Manager Service

ANDRÉ BÖTTGER

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Pittsburgh PA 15241 USA

USA Tel: 412-***-**** acr52k@r.postjobfree.com

Germany (017*-***-**** acr52k@r.postjobfree.com

A conscientious self-starter, able to strategize, prioritize and stay calm under pressure. Skilled in cultivating productive relationships with new clients and colleagues; particularly adept at communicating with clarity to individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. Fluent in English and German.

AB SEA CHARTERING, GmbH/LLC Hamburg, Germany /Pittsburgh, PA

April 1, 2008 - Present

Managing Director

Established AB Sea Chartering as a new brokering company in the German shipping market as exclusive brokering/booking agent to UK-based Alani Shipping and FG Hawkes Ltd.

Under my directive, they expanded their plywood and time chartering operations between China and UK by introducing cost effective chartering of new building container vessel for transportation instead of conventional bulk carriers used by the majority of the market.

Panel Broker for MTC, Bremen and U-Ships Maritime Montreal.

Competitive broker with owners, operators and charterers worldwide utilizing Multipurpose, Handysize and up to Panamax vessels.

Expanded business to USA by establishing AB Sea Chartering, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA in January 2012. Emphasis on local metal market importers/traders specializing in brokering parcel of ferroalloys/coke in shipment sizes of 1000 to 30,000 MT.

Opened second Pittsburgh location in Fox Chapel, PA in cooperation with S.H. Bell Company to expand logistic chain for steel, raw materials, coal and ferro alloy clients

AB SEA CHARTERING Client List

Calvert Shipping/Canada,

Alexander & Blake/Canada,

Hansa Levant Line/Germany,

International Plywood Importers/UK

PSI/USA, Excalibar Minerals/USA, Promet/USA, Premier Forest/UK.

MFC/Austria, Schuyler Lines/USA, Phoenix Slag/USA,

SPORLEDER SCHIFFAHRTS GmbH, Hamburg

April 1, 2005 – March 31, 2008

Chartering Broker

Introducing and expanding fertilizer business within a dry cargo chartering firm.

Working as Semi Exclusive Broker for clients and as Competetive Broker with Owners

/Charterers worldwide. Aquiring new Clients expanding more into bigger Bulk Carriers.

Fertilizer clients: BASF, SABIC, QAFCO, PIC., Harvester Shipmanagement,

Container/MPP clients: Horn Linie, Nordstrand, U-Ships, MTC-Levant Linie, Aquila Shipping,

Other clients: TKB, Thor Shipping, Alani Shipping, Caytrans, Occidental Service Corp,

TOEPFER TRANSPORT Ltd, Hamburg

February 1999 - March 2005

Chartering Manager

Established Fertilizer Chartering Department under Toepfer Transport.

As an independent broker, acquiring new accounts in fertilizer industry from desired client list while maintaining reliable and active service to contractual customers. Research, travel and business contacts have been advantageous in establishing direct basis accounts, with an emphasis in Cuban trade. Head of Chartering Department with 2 brokers and a trainee.

Objections chartering vessel for our clients on a worldwide basis, acquiring new clients,

training, developing strategies, and motivating of our broker team.

Fertilizer clients: BASF, AGROSHIP, SABIC, QAFCO, PIC/Petroleum Industry Corp.,

Agrofertrans., Harvester Shipmanagement, CMF

Container clients: Horn Linie, Hamburg; Europe Caribbean Line, Rotterdam,

Coral Container Line, Havana; Naviera del Carib (Carimar), Havana

HELM DÜNGEMITTEL GmbH, Hamburg

October 1995 - December 1998

Chartering Manager

Chartered fertilizer tonnage from 300 up to 70,000 tdwat, working closely with Helm trading

Department in Singapore, Tampa and Hamburg for cargoes sold worldwide including Documents. The chartering of suitable tonnage:

- Dry cargo in Bulker Carriers and liquids UAN in Tankers

- Research of new trading areas

- Logging freight inquiries with preferred brokers/ direct owners/ operators

- Chartering of vessel’s (Barges, Coasters, Deepsea) and Railway cars

- Follow-up with ship agents / stevedores / shippers/ receivers/ surveyors

- Summarizing costs into Helm cost/profit calculation program

- Post-fixture analysis of vessel/owner's performance

- Analyzing/evaluating/negotiating marine terms for sales and purchase contracts

TRAMP SHIPPING BEFRACHTUNGES. mbH Hamburg

October 1993 September 1995

Competitive Shipbroker

Worldwide competitive broker with tweendecker and handy-size vessels mostly between

American contacts and Greek tonnage. Resourced new clients (i.e. D.S.R., N.A.P.S.A.) and

developed direct clients (i.e. C.B.C., Caracas; Uniline, Lima; Rheinbraun Thyssen Energy,

Duesseldorf; Scottish Shipowners & Managers, Sydney).

LOGISTIC, TRADE & TRANSPORT KAYSER CO. Hamburg

July 1992 - September 1993

Shipbroker

Traded on behalf of exclusive and semi-exclusive clients (i.e. EKO Steel AG, Thyssen

Carbometal, Ruhrkohle, etc.). Handled tonnage from small coasters up to Panamax.

Additional competitive brokering in sugar trade between New York accounts and European

Tonnage. Chartering of suitable / competetive tonnage for fertilizers and organisation of transport

of the fertilizers from Plant Piesteritz to Stralsund together with Messrs UBT, Rostock.

ANTARES CHARTERING & SHIPPING INC. New York

October 1990 - June 1992

Competitive Shipbroker

Concentration in drycargo and timecharter trading, mainly but not limited to, locally controlled

Accounts (i.e. ALCOA, Aimcor, Merada, etc.). Special focus on the sugar market

(i.e. Amerop, Sugar Chartering, Pillsbury, Cargill NY, CZ Rionda).

LOGISTIC, TRADE & TRANSPORT KAYSER CO. Hamburg

July 1990 -September 1990

Shipbroker/ Ship's Agent

Worked closely with exclusive principals in European coaster trade. Attended vessels as ship's

Agent/Water Clerk at Hamburg Port which we fixed for our principal's.

APPRENTICESHIP: Shipbroker: J. Thode GmbH, Hamburg

February 1988 - June 1990

EDUCATION: Staatliche Berufschule, Hamburg

Diploma "Schiffahrtskaufmann Gehilfenbrief"

Direction "Trampfahrt". June 1990

Gronische Fachschule für

Wirtschaft & Verkehr, Hamburg

August 1987 - January 1988

Emilie Wüstenfeld Gymnasium

"Abitur" (High School Graduate) June 1987

PERSONAL: Born: May 18, 1967

Nationality: German with USA - Greencard

Status: Married, three children

Languages: Fluent German and English

Leisure: Rowing, Golf and Hockey

President: USC Rowing Association

Member: Traffic Club of Pittsburgh

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