Chartering Manager

Royal Ocean Marine Enterprise Pte Ltd; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Ocean Marine Enterprise seeks an experienced Chartering Manager – Dry Bulk to lead and expand India-based dry bulk chartering activities. You will fix cargoes and vessels, optimize freight margins, and build strategic relationships with shipowners, cargo charterers, and brokers.

The ideal candidate has deep commercial acumen in dry bulk, a strong network in Indian and global maritime markets, and a proven track record of risk management and P&L optimization.

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma preferably in Maritime;
• 3–7 years' relevant experience in dry-bulk chartering, operations in international shipping;
• Research market and timing for most competitive rates;
• Able to calculate & price shipping deals;
• Positioning of tonnage;
• Manage relations with cargo clients and develop new clients for the Group;
• Able to negotiate / fix charter parties advantageous;
• Maintains close liaison and good relations with traders, customers, brokers, ship owners;
• Possess positive working attitude and willingness to learn;

Responsibilities

• Direct the chartering operations for dry bulk commodities (e.g., coal, iron ore, grains, fertilizers, bauxite, steel, and minerals).
• Fix vessels on Voyage Charter, Time Charter (TCT/Period), and Contracts of Affreightment (COA) to match physical trading exposures or third‑party freight demand.
• Negotiate competitive freight rates, demurrage/despatch terms, laytime, and charterparty (CP) clauses (e.g., NYPE, Gencon) while ensuring full legal and commercial protection.
• Conduct detailed voyage estimations, pre-fixture calculations, and scenario analysis to maximize voyage margins and minimize market risk.
• Monitor and analyze global and regional dry bulk freight markets, Baltic Exchange indices (BDI, BSI, BPI, BCI), commodity trade flows, port congestion, and bunker fuel trends.
• Provide actionable market intelligence and freight rate forecasts to internal trading desks and senior executive management.
• Develop trading and chartering strategies tailored to the Indian subcontinent market, leveraging regional supply‑demands imbalances.
• Collaborate closely with Post-Fixture, Operations, Laytime/Demurrage, and Legal teams to ensure smooth execution of voyages and timely settlement of claims.
• Address and resolve operational disputes, off‑hire claims, charterparty deviations, or force‑majeure pragmatically.
• Ensure strict adherence to sanctions, maritime regulations, environmental guidelines (CII/EEXI, IMO rules), and safety protocols.

Skills

Chartering

Dry bulk

Market research

Negotiation

P&L optimization

Relationship management

Education

Maritime degree/diploma

Job description

Backed by 20 years of excellence in executive search, Royal Ocean Marine Enterprise (ROME) is a premier APAC and global headhunting firm headquartered in Singapore. We specialize in mapping and securing C-Suite leaders, Board Members, General Managers, and senior functional heads , management across the maritime, shipping, hospitality, energy, and broader corporate sectors. Combining deep industry heritage with modern cross-sector talent insights, we connect forward-thinking organizations with transformative executive leadership worldwide.

We are partnering with our clients a shipping operators based in New Delhi, India for a chartering manager, We look forward to chartering personnel in India that is keen to apply and can also deposit the resume for future opening

Location: New Dehli

Reports To: Head of Chartering / Director of Commercial

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Chartering Manager – Dry Bulk to lead and expand our client dry bulk chartering activities in India. In this role, you will be responsible for fixing dry bulk cargoes and vessels, optimizing freight portfolio margins, developing strategic relationships with shipowners, cargo charterers, and brokers, and executing voyage/time-charter contracts.

The ideal candidate possesses deep commercial acumen in the dry bulk sector , a robust professional network within the Indian and global maritime markets, and a proven track record of P&L optimization and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the chartering operations for dry bulk commodities (e.g., coal, iron ore, grains, fertilizers, bauxite, steel, and minerals).
• Fix vessels on Voyage Charter, Time Charter (TCT/Period), and Contracts of Affreightment (COA) to match physical trading exposures or third‑party freight demand.
• Negotiate competitive freight rates, demurrage/despatch terms, laytime, and charterparty (CP) clauses (e.g., NYPE, Gencon) while ensuring full legal and commercial protection.
• Conduct detailed voyage estimations, pre-fixture calculations, and scenario analysis to maximize voyage margins and minimize market risk.
• Monitor and analyze global and regional dry bulk freight markets, Baltic Exchange indices (BDI, BSI, BPI, BCI), commodity trade flows, port congestion, and bunker fuel trends.
• Provide actionable market intelligence and freight rate forecasts to internal trading desks and senior executive management.
• Develop trading and chartering strategies tailored to the Indian subcontinent market, leveraging regional supply‑demands imbalances.

3. Post-Fixture & Operational Oversight

• Collaborate closely with Post-Fixture, Operations, Laytime/Demurrage, and Legal teams to ensure smooth execution of voyages and timely settlement of claims.
• Address and resolve operational disputes, off‑hire claims, charterparty deviations, or force‑maje… pragmatically.
• Ensure strict adherence to sanctions, maritime regulations, environmental guidelines (CII/EEXI, IMO rules), and safety protocols.

Requirements:

• Degree/Diploma preferably in Maritime;
• 3‑7 years' relevant experience in dry-bulk chartering, operations in international shipping;
• Research market and timing for most competitive rates;
• Able to calculate & price shipping deals;
• Positioning of tonnage;
• Manage relations with cargo clients and develop new clients for the Group;
• Able to negotiate / fix charter parties advantageous;
• Maintains close liaison and good relations with traders, customers, brokers, ship owners;
• Possess positive working attitude and willingness to learn;