About Union Vega Offshore

Union Vega Offshore (UVO) is a growing offshore vessel owner and operator focused on providing high-quality marine and offshore solutions to the international energy sector.

UVO operates and develops a fleet across Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels (AHTS) and accommodation vessels / flotels.

The business is actively developing its fleet and commercial platform, creating an opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to take a leading role.

The Role

UVO is seeking an experienced Head of Commercial to lead the commercial strategy and chartering activities of the offshore business.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years' commercial experience within the offshore vessel industry, with strong direct experience in PSV, AHTS and/or accommodation vessels / flotels.

The role will have responsibility for maximising vessel utilisation and commercial returns, originating new business, managing key client relationships and leading negotiations from initial opportunity through to contract award.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who combines strong relationships within the offshore industry with the commercial and analytical ability to assess opportunities, negotiate contracts and drive profitable growth.

Requirements

Commercial & Chartering

About Union Maritime

Union Maritime Limited is a London-based shipowner and operator. Its core business is the product tanker market, focused on MR2 and larger vessels, alongside a presence in the dry bulk sector. The company is also investing in its future fleet, with newbuild hulls at Wuhu Shipyard in China. Decisions on when to buy, sell and build are central to the business, and the S&P / Strategy team sits at the heart of that work.

Role Purpose

The Junior Analyst will support the S&P / Strategy team in tracking the secondhand, newbuilding and demolition markets, analysing potential acquisitions and identifying areas for investment across tanker and dry bulk. Working closely with Guy Blunden, the Senior Associates and the Analyst, you will turn market data and broker intelligence into clear analysis, practical tools and well-reasoned recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

Market Monitoring & Intelligence

· Monitor vessel sales, asset values, newbuilding orders and contracting, and demolition activity on a daily and weekly basis across the tanker and dry bulk markets.

· Review broker reports and market intelligence, track comparable sales, and flag notable transactions, price movements and emerging trends to the team.

Asset Screening & Acquisition Analysis

Company Background

Established in 2006, Union Maritime Ltd has experienced rapid growth to become an international shipping group with offices in 3 continents and is at the forefront of the maritime industry, offering our customers cutting-edge transportation and logistics solutions. We constantly push the boundaries of what is possible, leveraging the latest technologies and industry’s best practices to deliver unparalleled efficiency and reliability. Whether it's our innovative approach to cargo handling or our use of data analytics to optimize routes and logistics, we are dedicated to staying ahead of the curve. We have a diversified vessel portfolio in the tanker / dry bulk / gas carrier / offshore sectors with a strong presence in clean products and light chemical market, a revenue in excess of $500m and a fleet of circa 200 vessels under management. At Union Maritime Ltd, we don't just meet the needs of our customers; we anticipate them. Join us on the cutting edge of maritime innovation and experience the Union Maritime difference.

The Position

Associate, Asset Management – China

Role overview
Support Union Maritime’s asset management and business development activities in China, with a focus on building and maintaining relationships across the Chinese maritime ecosystem.

Key responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities:

Union Maritime is a leading global shipowner and shipping solutions provider, powering global trade by transporting essential cargo safely, sustainably, and efficiently. We operate with an unwavering commitment to excellence, leveraging extensive maritime expertise and innovative technologies to deliver reliable and agile services, enabling our partners to unlock new growth opportunities. We strive to build long-term partnerships and foster a culture of sustainability that creates value for our customers, crew, and the global communities we serve.

We prioritise safety and environmental responsibility in all operations, continuously embracing digital innovation to optimise performance and reduce our ecological footprint.

Role title: Post Fixtures Analyst

Role summary

A role within the Post Fixtures Team at UML to support the Team leader and be responsible for their own claims and outstanding recoveries

Requirements

As a Charterer representing the shipowner, you will be responsible for optimizing the deployment of our tankers by managing chartering activities. You will engage with potential clients and brokers to secure profitable charter agreements while ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Requirements

Chartering Operations:

• Identify and pursue chartering opportunities for chemical tankers, negotiating terms that maximize fleet utilization and profitability.
• Collaborate with brokers and clients to finalize charter agreements and ensure timely execution.

Market Analysis:

• Analyze market trends, freight rates, and competitor activities to inform strategic chartering decisions.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including shippers and brokers.

Fleet Management:

• Coordinate with the operations team to ensure that vessels are optimally deployed based on market demands and operational efficiency.
• Monitor vessel performance and address any issues that may arise during the chartering process.

Risk Management:

Role Purpose

The Manager, Transaction Analytics is responsible for delivering financial, commercial, and market intelligence analysis to support strategic transactions across organisation.

The role plays a critical part in evaluating vessel acquisitions and disposals, newbuilding investments, chartering opportunities, joint ventures, financing structures, M&A activities, and other strategic initiatives.

Working closely with senior leadership, commercial teams, finance, and external stakeholders, the Manager will provide data-driven insights that support investment decisions and maximise shareholder value while managing commercial and operational risks.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Analysis & Evaluation

· Lead financial and commercial analysis for vessel acquisitions, disposals, and fleet optimisation initiatives.

· Develop detailed financial models to assess investment opportunities and strategic transactions.

· Ability to embed AI into analytics workflows to accelerate insight generation, improve productivity, and support data-driven decision-making.

· Assess transaction risks, sensitivities, and return scenarios across varying market conditions.

· Support due diligence processes for acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments.

Shipping Market Intelligence

We are looking for an Analyst / Associate to own the data and commercial narrative behind the Group's West Africa (WAF) business. This is a commercial role for someone with an analytical mindset: you will build and maintain the evidence base — freight returns, cargo flows, and regional demand indicators — that lets the business make confident, defensible decisions about our WAF asset exposure, and you will be expected to use that evidence to influence colleagues, including pushing back constructively on the Chartering desk.

You will be the person in the room who can show, with data, that WAF-trading vessels continue to earn returns that hold up against the broader market, and that adding further WAF-exposed tonnage remains accretive to the Group even where it may tighten competitive dynamics in the trade.

Requirements

•      Regional data collection: build and maintain a live picture of the West Africa market — port and berth activity, cargo volumes, waiting times, discharge rates, and freight levels — using a mix of desk research, subscription data services, and on-the-ground contacts (agents, brokers, terminal operators).

About Union Vega Offshore

Union Vega Offshore (UVO) is an offshore vessel owner and operator focused on providing high-quality marine and offshore solutions globally. UVO is actively expanding its fleet and operations across the accommodation, offshore support and energy sectors, with a focus on delivering safe, efficient and commercially successful operations.

We are seeking an experienced Offshore Operations Manager to join our London office and play a key role in the management, performance and growth of our offshore fleet.

The Role

The Offshore Operations Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operational and commercial management of offshore assets, ensuring vessels operate safely, efficiently and profitably. The successful candidate will work closely with technical managers, chartering teams, finance departments, offshore clients and vessel crews to maximise vessel utilisation and financial performance.

This role is office-based in London and requires attendance in the office five days per week.

Requirements

Operational Management

As Union Maritime’s (UML) fleet continues to grow, within an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, with evolving client demands, there is a necessity to focus on strengthening our specialist Commercial Operations team in the London HQ.

The team’s dynamic work supports our tanker and dry bulk fleet. UML also has a substantial newbuild programme underway, which consists of chemical and product tankers, in addition to dry bulk vessels.

Commercial Operations have team members situated in London, Lagos and Singapore. UML also has offices in Athens, Mumbai and Tokyo, making this an opportunity to join a truly global team.   

Core Role Function

To oversee the commercial operations for our owned fleet of tankers, both across spot and period charter structures.

Requirements

·         Coordinate timely provision of voyage orders, agency appointments

·         Manage and ensure compliance with charter party terms

·         Review tank cleaning plans (in coordination with our Marine Operations team), along with following up with the vessel to oversee progress and verification of cleaning standards

·         Coordinate bunker planning in the most cost and time efficient manner

·         Review stowplans to ensure we are optimising our cargo intakes where applicable, whilst assisting the Chartering Department for time critical pre-fixture tasks

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