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Vessel Chartering Operations Associate

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across bahrain with 2 recent postings.

In brief

A Vessel Chartering Operations Associate in the GCC region requires excel, outlook, communication, analytical, negotiation. Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. This role is in demand across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Salary across the GCC

Salary across the GCC

Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.

Vessel Chartering Operations AssociateMonthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.
CountryJuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead / Principal
United Arab Emirates11,000 AED18,500 AED29,000 AED40,000 AED
Saudi Arabia10,500 SAR18,000 SAR27,500 SAR38,500 SAR
Qatar11,500 QAR19,500 QAR30,500 QAR42,000 QAR
Kuwait900 KWD1,550 KWD2,350 KWD3,300 KWD
Oman1,000 OMR1,700 OMR2,650 OMR3,650 OMR
Bahrain950 BHD1,600 BHD2,500 BHD3,450 BHD
Salary breakdown

How Vessel Chartering Operations Associate pay varies in the UAE

UAE · mid-level · monthly gross in AED

Based on 500 data points · updated June 15, 2026 · How we estimate

Sample size
500
verified reports
Year-over-year
+8%
vs 2025
Hiring demand
Low
roles open now
Remote share
46%
fully or hybrid

By company size

Median compensation varies with headcount.

Startup (<50)15,500
Scale-up (50–500)18,500
Enterprise (500+)24,000

Top-paying industries

Median for this role, ranked by sector.

01Fintech
22,500
02Cloud & SaaS
20,500
03E-commerce
18,500
04Government tech
17,000
05Telecom
16,000

Estimates modelled from GCC pay surveys and live posting volume — a directional guide, not a live salary feed.

Top hiring companies

  • BroadGrain Commodities Inc.
  • BroadGrain

Active markets

  • bahrain
What a Vessel Chartering Operations Associate does
  • 01

    BroadGrain Commodities Inc. (“BroadGrain”) is a fast

  • 02

    growing global company trading and transporting grains, cereals, oilseeds, corn and by

  • 03

    Execution of chartering contracts, which include voyage/TC contracts.

  • 04

    Ensuring that the voyages are performed in compliance with the relevant contracts with due consideration to the commercial strategy. To be responsible for maximizing profit for each voyage.

  • 05

    Responsible for following up on post fixture activities and day

  • 06

    Monitoring of vessel movements for executing of activities including bunker planning, appointment & coordination with agents and obtaining necessary documentations.

  • 07

    Responsible for the preparation, negotiation, and finalization of laytime calculations. To always think out of the box to maximize Dispatch and minimize the demurrage.

  • 08

    Handling of voyage accounts for the ships including hire payments, freight payments, SOA and settlement of final voyage account with ship owner.

Country
Seniority level
Based on 14,820 verified salaries across the GCC · Updated monthly