Shipbrokers are the middlemen who make shipping happen. They negotiate deals between shipowners and the charterers who arrange the movement of goods and products and between the buyers and sellers of ships.
Who is called a ship broker 1. : a mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships. : a representative acting in behalf of the ship owner in obtaining cargo and often in arranging such port activities of a vessel as the discharge and loading of cargo, clearance, and insurance.Finding and fixing vessels and cargoes between owners, operators and charterers
Maintaining a smooth dialogue with owners and charterers
Drafting charter parties and fixture notes
Solving any issues relating to the fixture concluded
Co-ordinating with agents, post fixture desk of owns/charterers and other brokers
Local and international business development and fact finding to increase company profile and build on existing and new relations with prospective clients
Keyskills: sourcing management operations management chartering merchandising supply chain procurement management cargo management liasing cargo documentation international business development supply chain analysis