Samantha Lah

Trading Assistant at Cargill

Singapore

About

As an enthusiastic and driven individual passionate about the Maritime industry, I take absolute charge of the things I have set out to achieve. With a curious spirit to learn humbly, I actively listen and do my best to innovate and improve.

Experience

  • Cargill (5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Trading Assistant
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Commercial Management Trainee
      Sep 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Ship operations Intern at Pacific Commerce (Holdings) Pte Ltd
    Dec 2019 - Feb 2020 · 3 mos

    • Took charge of laytime and demurrage claims from owners, saving more than USD$50k • Compared and analysed the laytime and demurrage conditions for different GTC • Handled bill of ladings for VLCC vessels • Updated daily vessel arrival

  • Tankers Intern (Chartering and Operations) at d’Amico Shipping Group
    May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos

    Operations: • Took charge of 1 spot voyage and 2 time-chartered voyages • Communicated with port agents and brokers to facilitate smooth voyage • Responsible for updating daily vessels' position list • Spearheaded analysis of China's Petrochemical Refineries and how it affects CPP trade and market Spot Chartering: • Took charge of updating daily cargo list and monitor freight rates for potential trade routes fixture • Responsible and assisted with going through subjects recap before vessel is cleanly fixed • Responsible and assisted with chartering voyage check list after each fixture • Followed through entire fixture process

  • Intra-Asia Trade Pricing Intern at APL
    Jan 2019 - Apr 2019 · 4 mos

    • Coordinated with freight forwarders and took charge of monitoring and pushing volumes for the new Oceania service line launched • Analysed monthly trade routes volumes and organised data on a dashboard to facilitate weekly meetings • Assisted with monthly forecast reports on Oceania service lines • Proposed and did a VBA program to automate daily task of sending Bill of Lading reports • Took charge of updating internal rates/ GRI/ Surcharge filing on excel • Assisted with trade route pricing matters

  • Intern at Marine Nexus
    May 2016 - Jul 2016 · 3 mos

    • Communicate with potential clients to sell business model and book introductory meetings • Organise and consolidate the company's data on spreadsheet • Communicate and guide customers for easier user interface and product satisfaction • Took detailed weekly meeting minutes and re-arranged files on shared folder for easier assess • Initiated and executed a video guide to assimilate clients' to use product easily