How to become a port or Shipping operations manager
Official title: Port/Shipping operations manager
Also called: Freight pricing manager (shipping operations), Freight shipping manager (shipping operations), Harbour pilot manager, Marine transport manager, Maritime transport manager, Port operations manager, Port traffic manager, Sea traffic operations manager, Ship management operations manager, Shipping operations manager, Shipping services manager, Shipyard operations manager
Port/Shipping operations manager oversees port, shipping and cargo operations. He/she oversees the rectification activities of equipment abnormalities and drives process improvement initiatives. He/she may provide advice to ships and management on cargo requirements, tank cleaning, stability and stress and maintain all statutory requirements for the ships.
Main tasks
- Liaising with other departments and customers concerning requirements for outward goods and associated forwarding transportation
- Establishing and directing operational and administrative procedures
Ways in
- University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 6 universities in Singapore
- University: Agriculture & Environment degrees
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $104,340 a year. The middle half earn $88,584 to $130,728 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Supply and distribution/Logistics/Warehousing manager
- Procurement/Purchasing manager
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- Postal service manager
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Questions people ask
How do I become a port or Shipping operations manager?
Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Agriculture & Environment degrees.
How much does a port or Shipping operations manager earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $104,340 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $88,584 to $130,728.
Will AI change the work of a port or Shipping operations manager?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026