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Logistics Coordinator

Canal Barge Company

Posted 08/31/23

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835 Union St., New Orleans, LA 70112

Inactive
Full-Time
Experienced
Transportation
In Person

Job Description

I.          BASIC FUNCTION


Understand and coordinate the basic functions of Canal Barge Company’s equipment, operations and logistics. Plan and execute transportation services to help achieve optimal outcomes for service to our customers and goals of the company. 


II.        MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES


1. Work among all aspects of CBC’s business to ensure efficient and profitable transportation of equipment for our customers


a. Understand and coordinate operation’s functions within transportation

b. Work with CBC Dry and Liquid Commercial departments to learn and administer contract requirements.

c. Support CBC vessel personnel with their orders and plans for upcoming work

d. Understand the functionality and duties of the TSG group and coordinate work with them on a daily basis

e. Coordinate all emergency response activity while working with the Incident Commander.


2. Learn and apply CBC barge services (sales commitments, customer requirements) and how to fulfill them. 


a. Understand inland marine logistics (mile points of ports/fleets, etc.).

b. Notify fleets of incoming/outgoing barges.

c. Coordinate with dock spotting orders.

d. Set up tankering services according to requirements.

e. Set up barge cleaning according to requirements.

f. Communicate issues to Commercial contacts for resolution.

g. Work with Port Captains and Senior Manager of Logistics to learn tow sizes and restrictions.

h. Develop working relationship with towing and fleeting vendors to ensure the timely and proper movement of equipment.


3. Be a Team Player who always works towards the best outcomes for the company


a. Demonstrates and practices the individual characteristics of Humble, Hungry, Smart.

b. Understands and consistently works to improve the 13 Behaviors That Drive Trust.

c. Carry out the Business Philosophy, Code of Conduct, and Mission of Canal Barge Company, Inc.


III.       ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP


The Dispatcher is appointed by and reports to the Director of Fleet Logistics. 


IV.       EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION


Minimum two years’ experience in the inland marine transportation industry, or a college degree and related work experience.

Skills

  • Communication & relationship-building skills. Listen attentively
  • Logistics
  • Strong Computer Skills
  • Assessing Priorities/Time Management

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About Canal Barge Company

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At Canal Barge Company, we believe that "People make the difference"


 MISSION

Form long-term, mutually profitable partnerships with our customers by providing consistently high-quality marine transportation, bulk liquid storage, and management services.


 CANAL BARGE COMPANY

Canal Barge Company is a privately-owned marine transportation company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Founded in 1933, Canal Barge Company provides marine transportation, logistics, and bulk liquid storage services throughout the Inland Waterways of the United States and internationally.

CBC is one of the most diverse marine transportation companies in the company, having made cargo movements to virtually every part of the world that can be reached economically by barge.  Our greatest strength is in long-haul towing along the inland waterways between the Gulf Coast and mid-America, but we trade along the entire breadth of the Inland Waterway System.  Additionally, using our oceangoing deck barge fleet, we have made voyages through the Great Lakes, along the East and West Coasts, to Nigeria, Spain and throughout the Caribbean.

Dedicated to long-term partnerships and tailor-made customer service, Canal Barge enjoys relationships with several Fortune 500 chemical and oil companies, as well as refineries, construction companies, fabricators, public utilities, engineering companies, and the United States Government.  Canal Barge Company is in full compliance with the American Waterways Operators' Responsible Carrier Program.



We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO/AA/M/F/D/V) offering competitive wages and benefits and the opportunity for a career.