Chartering Manager

Redstone Commodity Search focus on offering 360° search solutions to the global commodities markets. With a competitive coverage of Trading Houses, Producers, Majors, Utilities, Merchants, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks and Brokerages; Redstone Commodity Search can confidently offer you an edge in today's volatile market.

Redstone Commodity Search are working with an established commodity trading company seeking a Mandarin speaking Chartering Manager to join their team in Singapore.

This is an opportunity for an experienced dry bulk chartering professional to play a key role in managing regional freight activities across Asia, supporting the movement of bulk commodities while working closely with commercial, logistics, and operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute dry bulk vessel chartering activities across Asia.
• Negotiate freight contracts and maintain relationships with vessel owners, brokers, and agents.
• Monitor freight markets and provide commercial freight guidance to trading and logistics teams.
• Coordinate cargo movements to ensure efficient and timely execution of shipments.
• Deliver market intelligence, freight reporting, and chartering strategies to support commercial objectives.

Key Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in dry bulk vessel chartering.
• Proven experience chartering Handysize, Supramax, and Ultramax vessels within the dry bulk sector.
• Strong understanding of freight markets, laytime calculations, demurrage, and voyage economics.
• Established network of shipowners, brokers, and industry stakeholders across the Asian dry bulk market.
• Experience handling commodities such as coal, iron ore, metals, alumina, bauxite, cement, clinker, limestone, gypsum, aggregates, fertilisers, steel products, grains, or other dry bulk cargoes.
• Fluency in both English and Mandarin is essential.
• Located in Singapore