Amr Mahlab
Vessel Operations Team Leader
Cairo
Summary
Progressive nine-year tenure in vessel operations, culminating in a leadership role overseeing both vessel operations and networking, Demonstrated expertise in optimizing sailing schedule, vessel movements, and stowage configurations, ensuring safety and compliance with international maritime regulations, and enhancing operational efficiency across owned and chartered vessels.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Vessel Operations Team Leader
Transmar
03.2021 - Current
- Collaborate with Commercial and Sales teams to Study deploying chartered vessel cost in new or existing ports to start new services.
- Secure wide network of Main lines & Feeder Operators to execute shipment in other ports outside the main owned & chartered vessels services.
- Negotiate and acquire best slot rates in market to reduce operating cost
- Maintain database systems to track and analyze operational data.
- Arrange monthly closure actuals report demonstrating actual performance and cost.
- Collaborate with other department leaders to establish shared goals and ensure alignment across teams.
- Establish open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
- Supervise team members to confirm compliance with set procedures and quality requirements.
- Monitored team performance and provide constructive feedback to increase productivity and maintain quality standards.
Vessel Operations Senior Executive
Transmar
03.2018 - 03.2021
- Record & report vessel and voyage and statistics and performance.
- Arrange vessel arrival and departure plan with ports agents to secure berth on arrival and avoid vessels delay.
- Arrange chartered vessels hire statements & coordinate the hire payments with the finance team.
- Analyzes stowage instructions prepared by vessel command VS vessel capacity and perform required calculations/ stowage configuration to determine appropriate container loading to ensure maximum vessel utilization.
- Coordinate and execute empty repositioning with other departments when strategically needed.
- Analyze operations process and re-structure it to benefit the company's interest.
- Arrange & announce vessels sailing schedules.
- Coordinate Vessel allocation with Sales team.
- Coordinate required vessel's speed with vessel command to meet planned sailing schedule and to maintain/ reduce bunker consumption & cost.
- Collect & record price list of all available feeder rates to analyze feeder cost & study new markets penetration.
- Collaborate with ports agents to make sure vessels arrival and sailing confirmations are reported timely to Alcon.
Vessel Operations Executive
Transmar
06.2015 - 03.2018
- Coordinate load/ discharge plans with vessel's command and next port terminals.
- Ensure instant, constant, and constructive communication with vessel command, terminals, and other stakeholders on relevant operations and stowage matters.
- Abide by all international law and maritime regulations, internal guidelines and safety of vessel, crew, cargo on board.
- Record & report vessel and voyage and statistics and performance.
- Follows up and record vessel's actual speed, bunker consumption of each voyage, and report any variance.
- Arrange vessel arrival and departure plan with ports agents to secure berth on arrival and avoid vessels delay.
- Track vessel movements and keep Alcon updated with current position & activity.
- Arrange chartered vessels hire statements & coordinate the hire payments with the finance team.
- Follow up & report bunker prices trend.
- Procure & arrange vessel's bunker supplies through bunker traders & physical suppliers.
- Secure space for the Transshipment cargo on Main lines & Feeder Operators vessels.
- Arrange and coordinate Load List/ Shipping Instructions submission to Main lines & Feeder Operators on time with ports agents.
- Co-ordinate Transshipment cargo load and discharge formalities with ports agents.
- Collect, arrange, and input information into database system.
- Demonstrate respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
SAP Key User
DB Schenker
07.2014 - 05.2015
- Performed daily general duties and administrative tasks.
- Monitoring Inbound & Outbound orders (this includes shipments creation on SAP, following up and co-ordinate smooth operations with the blue collars).
- Monitor Stock report discrepancies if any.
- Insure smooth communication with customers to plan the shipment’s (Timings and Quantity).
- Box Picking Orders.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Trade Logistics & Maritime Transportation
Arab Academy of Science, Technology & Maritime
Cairo 04.2001 -
General Secondary Certificate -
Lycee El Horreya De Maadi.
Cairo 04.2001 -
Skills
Accomplishments
Courses and Work Shops
- Intermediate Business Excel.
- Influence & Persuade – Conflict Handling.
- Business Writing.
- Mind Mapping.
- Presentation Skills
- Numbers for the Business Plan – Online Course.
- Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making - Online Course.
- Basic Life Support & First Aid
Team Player Award in 2020
Timeline
Vessel Operations Team Leader
Transmar
03.2021 - Current
Vessel Operations Senior Executive
Transmar
03.2018 - 03.2021
Vessel Operations Executive
Transmar
06.2015 - 03.2018
SAP Key User
DB Schenker
07.2014 - 05.2015
Bachelor Degree - Trade Logistics & Maritime Transportation
Arab Academy of Science, Technology & Maritime
04.2001 -
General Secondary Certificate -
Lycee El Horreya De Maadi.
04.2001 -
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