- You’ll play a key role in making sure our ships sail full, efficient, and on schedule balancing customer demands, operational constraints, and commercial priorities.
- Managing vessel space – ensuring ships are well-utilised across different trade routes
- Planning cargo allocation – tactical decision making based on booking development.
- Monitoring bookings – tracking how quickly space is filling up and adjusting plans when needed
- Making real-time decisions – prioritising cargo when space is limited or disruptions occur
- Working with global teams – coordinating with planners, commercial teams, and customer service across regions
- Handling operational challenges – e.g. delays, transshipment connections, or special cargo requirements
- Improving performance – supporting KPIs such as vessel utilisation, booking response time, and on-time loading
What will help you succeed
- Strong analytical thinking and keen to work with numbers and patterns.
- Good communication skills as you’ll be working with different teams globally.
- Ability to prioritise and make decisions under pressure.
- A proactive mindset to spot issues before they escalate.
- Willingness to learn and take ownership.
Highly advantageous if you
- are familiar with Excel or data tools
- have had internships or exposure to shipping/logistics/trade management
- We welcome candidates with a background or interest in maritime, logistics, supply chain or trade management
- You don’t need full-time experience, but it helps if you:
- Have studied maritime, logistics, transportation, or a related field
- Are comfortable working with data and making decisions
- Enjoy solving problems in a fast-paced, real-world environment
Job description provided by Hapag-Lloyd.
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