Cape Charterer

1 week ago


Singapore Trafigura Full time

Main Purpose:

- Chartering & Trading: Execute, manage, and optimise the chartering of cape-sized vessels for internal and third-party freight portfolios, ensuring strategic alignment with the business goals.
- Market Analysis: Analyse market trends, freight rates, and market sentiment to identify trading opportunities and inform decision-making on freight positions.
- Position Management: Develop, track, and manage freight positions and exposure, ensuring that positions are optimised.
- Collaboration with Internal Teams: Work closely with the internal commodity trading desk to provide support, insights, and recommendations on freight movements, market conditions, and price fluctuations.
- Risk Management: Ensure that all freight trades adhere to risk management protocols, including assessing counterparty risks and managing the associated financial instruments (e.g., swaps, options, etc.).
- Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with ship owners, brokers, and other market participants to source and negotiate optimal deals.
- Reporting: Provide regular updates on freight trading activity, including performance reporting, exposure, and market outlooks to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
- Compliance: Adhere to all internal and external compliance standards and regulatory frameworks concerning shipping and freight trading activities.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
- Experience: Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant shipping and freight trading experience, preferably in Cape-size chartering/trading.- Expertise: In-depth knowledge of position management and various freight financial instruments, including swaps, futures, and options.- Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of global shipping markets, including freight rate trends, and the factors that influence shipping and commodity markets.- Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyse and interpret market data and trends to make informed trading decisions.- Communication: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.- Education: A degree in Business, Economics, Maritime Studies, or a related field is preferred but not required.- Skills: Strong organizational skills, with attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:
Reporting directly to the Head of Dry Freight Trading.


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