Addendum to CV – Vino Kumar Selvabalakrishnan

Cargo Loading and DischargeResponsible for ensuring efficient operations in the marine terminals, port productivity, inland depot operations, intermodal operations and setting company standards and criteria without compromising safety and security.Making sure efficiency is met within the stipulated annual budget and recommends methods for cost reduction.Presently in charge of the Latin America and the Caribbean region, previously west coast USA and while in the headquarters for Europe and Asia.I build good relationship with the vessel masters and crew in order to obtain their best cooperation for the company’s benefit.

Network and schedulingWhile domiciled at HQ Marseille, I was constructing service proformas that met the voyage budget, efficient operations in combination with decent service buffers for the Far East Europe services.Other contributing factors taken in the proforma are speed(consumption), customer’s cargo readiness, berth windows, canal transits and transshipment connections.In the present role, I am recommending effective proforma that meets the regional needs and directly negotiation berth windows with the terminal operators, namely ICTSI, SSA, DP World , APMT and public terminals. My service profomas are designed to targets a vessel utilization factor of 105% and good coastal planning to keep the vessel on schedule.

 VSA and Partner ManagementWhile domiciled at HQ Marseille, I was managing 7 far East Europe services , out of which 33 vessels are managed by CMA CGM and 7 partners vessels (APL and China Shipping)Deal with partners on daily basis with regards to port cut offs, omissions, space swapping and allocations. 

Day to Day Operations·      Direct and oversee the day-to-day operation of UASC’s maritime activities·      Stowage planning and vessel optimization·      Schedule maintenance·      Voyage performance·      Port and terminal performance·      Energy consumption and optimization·      Partner capacity management·      Exception management·      Special and hazardous cargo acceptance·      External feeder performance·      Operational cost

All above are done as a daily routine in the fleet operations up to present position.All the points above boils down to our voyage cost savings and efficiency.

Container TerminalsPort and terminal operations are one of my key areas of expertise, in dealing with the vendors, spot negotiations, obtaining storage & transshipment waivers, assist our Global procurement in the stevedoring negotiations and contracts.

I maintain and build a good relationship with our vendors and suppliers in a professional approach and manner.

External feeder servicesIn the present role, for logistical reasons, I am dealing mainly with Xpress feeders and CFS as our 3rd party feeder operators due to their fleet size. I have utilized SIMATECH shipping on a spot basis.I negotiate the best rate basis on economy of scale. 

Strategic Recommendations Upon every port and terminal visit, I usually write a minimum of 20 page report with recommendations and suggestions for service optimization, reducing operating cost and improving productivityUpon discussion with the higher management and my team, we execute our recommendations in a transparent manner.

Operating cost As part of my KPI, an annual budget is drafted basis on the volumes and fleet size. Up to today, most of the goals in the KPI are met unless of a port strike or in particular bad weather causing vessel delays and port closure.Making sure proper stowage planning taking into account of evenly distributed crane split factor and minimized restows must be assessed for optimized voyage performance. 

Chartering and sale of tonnageI deal with the chartering department on proper vessel selection basis on the trade need, consumption, utilization factor and vessel safety condition. I also attend and speak in conferences relating to maritime technology, maritime safety, and port operations.

In a nutshell, my core value to the organization will be my contribution in reducing the Fleet operating budget, vessel voyage cost, efficiency, safe port operations (even midstream vessel operations) building bridges with our suppliers and vendors alike and importantly furnish a good and fair management to my direct reports so as to build a productive work force.