Specialist
United Arab Shipping Company
Total years of experience :14 years, 11 Months
Appointed as a core member of the operations team to carry the
following tasks on a daily basis and as per customer requirements:-
* Responsible for the day to day activities of Transshipment.
* Discharging load plan and arranging DGPC.
* Uploading manifest and sending discharging data to port.
* Co-ordinating with all the load and local ports to ensure the
transhipment process is running smoothly and answering all
customers queries regarding vessel schedule.
Appointed as an office administrator for various shipping related tasks
as per below:-
* Handled post purchase and after shipping the formalities of the
goods.
* Handled Letter of Credit work, which included - opening the
L/Cs’ with different banks, L/C negotiations, follow-ups, etc.
* Prepared and checked Letter of Credit and Shipping Invoices for
all the local deliveries in the UAE and Export Invoices for the
overseas customers and related follow-up.
* Prepared Order confirmations, Instructions, Indents and
Commission slips.
* Arranged other necessary documents like Certificate of Origin,
Airway Bill or Bill of Lading before sending the cargo to overseas
customers.
* Maintained a record of New Bookings i.e. incoming and outgoing
faxes and subsequent submission on weekly and monthly
reports of bookings and pending L/Cs’.
* General correspondence/follow up with suppliers in relation to
documents such sales contract, shipment details, L/C advise,
amendment advise, etc.
* Followed up general administrative duties like hotel bookings,
travel arrangements for the management staff.
Export
Appointed as an integral part of the Export team to carry out the following
tasks:-
* Prepared draft B/Ls’ on the basis of obtained information (from
load list/customers/systems) and forwarded to customers (or
customer’s agents) for verification and confirmation.
* Actioned on amendments on the draft B/Ls’ as per customer
requests to meet the L/Cs’ requirements.
* Prepared draft invoices with accurate charges (input additional
charges if any) and finalized after confirmation from customer.
* Finalized original B/Ls’ (after getting additional information if any)
and release to customers (through Delivery Order section).
* Liaised with ‘load port agent’ and local customer for Cross trade B/L
(when B/L is prepared by ‘load port agent’).
* Ensured B/L process is completed and manifests are closed within
the established time limits.
* Raised Manifest Corrector Notes (MCNs’) whenever required by
customer after vessel is sailed and obtained necessary approvals
from destination agents and trade office.
* Been an active member of the team in attending all customer
requests and enquiries through phone calls and emails and
resolving the same within the turn around time.
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