How to become a port or Shipping operations supervisor
Official title: Port/Shipping operations supervisor
Also called: Port and shipping operations planner, Port and shipping operations supervisor, Port operations supervisor, Post-fixture and planner supervisor, Post-fixture executive, Post-fixture supervisor, Shipping operations supervisor, Ship's cargo superintendent, Traffic supervisor (ship's cargo), Capacity Management Executive, Demurrage Analyst/Laytime Analyst/Post Fixture Executive, Network Planner
Port/Shipping operations supervisor supervises port and shipping operations and activities. He/she oversees the planning and sequencing of the loading and unloading of cargo from ships, the placement of cargo in the yard and the lashing operations. He/she monitors a ship schedule and its status before arrival at the ports, the delivery and re-delivery notices for ships and arranges for hire payments.
Main tasks
- Determining sequence of operations and use of equipment
- Estimating manpower requirements
- Assigning duties to workers
- Analysing and resolving work problems
- Coordinating the work of one or more units with other units
- Recommending or initiating personnel action
- Supervising co-workers and helping them in their work
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Port Automation Technology. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $45,960 a year. The middle half earn $40,248 to $55,368 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a port or Shipping operations supervisor?
Ways in include: Work-study diploma.
How much does a port or Shipping operations supervisor earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $45,960 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $40,248 to $55,368.
Will AI change the work of a port or Shipping operations supervisor?
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