Hot Jobs – Top 10 maritime vacancies – November 2023

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For over 25 years, Spinnaker has been assisting shipowners, shipmanagers, oil majors, and P&I clubs in fulfilling their recruitment requirements. Every day, we receive a constant influx of new job openings, all conveniently listed on our website. To simplify your job search, we have handpicked a collection of the ten most sought-after positions available right now. Get in touch if you’re interested but do it quickly as they won’t be around for long!

A full list of current vacancies can be found on our website:

Senior Bulk Parcel Manager – China

We are currently working with a leading dry bulk vessel owner/operator who are looking to hire a Senior Bulk Parcel Manager in Shanghai.

Senior Bulk Parcel Manager – Shanghai – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

Commercial Operator – Singapore

We are currently working with a well-reputed, global client who have an increasingly active approach to sustainability at the heart of their business model. Due to company expansion, they are looking to take on a Tanker Vessel Operator to join their team in Singapore.

Commercial Operator (Tankers/Chemicals) – Singapore – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

General Manager, Crewing – India

Our client is looking for a General Manager of Crewing to join their team based in India.
The General Manager of Crewing is responsible for selecting and managing competent seafarers, controlling crewing costs, and ensuring compliance with regulations and company policies.

General Manager (Crewing) – Mumbai – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

Superyacht Day Engineer – Hong Kong

Our client is looking for a Day Engineer to take care of a 35m superyacht based out of Hong Kong.

Returning home daily, there may be some overnight stays or special trips which are planned in advance. This position is open to international candidates who would like to relocate to Hong Kong.

Superyacht Day Engineer – Hong Kong – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

Head of Commercial Operations – Indonesia

In this role you will assist the Company in achieving business growth and performance goals through building and maintaining client relationships, conducting performance reviews to ensure client satisfaction and exploring future revenue growth opportunities.  

Head of Commercial & Operations – Indonesia – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

LPG Technical Superintendent – Singapore

We are looking for an experienced and capable LPG Technical Superintendent to join a forward-thinking shipowner based in Singapore.

You will be responsible for providing technical, management, and consultancy expertise to ensure their Dual Fuel LPG vessels comply with all regulatory requirements, maintain seaworthiness, and support their reputation as an industry leader.

LPG Technical Superintendent – Singapore – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

Sales Director – Hong Kong

We’re looking for an experienced sales leader to guide, coach, mentor and drive this sales team of a young maritime services company to success.

While leading the sales team, you will also be responsible for contributing to the company’s growth with your own sales successes.

Sales Director – Hong Kong – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

Senior Chartering Manager – Hong Kong

Our client is looking for someone with 5-10 years’ experience in Chartering and who also has exposure to physical freight trading and FFA trading. This role would be dealing with Supramax and Panamax vessels so previous exposure to these vessels would be necessary.

Senior Chartering Manager – Hong Kong – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

Sales Manager – China

An international company selling technical products to the maritime industry are seeking a Sales Manager in China.

The Sales Manager will be responsible for expanding the company’s customer base in China by developing new and existing relationships.

Sales Manager – China – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

P&I Underwriter – Singapore

An international marine insurer is looking to bolster their Singapore P&I team by adding an Underwriter to their Singapore office.

In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining existing relationships as well as developing and maintaining new clients to the business, including identifying and attracting this new business yourself.

P&I Underwriter – Singapore – Spinnaker (spinnaker-global.com)

For more information on any of the jobs above, please call the office on +44 (0)1702 480142 or email [email protected]

View these jobs, and more on our website https://spinnaker-global.com/jobs/job-search

Spinnaker’s biggest ever survey of shore-based shipping salaries released

Over 100 companies participated in Spinnaker’s Maritime HR Association 2023 salary survey which benchmarks salaries and bonuses for shipping jobs including Technical Superintendents, Operators and Charterers across the globe.

This is the 17th annual report from maritime HR experts Spinnaker and this year boasts a record number of participants from global shipowners, shipmanagers and oil majors.

2023 has seen companies face an employee-driven market with the talent shortage being felt globally across all industries, not just shipping. Add to this the cost-of-living crisis and high inflation rates, have made a tough year for HR teams who want to make sure they fairly compensate their employees and can attract and retain staff with competitive remuneration packages. The importance of accurate and reliable salary data has never been so highly valued.

Indeed Lucy McQuillan, who heads up Spinnaker’s HR Consulting division which produces the annual salary survey tells us “An observation from this year’s reports is that the largest salaries seem to be being paid to new hires. Organisations are struggling to recruit, and remuneration packages have certainly increased from what we were seeing in 2022 when it comes to new hires.”

Using Spinnaker’s salary reports means that clients have access to the most up-to-date salary and bonus information in the shipping industry which they can then use as part of their annual pay reviews.

This year’s report contains data from 50,000 shore-based shipping employees from shipping hubs including the UK, USA, UAE, Denmark, India and Singapore. This represents a 25% increase on the data received last year. As the reports continue to grow, new locations are able to be reported – in 2023 this included Bulgaria, Indonesia, Monaco, South Korea and Switzerland for the first time.

As the shipping industry continues to prioritise ESG, the survey has introduced a new family that aims to report job roles in sustainability. The family was well received by clients and we saw the highest volumes reported in India and Singapore.

Employers need to remember that it’s not always about being the biggest payer in the market. Lucy McQuillan of the Maritime HR Association maintains that. “Employees will look for other jobs if they think that they are being underpaid, BUT if they are treated well, remunerated fairly and given the opportunity to progress their career they are more likely to stay with that company even if they are not the highest payer in the market. Spinnaker’s salary data provides shipping companies with the data needed to ensure that they can position themselves in the right place in the market.”

To find out more about the benchmarking that Spinnaker provide, please contact Helen McCaughran or Monique Turner in the business development team or visit our website www.spinnaker-global.com.

Helen McCaughran
[email protected]
+44 (0)1702 481643

Monique Turner
[email protected]
+44 (0)1702 481637