Charterer (Tankers - DPP), Location: Singapore
We are partnering with an entrepreneurial energy trading house with strong regional footprint. As the organization continues scaling their physical trading activities across crude and refined products, the organization is seeking to strengthen their shipping desk with an experienced Charterer focused on DPP and some coverage on CPP as well.
The Charterer will be responsible for managing spot and time-charter shipping requirements for DPP cargoes (mainly) and CPP cargoes, optimizing freight strategies, securing competitive freight rates, and ensuring seamless execution of voyages. You will actively monitor freight markets, tonnage supply, port conditions, and geopolitical factors to identify opportunities, manage exposure, and support commercial decisions.
This is a highimpact role that works closely with traders, operators, and senior management, offering a fast-paced, commercially driven environment with room to grow.
Responsibilities
- Source, negotiate, and fix spot and time-charter vessels for DPP cargoes (Aframax, Suezmax, VLCC)
- Build and maintain strong relationships with shipowners, brokers, agents, and counterparties
- Provide real-time freight market intelligence and analysis to traders, including indications, trends, and route economics
- Evaluate shipping options, freight arbitrage opportunities, and voyage scenarios to optimize costs and exposure
- Monitor vessel performance, vetting, port restrictions, sanctions compliance, and operational risks
- Collaborate with trading, operations, and risk teams to ensure smooth execution of charter parties and voyage instructions
- Draft, review, and negotiate voyage and time-charter party terms, ensuring commercial and legal protections
- Maintain freight model inputs, shipping databases, and market dashboards
- Support strategic shipping projects, including COA evaluations, fleet strategy, and long-term freight planning
- Track global tanker markets, including fleet supply-demand, newbuilds, scrapping, congestion, and freight indices
Requirements
- At least 5-10 years of hands-on chartering experience in DPP shipping (within trading houses, oil majors, shipowners)
- Bachelor's degree in Maritime Studies, Business, Logistics, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of tanker markets (MR, LR, Aframax, Suezmax, VLCC) and common DPP and CPP trade routes
- Proven negotiation skills and experience in fixing spot and/or time-charter deals independently
- Solid understanding of charter party terms (Shellvoy, BPvoy, Asbatankvoy, etc.)
- Ability to analyze freight economics, demurrage exposure, and voyage profitability
- Strong network across shipowners and brokers
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, market-driven environments
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach to identifying market opportunities
- Team-oriented, collaborative, and able to perform under pressure
Kindly drop us a copy of your CV (word format) and through this application to register your interest.
All our conversations will be kept strictly confidential.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you.
Selby Jennings is a Trading Style of Phaidon International (License number R16S8194)
