Shipping Operations Executive
Also known as: Marine Operations Executive · Port Operations Executive
Coordinates vessel movements, port calls, cargo and documents from a shipping company's shore office.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A shipping operations executive works in a shore office, making sure ships move, load and unload as planned. Shipping lines, ship-management firms, port agencies and chartering companies hire them. The day involves coordinating with ships, ports, agents and customers, and keeping voyage documents and costs in order.
- Plan and track vessel port calls
- Coordinate with agents, ports and charterers
- Handle voyage documents and cargo papers
- Track voyage costs and delays
How you get in
Seafarers often move ashore into operations after some years at sea, where their ship experience is valued. Graduates without sea time usually join as trainees at a port agency or shipping line and learn on the job.
Salary in India
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Skills you’ll use
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- Voyage and port-call coordination
- Shipping documentation
- Communication with ports, agents and crews
- Basic voyage cost tracking
- Working across time zones
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
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Competition
How many graduates enter each year?
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Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
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Where the jobs are
Which cities?
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Women in the field
Is it diverse?
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At a glance
- Common next roles: operations manager, chartering, marine superintendent (with sea experience).
- Ships run round the clock, so after-hours calls are common.
- Shore roles offer a settled life compared with sea contracts.
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