & operational efficiencies.
  • Rich experience in Port and Terminal Operation.
  • Operating vessel in World wide ie Pacific, Atlantic, Baltic, Black sea, Latin America.
  • Assisted in Cargo Trading to Shippers.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

Oceana Bulk SA
Mumbai
03.2022 - Current
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, Strive to reduce communications gap, and missed deadlines.
  • Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
  • Studying Fixture recaps, Due diligence with regard ordered Port restrictions, Voyage Orders to Master, Cargo intake finalization, Port cost Optimization from PDA to FDA.
  • Evaluating and organizing, negating long term towage contracts to save on cost.
  • Voyage Bunker requirement calculation, Bunker Management, Bunker planning, stem confirmation, supply monitoring and invoice finalization.
  • Applicable freight calculation based on CP terms and various options agreed under CP. In case of Open book calculation, chase commercial team to provide in time to register safe receipt upon invoicing.
  • Laytime Preparation in line CP terms and SOF executed including events timeline and conclude Final freight Invoice till file closure.
  • Operate vessel on Various terms ie Time CP, Voyage CP, Period charter including Index linked, Continuous Voyage Charter.
  • Proactively co-ordinate with Master for Intermediate hold cleaning including suitable Chemical and equipment Supply for the Voyage/s.
  • Strive to identify areas for revenue leakage and bridge GAP.
  • Co-ordinate with legal team, Obtain Club Guidance as and when case arises.
  • Proactively engage with Commercial team for pre fixture requirement, questionaire, stow plan and other requirements as the case demands.
  • Providing CP comments to commercial team as situation demands.

Operation Manager

Scorpio Bulk
Mumbai
11.2017 - 05.2021
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, Strive to reduce communications gap, and missed deadlines.
  • Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
  • Studying Fixture recaps, Due diligence with regard ordered Port restrictions, Voyage Orders to Master, Cargo intake finalization, Port cost Optimization from PDA to FDA.
  • Voyage Bunker requirement calculation, Bunker Management, Bunker planning, stem confirmation, supply monitoring and invoice finalization.
  • Applicable freight calculation based on CP terms and various options agreed under CP. In case of Open book calculation, chase commercial team to provide in time to register safe receipt upon invoicing.
  • Laytime Preparation in line CP terms and SOF executed including events timeline and conclude Final freight Invoice till file closure.
  • Operate vessel on Various terms ie Time CP, Voyage CP, Period charter including Index linked, Continuous Voyage Charter.
  • Proactively co-ordinate with Master for Intermediate hold cleaning including suitable Chemical and equipment Supply for the Voyage/s.
  • Strive to identify areas for revenue leakage and bridge GAP.
  • Co-ordinate with legal team, Obtain Club Guidance as and when case arises.
  • Proactively engage with Commercial team for pre fixture requirement, questionnaire, stow plan and other requirements as the case demands.
  • Providing CP comments to commercial team as situation demands.

Vessel Operator

SIVA Bulk Ltd
Mumbai
11.2014 - 11.2017
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, Strive to reduce communications gap, and missed deadlines.
  • Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
  • Studying Fixture recaps, Due diligence with regard ordered Port restrictions, Voyage Orders to Master, Cargo intake finalization, Port cost Optimization from PDA to FDA.
  • Studying need of towage contract, negotiating, concluding towage contracts to save on cost.
  • Voyage Bunker requirement calculation, Bunker Management, Bunker planning, stem confirmation, supply monitoring and invoice finalization.
  • Applicable freight calculation based on CP terms and various options agreed under CP. In case of Open book calculation, chase commercial team to provide in time to register safe receipt upon invoicing.
  • Laytime Preparation in line CP terms and SOF executed including events timeline and conclude Final freight Invoice till file closure.
  • Operate vessel on Various terms ie Time CP, Voyage CP, Period charter including Index linked, Continuous Voyage Charter.
  • Proactively co-ordinate with Master for Intermediate hold cleaning including suitable Chemical and equipment Supply for the Voyage/s.
  • Strive to identify areas for revenue leakage and bridge GAP.
  • Co-ordinate with legal team, Obtain Club Guidance as and when case arises.
  • Proactively engage with Commercial team for pre fixture requirement, questionnaire, stow plan and other requirements as the case demands.
  • Providing CP comments to commercial team as situation demands.

Agency Manager

Canopus Shipping And Trading Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
02.2012 - 11.2014


  • Engaged in Port Agency Business across Indian Ports.
  • Engaged in Sales and service to client.
  • Overall incharge for Agency business.
  • Accepting Agency Nomination, port documentation, daily vessel Operation, issues and difficulty Management / mitigation.
  • Daily updates to Principal.
  • SOF drawing and execution and circulation to client.
  • Finalizing PDA and FDA with principle.

Education

Second Mate Certificate of Competency FG

Professional Certification
Govt Of India
02.2002 - 02.2002

Chief Mate Certificate of Competency FG

Professional Certification
Govt Of India
05.2006 - 05.2006

Masters Certificate of Competency FG

Professional Certification
Govt Of India
06.2010 - 06.2010

Skills

Work flow planning

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Quote

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire

Timeline

Operations Manager

Oceana Bulk SA
03.2022 - Current

Operation Manager

Scorpio Bulk
11.2017 - 05.2021

Vessel Operator

SIVA Bulk Ltd
11.2014 - 11.2017

Agency Manager

Canopus Shipping And Trading Pvt. Ltd.
02.2012 - 11.2014

Masters Certificate of Competency FG

Professional Certification
06.2010 - 06.2010

Chief Mate Certificate of Competency FG

Professional Certification
05.2006 - 05.2006

Second Mate Certificate of Competency FG

Professional Certification
02.2002 - 02.2002
Capt. Amit Kumar