NEWSLETTER MAY 2021 100 First Stamford Place, 6th Floor • Stamford, Connecticut • 06902
UP COMING EVENTS STATE OF THE CMA – APRIL 2021 SAVE THE DATE Every April the CMA holds its Annual General Meeting. The AGM is required by the by-laws and at such time the President of the CMA summarizes the state of the CMA as well as announces the new slate of board members. This MARK YOUR CALENDARS! is a time to talk about the recent success of the show, the topics of the day, and how those topics relate to our mem-
MAY 2021 bers. While we are not having an in-person AGM, I am Monday Afternoon, May 17, 2021 incredibly happy to say that the state of the CMA is one of resilience and we find the organization in good health. CMA Spring Golf Outing The CMA, its members, the board and tradeshow partici- Sterling Farms, Stamford, CT pants and vendors all have exhibited the resilience to get 1349 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905 to this point, paving the way for the future.
12 Noon-8 PM Despite not having our full slate of events this year, I am Like our rescheduled Fall Outing, with a smaller group cautiously optimistic about having in-person events during than in regular times and following city and state COVID-19 the balance of this year and into next. First off, we will get rules on social distancing and mask wearing. back to some normal semblance of order by having our golf outing during the regular timing in May. We can hope for SOLD OUT FOR GOLF good weather! Also, in May we are starting a series of
JULY 2021 CONTENTS Thursday, July 15, 2021 CMA Annual Summer Picnic/Lobster Bake President’s Notes —page 1
5:30 pm-9:00 pm From the Editor —page 3
Stamford Yacht Club Vice Admiral Linda Fagan Nominated —page 4 97 Ocean Drive West, Stamford, CT Seafarers Celebrate the 76th Anniversary —page 4
WE ARE HOPING FOR THE BEST ON THIS AND WILL KEEP CMA Board Elections 2021 —page 4 YOU INFORMED AS DETAILS ON WHAT WE CAN DO Membership Notes —page 4 BECOME CLEAR – IN THE INTERIM, SAVE THE DATE! CMA Education Foundation —page 5
Competitive Sailing & Ocean Sustainability —page 7
Email Lorraine at [email protected] Sea Cargo Charter, A Commercial Look At The Way Ahead —page 8 for more details/reservations for any event. Employment Hub —page 9
1 webinars that will feature a global slate of speakers. We • CMA INFORMATION • are holding the first of these in partnership with the Global Maritime Forum and Marine Money. Moving to the second half of the year, and I don’t want to jinx us, but I do expect to have our annual picnic and a possible return to in-per- OFFICERS son luncheons during the second half of the year. PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Chris Aversano Sandi Ennor Of course, our cornerstone event is our tradeshow. I want Q88 LLC Transparensea Fuels, LLC to thank our partners at Informa for the great job that they did in helping us have a successful virtual event this past SECRETARY TREASURER year and their continued support of our October event and Antonia Lycouris Ann Feltch beyond. This year the tradeshow will be hybrid in nature Fairfield Chemical Carriers Dorian LPG and is being held October 13-15. Yet again the CMA tradeshow is working with Connecticut’s own, Carleen GOVERNORS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS Lyden Walker and her team at SHIPPINGInsight to have our 2nd annual North American Shipping Week. Looking MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATION into 2022, we hope that the tradeshow will move back to Joe Gaudiano Paul Mazzarulli the annual springtime slot. Penfield Marine The Baltic Exchange I want to thank all the members who continued to pay their SOCIAL PLANNING & ADMIN dues which is the sustained lifeblood of the CMA. Without Joyce Wang Patrick Bähr these dues, running of the CMA becomes difficult. Of Eagle Shipping UPT United Product Tankers course, if your membership lapsed you can rejoin at any time and as always we encourage new members. A big EDUCATION E-MEDIA improvement this year was that we have made joining and Lorraine Parsons Cameron Amigo renewing membership a much easier task. Further, I ven- Marine Money SPI Marine ture to say we have the best value for any dues in the mar- itime industry. CMA AMBASSADOR (ASIA) Finally, I would like to thank outgoing board members Larry Liu Secretary Marina Critides, and Jess Hurwitz, Charles R. Weber Company Communications Chair. Both did a great job over the past four years. I would like to thank Patrick Bähr who will stay THE CMA HOME PAGE ADDRESS IS on for another term as Planning and Administration Chair, www.cmashipping.org and Paul Mazzarulli for taking over the Communications Chair from Jess and transitioning out of his role as LETTERS TO THE EDITOR & NEWSLETTER Membership Chair. We welcome for the position of Donald B. Frost Secretary, Antonia Lycouris of Fairfield Chemical Carriers P: (203) 406-0109 Ext 3718 and for the Membership Chair, Joe Gaudiano of Penfield Email: [email protected] Marine. Our entire board has done a fantastic job this past EMPLOYMENT HUB AND EVENTS: year. There were a ton of tough decisions to make, but Lorraine Parsons, IMS whatever they were, the board always acted in the best P: (203) 406-0109 Ext 3717 interest of the CMA and its members. It is something I am Email: [email protected] immensely proud to be a part of.
MEMBERSHIP LIAISON I wish you all fair winds and following seas, Kim Edwards P: (203) 548-7444 Chris Aversano, President CMA F: (866) 548-7720 Email: [email protected]
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While most of our members are involved with tramp ship- of empty containers in Asia for decades. It appears that ping – tankers and dry cargo bulkers—our businesses go demand will continue to strengthen, leading to more dis- beyond the movement of raw materials, agricultural prod- ruptions. ucts and energy. The demand for goods drives manufactur- ing and economic activity which, in turn, drives the demand Where are the bottle necks? for container ships. Therefore, we look there for clues to 1) Getting the boxes off the ships our future. 2) Getting the boxes onto chassis and rail cars 3) Getting the trucks and trains off the piers and out of the We have been reading of a “shipping crisis” caused by a terminals shortage of containerships and containers and congestion 4) Getting the trucks and trains out of the port at container ports, and the impact on the worldwide move- 5) Easing or eliminating the choke points in our surface ment of goods. transportation infrastructure 6) Getting the boxes back to users The grounding of the EVER GIVEN (20,000 TEU) in the Suez Canal demonstrates shipping’s vulnerability globally. Fixes: Newspapers questioned whether the ships are too big for a. Build more ships? their ditches. Yet there are quite a few 24,000 TEU ships on b. Build more containers? order and demand for ships across all sizes remains Or robust. On May 1 we read that CMA CGM had ordered 22 c. Fix North America’s infrastructure! containerships in China to be delivered 2023-2024. The package will be able to carry 223,000 TEU. Six will carry Elsewhere in shipping: 15,000 TEU, six will carry 13,000 TEU and ten are Bloomberg issued its shipping report April 19th suggesting designed to carry 5,500 TEU. that the dry bulk sector rates will continue to improve. Others have forecasted that the Bulk Index could grow by There is more to this story than more ships with greater 165% over the next two years. Last week Drewry predicted capacities. The U.S. trade deficit reached a record high in that there will be at least two more years of elevated freight March helped by roaring domestic demand. Manufacturers rates and tight supply. What do you think? lack the capacity to satisfy the surge in demand because of resource restraints and bottlenecks in the supply chain. I was reading over some old files. Seven years ago I Most of the delays to the movement of containers today assured our members that Shipping 2014 would not be a can be traced to North America’s aging infrastructure. Our musical. Strangely the members were disappointed. Keep comparatively slow handling of containers has been a sup- smiling! ply chain pain and a leading cause for a frequent shortage
3 VICE ADMIRAL CMA BOARD ELECTIONS LINDA FAGAN NOMINATED 2021
TO BE THE COAST GUARD’S NEXT In this continuation of extraordinary events, the CMA has VICE COMMANDANT had to adapt, as we all have. We were scheduled to have held our Annual General Meeting, in-person, at Giovanni’s II On April 20th President Biden nominated Vice Admiral in Darien. Unfortunately, social distancing requirements pre- Linda Fagan to be the Coast Guard’s 32nd Vice vented us from doing this, and so we turned to the Internet Commandant succeeding Vice Admiral Charles Ray. If to facilitate the process once again! confirmed she will also be promoted to a fourth Star. As our By-Laws require, each year we shall hold an Annual Many of us have met and worked with then Captain Linda Meeting during the month of April, for the purpose of electing Fagan when she was the Captain of the Port of New York. Officers and Governors of the organization, and to present She is a great listener and communicator. She is remem- the membership with the State of the CMA, which you will bered as being as inclusive and pragmatic. This is good find repeated on the cover page as this month’s opening news to Admiral Fagan, the Coast Guard and the nation. President’s Notes.
Presently Vice Admiral Fagan is Commanding Officer As you all know, normally the elections take place in person Coast Guard Pacific Area. She will be the Coast Guard’s at the Annual Meeting, by a voice vote. This was not possi- will hold the Gold Ancient Trident, the officer with the ble, and so our E-Media Chair, Cameron Amigo, was able to longest service record in the Marine Safety field. build a webpage through which our membership was able to cast their votes, between the hours of 0700 and 1400 NY on April 29, 2021. We received a submitted ballot from 131 SEAFARERS CELEBRATE THE individual CMA Members and the results were as follows and elected were: 76TH ANNIVERSARY Secretary: Antonia Lycouris / Fairfield Chemical Carriers Membership Chair: Joe Gaudiano / Penfield Marine OF THE END OF WWII IN EUROPE Planning & Administration Chair: Patrick Bähr / UPT
United Product Tankers (Americas) LLC The event will be held at the US and Norwegian Merchant
Marine Monuments at Battery Park in New York harbor We congratulate all of those elected and look forward to their starting at 10:30 AM on May, 8 2021. The annual wreathe service on the CMA Board, as well as our sincere thanks to laying at both will be accompanied by the presentation of the departing Board Members Marina Critides and Jess the Convoy Cup certificate to at least one new member of Hurwitz, that Chris also mentions in his opening address. this group at the event. Currently over 3,500 international Merchant Marine sailors from WWII have received this recognition for taking part in the Arctic convoys during MEMBERSHIP NOTES WWII, and new names are added now that their trade and service has been recognized by the Congressional Gold Medal of 2020. This year there will be at least 8 wreaths We are pleased to introduce some new members. from official and private organizations based in both the Ms. Diana Grimes, Graduate Student, SUNY Maritime, United States and Norway. Bronx, New York Mr. Robert Meehan, Eastport Maritime USA, Manhasset, New York The event will be followed by a laying of a wreath at the Korean War memorial, just a few steps away, in memory of Mr. J Timothy Nelson, Principal, The Rustdorp Group LLC, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania two Norwegian members of the medical unit that lost their lives in this UN led operation and a Merchant Mariner from Mr. Talan Pradeep, Director – Operations, BhuEnergy LLC, Houston, Texas Norway that is buried at the UN cemetery in Busan. Mr. JR Zambrotta, Investment Manager, Northern Shipping
Funds, Stamford, Connecticut We thank Mr. David Wold for keeping us informed. We hope to get to meet you in person soon. Joe Gaudiano, Chairman, Membership Committee 4 !
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Please indulge me and allow me to introduce Annie Longo (Mystic, Connecticut) and her three teammates, all up-and-coming young women in offshore TRADER finishing the 2019 Transpac, Honolulu, HI sailing. Please consider following along on Annie’s journey at the Having successfully completed the Newport to Bermuda weekly blog she’s been writing. Click here. Race, Annie and her team will be joining Team TRADER based in Hawaii for the 51st edition of the Transpacific If you would like to donate to Flow State Sailing to help Yacht Race, a 2,225 nautical mile offshore sailing race Annie and her team make this race a reality, please donate from San Pedro, California to Honolulu, Hawaii in July of here. Many on the team are still in college, all are young 2021. and would greatly benefit from any financial assistance to make their dream and continuing efforts come true. Click Team TRADER is a veteran-based sailing organization here (the money will help the four pay for safety gear, trav- with the team also part of the Magenta Project, an interna- el costs, and race fees) tional sailing organization aimed at advancing women in performance sailing. Annie has taken on the role of If you would like to donate to Team TRADER in the 2021 Sustainability Manager creating the sustainability section Transpac, you can donate to the team’s GoFundMe page of the team’s standard operating procedure, focusing on here: provisioning for the race as well as sustainability practices during the race. If your business would be interested in sponsoring TRAD- ER in the Transpac campaign, please contact Annie at Sustainability and environmental awareness have always [email protected]. Corporate sponsorship pack- been core components of Annie and her team’s race cam- ages are available and can be adjusted according to your paign. After arriving in Bermuda (before they even found interest. out they’d won Class 5 and the Stephen’s Brothers Youth Trophy), the team participated in a beach cleanup with a non-profit organization, Keep Bermuda Beautiful. With help and support, the next generation will have expe- riences to inspire others to consider their own environmen- tal impact and explore ways to incite change in the relevant industries. Annie and her teammates, who make up Flow State Sailing, have been working hard on marketing, social media, and fundraising for the team since January of this year, believing in their mission of environmental awareness and education. They continue to raise funds in order to be able to afford race costs, personal safety gear, to offset boat maintenance fees, and more. A night on Dreamcatcher, the Swan 48 raced to Bermuda in 2018. Image by: Sarah Wilkinson 7 SEA CARGO CHARTER A COMMERCIAL LOOK AT THE WAY AHEAD On May 5 the CMA was pleased to present in collaboration with the Global Maritime Forum and Marine Money an inform- ative webinar on the Sea Cargo Charter. We received almost 300 registrations for the event and this will be the first of a series of webinars that we will present – the next one being on June 8 with NAMEPA – more details on that as we get closer. For those that missed the webinar, feel free to watch and listen to the replay through this weblink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlvCKKSDKQI Visit https://www.seacargocharter.org/resources/ for full information on all aspects of the Sea Cargo Charter. Thank you to Chris Aversano and Joyce Wang on the CMA Board, Louise Dobler at the Global Maritime Forum and Jim Lawrence, Jon Chia and Lorraine Parsons at Marine Money, and all the speakers for helping to make this first webinar a great success! UP COMING EVENTS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS! MAY 2021 JULY 2021 Monday Afternoon, May 17, 2021 Thursday, July 15, 2021 CMA Spring Golf Outing CMA Annual Summer Picnic/Lobster Bake Sterling Farms, Stamford, CT 5:30 pm-9:00 pm 1349 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905 Stamford Yacht Club 12 Noon-8 PM 97 Ocean Drive West, Stamford, CT Like our rescheduled Fall Outing, with a smaller group WE ARE HOPING FOR THE BEST ON THIS AND WILL KEEP than in regular times and following city and state COVID-19 YOU INFORMED AS DETAILS ON WHAT WE CAN DO rules on social distancing and mask wearing. BECOME CLEAR – IN THE INTERIM, SAVE THE DATE! SOLD OUT FOR GOLF 8 • Prepares, coordinates and schedules vessel voyage repairs. • Attends vessel for regularly scheduled ship visits to inspect status of EMPLOYMENT HUB machinery spaces, propulsion systems, cargo handling equipment, accommodations, and deck. Records effectiveness of management sys- The CMA Employment Hub is designed to match qualified tem through completion of Ship Visit Report. candidates with good positions. Over the years, this serv- • Develops implementation plans, secures equipment and materials, and ice has proven to be extremely valuable to both job seek- directs installation of safety and operational upgrade projects. ers and potential employers. Ads seeking to fill positions • Rides vessels for purposes of structural and equipment inspections, will run for two months at a rate of $300. adherence to company policies and procedures, monitoring of worklists Candidates seeking employment must be a and upgrade projects, and evaluation of personnel. CMA member at a rate of $100 per year or • Assists in preparation of Technical and HSEQ budgets noting proposals $40 per year for students. for equipment or system improvements based upon planned mainte- nance and machinery history reviews. To become part of the Employment Hub please call • Provides technical consultation and on-scene vessel management to (203) 406-0109 ext. 3717 or direct voyage repairs during periods of hull and machinery damage or email: [email protected] The latest Employment Hub is always accessible on the system failure. Coordinates requisitioning, delivery and installation of all CMA website at: https://cmashipping.org/ equipment and materials. • Liaises with equipment manufacturers, repair specialists and service technicians, as necessary, to timely respond to vessel requirements. AVAILABLE POSITIONS • Evaluates shipboard engineering personnel; makes recommendations for promotion and replacement. Position B – US Shipping Corporation actively seeking to fill the fol- • Attends vessel during shipyard repair periods. Maintains repair and lowing role: inspection records. Develops worklists for subordinates. Prepares Position Title: Technical Superintendent progress reports, inspection plans and non-conformance lists. Manages Reporting Function: Fleet Technical and HSEQ the shipyard project costs and provides updates to cost projection as Reports To: Director, Technical Management requested. Direct Reports: None • Prepares vessel repair specifications. Location: Fairfield CT • Monitors Flag State and Classification Society survey schedules for all General Position Summary/Purpose vessels and confirms survey completion in timely manner. Directly responsible for the safe, efficient, economical and reliable operation • Develop and propose vessel improvements for cost, operating reliability of assigned vessels with particular focus on assuring continued perform- and safety. ance of all onboard equipment and systems the condition of which may • NS5 Maintenance and Purchasing Module Champion with respect to affect availability. Standard Job maintenance and development. Requires close liaison with the vessels’ senior officers, office staff members, Applicable to Environmental Quality & Safety Management System ABS and USCG personnel, monitoring parts and material acquisitions and (ISO/ISM) managing scheduled as well as unscheduled maintenance and repair activ- • As a EQMS company, the operating criteria of the company are based ities. upon our Mission Statement, Quality Policy, Safety Policy, and Job Description – Primary Duties and Responsibilities Environmental Policy. All aspects of Marine Operations are addressed in In Support of Marine Operations the Policy and Procedure Manuals available electronically on a shared • Responsible for the technical operation and management of assigned drive. The Ship Superintendent is obligated to review these manuals fleet vessels. become familiar with their contents and comply with all requirements. • Reviews vessel performance reports to monitor operating condition and • The EQMS covers all aspects of our operation and is supported by each efficiency. employee through membership on the Shore Based Safety Committee. • Reviews all vessel engineering logs to verify machinery operation is con- Each member of this committee is responsible for attending meetings, sistent with policies and procedures and to insure compliance with equip- providing input regarding the effectiveness of the system and making rec- ment guidelines. ommendations for improvements. • Monitors vessel maintenance in NS-5 to track equipment history and Member: Shore Based Safety Committee over-due jobs ensuring company maintenance intervals are followed. • Ensure principles of the EQMS are followed • Reviews vessel planned maintenance programs, Standard Jobs and • Responsible for all aspects of the Environmental Quality Management machinery histories. Makes recommendations for improvements in main- System as defined in the EQMS Responsibility Matrix to review, establish tenance cycles; develops equipment life-cycle plans. new or revise procedures as necessary based upon operational changes, • Reviews equipment status with Master and Chief Engineer; prepares audit review, non-conformance, or to maximize vessel operational and worklists for vessel and Work Orders as necessary for Contractor assis- engineering efficiencies. Submit applicable revisions to the Director, tance; monitors progress. HSEQ and Technical Management for final review and approval. 9 • Conducts Internal Audits to verify EQMS efficiency and effectiveness. • Communicates with vessel masters at sea and in port to provide instruc- • Monitors and reviews fleet input into NS5 to verify complete, address out- tions for their cargo employment, including stowage plans and any limita- standing issues and to provide feedback as is necessary to support ves- tions with full description of cargoes sel operations. • Coordinates with domestic and overseas LDC logistics offices and agents • Management of Change (MOC) coordinator, responsible for compiling at load and discharge ports to arrange cargo logistics and advise any spe- and presenting all submitted and outstanding MOCs at monthly Shore cial instruction regarding cargo Based Safety Meetings for review, assignment of responsibility and to • Coordinates weather routing to optimize vessel performance and mini- track progress, milestone and deadline dates. mize emissions Selection Criteria • Performs data entry for IMOS trading/operations/accounting program • Candidates for this position should hold the following qualifications and be • Assists with the settlement of laytime and any other arbitrary matters with able to demonstrate the following abilities to be considered as a suitable Ocean Freight personnel applicant. Please note that except where specified as “preferred,” all • Authorize advances for disbursements to agents and vendors through DA points listed below are considered minimum requirements. Desk Qualifications • Serves as a liaison with the Freight Execution Department to ensure • Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Engineering or equivalent proper payments, billing of charter hire and receipt of freight are received Apprentice/Training program. • Serves as a liaison with the Insurance and legal teams to assist in resolv- • Sailing experience on both steam and motor propelled vessels with a ing discrepancies that arise Preferred Chief Engineer’s license endorsed by an internationally recog- Company Conformance Statements nized Flag State. In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are • Job related training as required expected to conform to the following: Abilities • Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision. • Strong attention-to-detail • Interact professionally with co-workers, Company business associates • Strong time management and organizational skills and the general public. • Strong project management skills • Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the • Good communication skills, both written and verbal Company. • Budgetary management skills and capabilities • Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and • Able and willing to complete considerable travel associated with the Company policy. responsibilities of this position Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses Candidates for this position should submit CV’s to: The following is the basic qualification: Bachelor’s degree John A. Vlahakis , Director Technical Management The following is the preferred qualification: Bachelor’s degree from a mar- US Shipping Corp. itime academy 1559 Post Road, Suite #3 Unlimited second or third mates USCG license Fairfield, CT 06824 Experience Mobile (917) 435-8045, Email: [email protected] The following is the basic qualification: Five plus years of experience with www.usshipcorp.com (P05-21) dry bulk chartering and shipping operations, including a thorough under- standing of time charter parties –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands) The following are the basic qualifications: Knowledge of transportation and Position C – Vessel Operator documentation procedures, including import/export and chartering party Division: LDC documentation Department: Freight Knowledge of economic principles, accounting practices and financial mar- Location: Wilton, CT kets Exempt Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, costs and other tech- Title of Immediate Supervisor niques for maximizing the effective distribution of goods International Execution Supervisor – Wilton Proficiency with MS Excel, IMOS, Sedna, and DA Desk Overall Purpose and Objective of Position The following are the preferred qualifications: Knowledge of the grain indus- This position assists in the day-to-day functioning of time charter operations try for the Ocean Freight Department of an international commodity trading Strong verbal communication skills firm. Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize workload Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions Equipment Used • Uses knowledge of dry bulk carrier tonnage capabilities to coordinate and Typical office equipment: PC, telephone plan voyage, cargo and bunker operations 10 Working Conditions Financial & Management Reporting Fast-paced trading floor environment. Extensions of regular working hours • Direct and supervise the timely preparation of Consolidated Financial are occasionally necessary to complete time-sensitive projects, attend train- Statements in accordance with US GAAP, UK GAAP, and IFRS for pres- ing or to respond to emergencies. entation to investors and lenders Employee Supervision • Ensure the company is compliant with its domestic and foreign tax obli- No supervisory responsibilities gations Decision Making/Accountability • Timely filing of Bordereaux reporting to Lloyd’s of London. Assists in the day-to-day logistics of dry bulk chartering to ensure efficient • Prepare and present the monthly management reports to the Board of shipping and operations. Evaluates and monitors performance with time Directors including: charter parties; discusses problems with the Operations Manager. Communicates with vessel masters and agents to ensure accurate shipping Interim Financial Statements Forecasts Management Discussion instructions are received. Issues/approves D/A advances to agent and and Analysis canal authorities. Resolves outstanding payment issues with the Grain Administrative & HR Functions Accounting Department and/or with third parties. • Design and administer the corporate insurance plans (risk management) Please send resumes in confidence to Wanetta Wilcher at email: resulting in annual savings of 40% [email protected] (P05-21) • Restructured and administered the company’s ESOP plan to be compli- ant with Management’s Goals –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– • Restructured the corporate benefit plans (medical, dental, life and 41(k)) to reflect the changing needs of the organization. • Working with HR team updating the company’s employment manual and AVAILABLE TALENT policies ensuring that they are current and compliant with State and Federal guidelines. Candidate 1: Accomplished, Performance Focused Financial Contact EDUCATION: Knut Danielsen Pace University - Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study – Accounting, Cell: (203) 912-3505 Taxation, SEC Reporting Miami, FL 33015 University of Miami - MBA – Finance Email: [email protected] The Johns Hopkins University - BA Natural Sciences www.linkedin.com/in/knut-danielsen-mba LANGUAGES: OBJECTIVES: English – Fluent • Accomplished, performance focused Financial Professional Norwegian – Fluent (S21-01) o Experienced • Controller –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– • Chief Financial Officer Candidate 3: Looking for administrative and analyst roles in the • Board Member maritime, transportation, and risk management sector • Targeted Type of Company Graduated from SUNY Maritime College with a Master of Science in o Ship Brokerage International Transportation Management in January 2017. o Ship Management Recent Project analyst at SCC Administrative Services, the New York and o Ship Owning US headquarters for commercial operations at Siem Car Carriers, an envi- • Role – Objectives ronmentally -friendly car carrier. Focused on business development projects o Develop, provide, and improve the financial, administrative, and legal and administrative tasks for the marketing team and company president. structure to bring a growing shipping organization to the next level. Coordinated with multiple team-members in different offices and locations o Have worked with internationally. • Private lenders Completed several different projects for the company including weekly • Private Equity Groups industry news bulletins, helping to distribute company press releases, • Outside Investors updating news on the company website, making modifications to the com- SUMMARY OF SKILL-SETS: pany website. Reached out to different data and intelligence providers for Provider of Business Unit Support help with market research projects. Working in collaboration with cross disciplinary teams, developed and Also lead and coordinated team member projects for different company implemented business plans to improve the value of the company in order objectives. to: Secure Financing Attract Investors Improve Cash Flow Test Models to Improve Financial Performance 11 Based in NYC and Old Saybrook, CT. Remote work preferred. Open to dif- I am a personable, detail-oriented, diligent professional who has consistent- ferent roles and positions. ly demonstrated advanced analytical, problem-solving, organizational and Mobile: 646 -378- 8446 leadership abilities in every aspect of my career. Email: [email protected] (S20-10) I have been fortunate in my career to run a very successful private practice, and to have served as a partner in several premier law firms. However, –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– while I have enjoyed being an outside advisor to many different companies, Candidate 4: Chartering, broking, vessel operations, bunkering, I am at a point in my career where I would like to be an inside member of a freight forwarding and logistics management. business-leadership team dedicated to building one organization. I have I am a graduate student at SUNY Maritime College, New York and I am also climbed my mountains in law, and want to focus on the business oper- ations/ management side of my experience. earning my masters in International Transportation Management. I'll be If you feel that you could use a proven executive who can be your key aide, graduating in Fall 20. handle a myriad of administrative and operations /management chores, and I am currently looking for full time jobs related to chartering, broking, vessel who can free you up to focus on achieving your business goals, then let’s operations, bunkering, freight forwarding and logistics management. talk, because I can do that for you, and more. In particular, I have: [email protected] (S07-20) • 2 years’ experience in dry bulk chartering, broking (Handy, Supra, Panamax in Atlantic/Pacific Basins), vessel operations, bunker procure- –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ment and international business development. Candidate 14: Transformation, Innovation, Technology & Blockchain • An engineering background which gives me the ability to quickly grasp for Shipping new details. Experienced NYC metro area shipping industry executive is seeking a new • Amazing networking and negotiation skills. management role directing technology, transformation, innovation, automa- • A certification from Association of Shipbrokers and Agents for Charter tion, etc. in the maritime industry. I have worked with over 100+ ship owners Parties. globally over the last 15 years and am well known and very visible in the Aman Bhalodi industry. Let me help your company become more competitive, develop Email – [email protected] strategy, save money, gain traction, raise new capital, identify new revenue Phone – (201)-993-2823 (S20-10) streams, and be better prepared for the massive changes affecting shipping today and coming in the near future. Let’s start discussing and executing –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– your plans for artificial intelligence (AI), digital token strategies, cryptoas- sets, blockchain, automation, IoT, cybersecurity, analytics, machine learn- Candidate 2: Chief of Staff; worldwide ing, platforms/ecosystems, and other emerging trends. Ready to discover Are you a CEO in need of a trusted advisor—someone who can complete new ways to model your business, increase efficiencies, and connect with your administrative tasks and manage senior personnel and projects? others in the global supply chain? Let's discuss your future plans today and Building internal and external relationships that produce new business, see how I can help get you on the road to the future before it is too late… improving operations, strategizing, and helping organizations achieve their E-Mail: [email protected] (S19-07) goals, have been hallmarks of my career in the maritime industry. I am a MBA, an attorney and a successful entrepreneur. As such, I bring a –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– number of skills – finance, operations management, marketing, client rela- tions, IT and legal – and have applied this background both domestically and internationally. 12