Skills
62 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
9 skills
Essential skills / competences
42 skills
Optional knowledge
2 skills
Optional skills / competences
9 skills
Overview
Ship planner work is about matching vessels, cargo, berth time and crew plans so each voyage can run safely, efficiently and with usable cargo capacity.
In job descriptions, look for stowage plans, container loading, cargo routing, berth coordination, vessel maintenance planning, radio communication, customer contact and transport safety standards.
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Ship planners work where vessel schedules meet port operations. The job brings together cargo bookings, available ships, container capacity, berth windows, crew needs and maintenance plans before a vessel is loaded or routed.
Skills and specializations
Strong practice combines stowage planning, cargo documentation, radio contact, customer updates, shipment routing and transport safety checks. More specialised roles may focus on container terminals, inland vessels, bulk cargo, fleet planning or operations control.
Salary context
Pay context depends on the size of the vessel flow, planning authority, shift coverage, customer contact, safety responsibility and whether the role only prepares plans or also resolves loading and berth problems during operations.
Career paths
People may enter from transport administration, port operations, shipping coordination, freight forwarding or maritime logistics. Development can lead toward vessel operations, cargo planning management, terminal coordination or fleet scheduling.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name the cargo type, planning system, port interface and decision authority. A useful advert makes clear if the work is desk planning, live operational control, customer coordination or a mix of all three.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for ship planner work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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Alternative labels
maritime ship planner
cargo planning manager
cargo planning officer
senior ship planner
inland vessel cargo planner
cargo planning and operations manager
maritime ship cargo planner
vessel cargo planner
inland ship planner
vessel planner
inland vessel planner
manager of cargo planning and operations
inland water cargo planner
inland water ship planner
ship cargo planner
Occupation group
Transport clerks (4323)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/260b01cc-7dd6-4584-8863-cae5426819c6 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 4323.16 |
| ISCO group | 4323 |
| Concept type | Occupation |