Trainee ship broker

A Trainee Ship Broker is responsible for many stages of setting up and negotiating deals, including presenting the business to potential clients, negotiating the main terms of a contract or sale and seeing it through to its conclusion and any follow up that may be involved.

Duties and responsibilities

. Develop a framework and processes to manage chartering business.

. Oversee negotiations relating to ship chartering. Work closely with traders and attend to their queries, looking for cooperation with trader directly.

. Negotiate charter party terms and conditions on behalf of Owners or Charterers.

. Provide timely and accurate shipping information, voyage calculations to trading teams to facilitate smooth trading activities.

. Excellent communicational skills are required to liaise with ship owners, cargo owners, ship brokers etc.

. Capability to work under pressure

. Self-motivated and a team player