Vacancy in Singapore: Senior Chartering Manager - Head of CLEANBU Chartering Far East / Pacific Trades

Senior Chartering Manager
Head of CLEANBU Chartering Far East / Pacific Trades

With great ambitions we need great people!

Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) is strengthening its CLEANBU chartering team in Singapore, following the establishment of a new chartering and commercial operations desk in Dubai this summer. We seek an experienced charterer within clean petroleum products (CPP) trades who will have responsibility for daily chartering of the CLEANBU-fleet in the Far East, Oceania, and other Pacific trades. This position will also take active part in business development to lay the ground for further expanding KCC’s unique business, the most efficient and lowest carbon shipping solution in the tanker and dry bulk space.

KCC’s chartering team consists currently of four persons located in Oslo, Singapore, and Dubai with the responsibility for employing KCC’s fleet of 16 vessels (+ 3 newbuilds) mainly on contract of affreightments and spot business. The chartering team works closely with the commercial operations team consisting of four persons located in Oslo, Singapore, Dubai, and Manila. The position will report to the CEO and the Global head of CLEANBU chartering.

Your responsibilities and tasks:

• Day-to-day chartering of the CLEANBU fleet in the Far East, Oceania, and the Pacific to secure efficient utilization of the fleet:

  • CPP /chemical tanker chartering

  • Dry bulk chartering (over time)

  • Secure long and short term CoAs in target combination trades

• Customer responsible and engage in continuous dialogue with CPP customers in the Far East, Oceania, and the Pacific to:

  • Optimize use of the CLEANBU fleet to maximize value creation

  • Deliver large cuts in the carbon footprint of the customers’ ocean freight

• Active business development to further improve resilience and the growing of KCC’s CLEANBU business.

  • Approach based on analytics and available trade and industry data, including in-depth knowledge of customers’ requirements and operations.

Qualifications and experience:

• Diploma or university degree

• Chartering manager (and or brokering) with in-depth knowledge of product tanker chartering (and preferably also dry bulk chartering).

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in CPP chartering and or brokering, preferably from the Far East, Oceania, and the Pacific

• Good data & analytics skills

• Customer oriented, both to develop new business and to follow up customers

• The ability to combine daily chartering work with business development

Personal qualities:
To succeed in this role, we believe you must be genuinely interested in improving efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint of the shipping industry. You must have the drive, imagination, and perseverance to identify possibilities and deliver change benefitting both customers and KCC. You need to be an effective team member with strong communication skills and have the ability and willingness to share professional knowledge with your colleagues in Singapore, Oslo, Dubai, and Manila.

We offer a key role in our global Combination Carriers team in a company with great ambitions for the future. With us you will experience good opportunities for personal and professional development in vibrant working environment in modern offices in Singapore. 

Join us in our journey towards a greener and more sustainable future!

For further information about the position, please contact Stine Martinussen, Helm Specialist Recruitment, +65 6977 6542

If all this sounds like a great opportunity to you, please submit your application including CV to stine@helmgrow.com marked “Klaveness Combination Carriers”.

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About Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA
KCC is the world leader in combination carriers, owning and operating eight CABU and eight CLEANBU combination carriers with three CABU vessels under construction for delivery in 2026. KCC’s combination carriers are built for transportation of both wet and dry bulk cargoes, being operated in trades where the vessels efficiently combine dry and wet cargoes with minimum ballast. Through their high utilization and efficiency, the vessels emit up to 40% less CO2 per transported ton compared to standard tanker and dry bulk vessels in current and targeted combination trading patterns.

KCC is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with offices in Oslo and Singapore. Torvald Klaveness is the majority owner holding 53.8% of the shares. Read more about at www.combinationcarriers.com