You’ll play a key role in making sure our ships sail full, efficient, and on schedule balancing customer demands, operational constraints, and commercial priorities.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities:
Managing vessel space – ensuring ships are well-utilised across different trade routes
Planning cargo allocation – tactical decision making based on booking development.
Monitoring bookings – tracking how quickly space is filling up and adjusting plans when needed
Making real-time decisions – prioritising cargo when space is limited or disruptions occur
Working with global teams – coordinating with planners, commercial teams, and customer service across regions
Handling operational challenges – e.g. delays, transshipment connections, or special cargo requirements
Improving performance – supporting KPIs such as vessel utilisation, booking response time, and on-time loading
What will help you succeed:
Strong analytical thinking and keen to work with numbers and patterns.
Good communication skills as you’ll be working with different teams globally.
Ability to prioritise and make decisions under pressure.
A proactive mindset to spot issues before they escalate.
Willingness to learn and take ownership.
Highly advantageous if you:
are familiar with Excel or data tools
have had internships or exposure to shipping/logistics/trade management
We welcome candidates with a background or interest in maritime, logistics, supply chain or trade management
You don’t need full-time experience, but it helps if you:
Have studied maritime, logistics, transportation, or a related field
Are comfortable working with data and making decisions
Enjoy solving problems in a fast-paced, real-world environment
Skills Required
- Strong analytical thinking and comfort working with numbers and patterns
- Good communication skills for collaborating with global teams
- Ability to prioritize and make decisions under pressure
- Proactive mindset and willingness to learn and take ownership
- Background or interest in maritime, logistics, supply chain, or trade management
- Study in maritime, logistics, transportation, or a related field
- Comfort working with data and making decisions
- Familiarity with Excel or data tools
- Internship or exposure to shipping, logistics, or trade management
What We Do
With a fleet of 280 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.1 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,700 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.1 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. Around 2,900 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.








