Prashant Shekhar

Shipping professional with 8 years of experience in shipping, logistics, operations and inventory management.

Nyk Shipmanagement (NYKSM)

Full-timeSep 2015 to Present (8 years 3 months)

15 Days or less Notice Period

. Carried out 90+ multinational port operations, including loading and discharging of cargo, ensuring efficient operation and zero downtime. • Planned trans-oceanic passages between international seaports for ship considering various vessel traffic areas and other factors to create an efficient passage plan, saving the ship almost 1.5 MT of fuel per day. • Conducted Inventory management of equipments and their spares worth more than $1 million. • Conducted capacity planning for cargo worth more than $30 million in each voyage. • Implemented the migration from traditional paper charts to Electronic Chart Display and Information System onboard a ship, saving more than $1000 quarterly in procurement and maintenance of paper charts. • Designated team leader for leading the contingency team during emergencies onboard ship, such as fire, pollution, collision etc. Successfully led a team in firefighting while extinguishing fire onboard NYK Fuji. Received accolade from Japanese Coast guard as well as the president of NYK Line. • Successfully managed third party technicians during dry dock in 2022, finishing all the planned jobs 3 days prior the planned completion date, saving more than $5k in labour costs. • Mentored and imparted on-the-job training to trainee officers and new joiners in navigation related duties and responsibilities. • Managed complex network of stakeholders from various corners of the globe and successfully executed over 50 international voyages.

B.ScNautical Science

Training Ship Chanakya, Mumbai

2012-2015