An Adros Baltija client, a well-established Latvian company in logistics and ship management, is looking to add a qualified professional to their team to manage and oversee the commercial operation of vessels.
Position: Vessel Operator
Main role responsibilities
- Managing voyages from receiving the fixture recap through to the completion of carriage and final settlement.
- Ensuring compliance with charter party terms, conditions, and voyage instructions.
- Daily coordination with masters, charterers, brokers, agents, terminals, and suppliers.
- Voyage planning: sea passages, port operations, bunkering, and ensuring timely vessel readiness.
- Monitoring vessel positions, fuel consumption, port stays, and performance deviations.
- Preparing and updating voyage calculations, as well as analyzing financial voyage results.
- Reviewing and verifying port disbursement accounts (DAs) and other voyage expenses.
- Controlling shipping documentation, issuing invoices, and tracking freight payments.
- Calculating laytime, demurrage, and dispatch, as well as preparing claim documentation.
- Coordinating with technical, finance, and other internal departments.
- Handling claims arising during port calls (cargo, casualty/accident claims, etc.).
Required skills and experience
- Maritime education preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar position or related fields (e.g., sea freight forwarder, port agent, officer of the watch / navigator, stevedore, etc.).
- Good understanding of shipping documentation, vessel construction, cargo handling operations, and commercial shipping principles.
- Fluent English (written and spoken) for effective international communication.
- Excellent planning skills with strong attention to detail, the ability to respond quickly to changes and make well-reasoned decisions, and strong communication skills.
- Eagerness to learn and a genuine interest in international transport and the shipping industry.
We offer
- An interesting, dynamic, and responsible position in one of the industry’s leading companies.
- The opportunity to join a professional management team where the results of your work are directly impactful and visible.
- A convenient office location in the center of Riga.
- Working hours 9:00 to 18:00 with the possibility of partial remote work after the probation period.
- A salary of €2,000–€2,500 net (depending on experience) plus an annual bonus.
- Health insurance, company-paid parking, and phone coverage.
How to apply
If you are interested in this job offer, please send your CV marked “Vessel Operator” to natalija@adros.lv.
More information is available at +371 29 812 602.
