Alexander Pikul

Freight Trader / Chartering Manager || Dry Bulk Fleet

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

I am ambitious, results-driven specialist with a background as a navigator and extensive experience in operations management and post-fixture activities. I combine practical seagoing expertise with a solid understanding of ship operations and claim handling. This blend of experience ensures that my decisions are both commercially viable and operationally efficient in my current role. I have worked with shipowners, charterers, and brokers worldwide, building relationships based on trust and transparency. My focus is on precise planning, clear communication, and delivering reliable results. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time: - WhatsApp/Botim/WeChat: + 7 996 959 85 44 / + 90 543 344 78 64 - Telegram: @al_divino

Experience

  • Arion Commodities ()
    •  Freight Trader / Chartering Manager
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      Main responsibilities: •Negotiate C\P terms with Charterers\Shipowners for both Voyage and Time Charters. •Monitor Freight Markets, analyse trends, and deliver market insights to support Trading Team. •Build and maintain long-term relationships with key stakeholders across the shipping industry. •Coordinate with operations Team to ensure efficient and trouble-free voyage execution. •Project Manager - leading the end-to-end implementation and Deployment of the Veson IMOS Platform.

    • Operations Manager
      Jul 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Main responsibilities: Manage daily vessel operations under Voyage/Time Charters •⁠ ⁠Ensure timely delivery and re‑delivery of vessels. Coordinate ETA/ETD with agents, terminals and surveyors. Liaise with brokers, owners, cargo interests and P&I regarding any delays to support smooth operations. •⁠ ⁠Plan optimal bunkering — calculate consumption, select ports worldwide and fuel types. Arrange suppliers and quality testing. •⁠ ⁠Monitor voyage routing and meteorological conditions and implement adjustments to optimise transit and mitigate risks. •⁠ ⁠Coordinate with in‑house departments (Traders, Execution, Finance). •⁠ ⁠Control voyage costs — prepare voyage estimates, monitor expenses, reconcile invoices and optimise fuel use (speed mode). •⁠ ⁠Prepare and submit documentation for counterparties and conduct KYC and registration processes. •⁠ ⁠Review and verify stowage plans and loading and discharging documents for compliance with the C/P and sale and purchase cargo contracts. •⁠ ⁠Respond promptly to incidents and disputes during voyages and coordinate corrective actions. •⁠ ⁠Maintain accurate records of charter financials, including expected payments, settlements and outstanding balances. •⁠ ⁠Analyse voyage and operations performance and prepare post‑voyage reports for management.

  • Claim Negotiator at Oil Trading Company
    May 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Main responsibilities: Scrutinizing incoming shipping claims / submitting outgoing claims under Voyage Charter / Time Charter / own fleet, such as demurrage/despatch, speed up, detention, waiting orders, deviation, heating, port/canal dues, ice advisor/delay and others. - Re-billing counterparties in accordance with purchase/sale contracts. - Reporting to the Head of Claims/Counsels as necessary to initiate legal proceedings. - Reviewing contracts to ensure compliance and mitigate legal risks.

  • Chartering Specialist at Sodrugestvo
    Sep 2020 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Main responsibilities: - Monitoring vessel`s movement (speed, delays due to unfavorable weather conditions, passing canals and straits) and cargo operations (communication with agents, stevedores, port authorities for arranging timely operations). - Arranging smooth and timely pre/post-fixing activities including close interaction with in-house maritime lawyers and execution/quality/sale/planning departments. - Preparation of Letters of Indemnity for: discharging without OB/Ls, changing of ports, discharging in light precipitation and other cases from which it used to hold a party harmless in C/P chain. - Making timely laytime calculations with sellers/buyers under purchase/sale contracts and with Owners under voyage Charter-Party. Timely settlement of demurrage/despatch disputes, running balance tables. - Nomination of agents at both loading/discharging ports (checking PDA/port`s restriction, tides) and communicating with all parties concerned for smooth voyage performing. - Checking/execution payments of freight/PDA/demurrage invoices and credit notes. - Reviewing and negotiation, with the terminal and planning departments one side and ship administration/shipowner other side cargo stowage plans and optimizing cargo liftings, loading and unloading sequences. - Chartering of the tonnage in accordance with the requirements of trading department (Shortsea vessels at Azov/Black Sea). - Running own calculations and analysis of the market tendencies/expectations by weekly/monthly reports.

  • Navigation Trainee Officer at Clipper Group
    Nov 2019 - Aug 2020 · 10 mos

    MV CLIPPER LIS // BULK CARRIER // DWT 28 321 Main responsibilities: Keeping bridge watch, correction of maps and publications, communication with agents/VTS/pilot stations on arrival/departure, making passage plans on ECDIS, assistance to Chief officer with cargo operations, preparation of vessel`s documents on arrival/sailing, daily/month checking of firefighting equipment, assistance to Master with preparation documents for passing PSC.

  • Navigation Trainee at Zodiac Maritime Limited
    May 2019 - Jul 2019 · 3 mos

    MT WHITE NOVA // VLCC // DWT 298 522 Main responsibilities: Keeping bridge watch, correction of maps and publications, communication with agents/VTS/pilot stations on arrival/departure, making passage plans on ECDIS, assistance to Chief officer with cargo operations, preparation of vessel`s documents on arrival/sailing. Preparation of daily report for office.