Port Agent

Position: Port Agent )
Port Agent - Permanent - Grangemouth - Competitive Salary Plus Allowance

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well known shipping agency at their Regional Operations Centre (ROC) based in Grangemouth, Scotland. The ROC provides a centralised support function to the wider UK & Northern Europe port agency operation.

As a member of the ROC Team, the role holder will be the first point of contact for enquiries and job appointments related to its scope of work, providing a responsive and customer focused service on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week basis. Out of office hours (evening, weekends, public holidays and alike) will be covered by team members on a rotation basis

Responsibilities include:

Coordinating crew changes and husbandry arrangements for contracted ship owners and ship managers across UK ports.
Remote coordination of port agency jobs at select locations across the UK. This includes full commercial cargo calls, husbandry jobs, cruise calls, bunker calls, customs work and documentation
Managing the release of motor vehicles imported to the UK via shipping lines who are customers.
Handling customer enquiries (requests for port information and costs) and acting as controlling agent for 'spot calls' for ports in Germany and Ireland.
Coordinate all vendors and suppliers well in advance of vessel arrival to ensure a smooth flow of all services with the aim to minimise vessel idle time in port.
Receive advance schedules and ETAs and work with port authorities, terminal and port services providers pro-actively to look after Principals best interests for berthing and working prospects
Prepare PDAs, request pre-funding as required
Manage the pre-arrival documentation process between vessel, port/terminal and government authorities
Book port services for vessel berthing and sailing (arranging Pilots, Towage, Lines etc)
Boarding of vessels on arrival and/or departure, and as otherwise required

Experience

Required:

Good working knowledge of Port Operations, Shipping and/or Port Agency
Ability to work calmly and with a positive attitude under pressure
Competent user of the Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Excel and Word

Experience of working in a customer facing role in the shipping / maritime industry
Experience working in a corporate / office environment, preferably with experience being rostered on-call with a duty phone
Full UK Driving License
Physical ability to board ships

You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered. After completion of a training period the role will be hybrid 3 days in the office & 2 from home.

To apply , please contact Tom Settle on (phone number removed) or send your CV to

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