Ronel Bennett

Ocean Fulfilment Lead

Sep 2024 - Feb 2025 • 5 mos

• Directed end-to-end vessel operations from port to port, maintaining schedule reliability and alignment with upcoming port requirements across the shipping network. • Managed vessel cargo capacity and monitored laden/empty container flows, optimising asset utilisation and reducing idle equipment costs. • Led contingency planning for disruptions including port congestion, adverse weather, and industrial action, minimising operational and commercial impact. • Maintained and updated GSIS in real time with ETA, ETB, and ETD data, ensuring accurate customer visibility and proactive exception management. • Conducted root cause analysis via Power BI dashboards and drove service recovery and network optimisation initiatives. • Collaborated cross-functionally with terminal operators, vessel commands, and finance partners to ensure seamless service delivery and stakeholder alignment. • Oversaw port stay planning, bunkering coordination, and port call cost analysis to maximise vessel efficiency and reduce operational expenditure.

Longstanding Containers, Customs, Stop & Claims

Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 • 1 yr

•Released and cleared stopped/detained containers in collaboration with SARS, SAPS, and NRCS, ensuring full regulatory compliance and minimising clearance delays. • Processed EDI submissions for physical inspections and scanner examinations, updating GCSS with accurate stop details and associated charges. • Monitored and managed longstanding overstay containers across Johannesburg, providing customers with daily progress updates and proactive collection support. • Investigated gate-out containers by liaising with customers for proof of delivery documentation and ensuring accurate system updates across NAVIS, GCSS, CODS, and TMS. • Led Annual Container Verification 2023, consolidating depot stock counts across all Maersk facilities in Johannesburg and Pretoria. • Managed cross-border rail shipments to Botswana and Eswatini, coordinating with depots for seal verification and real-time container tracking. • Engaged directly with customers at the Maersk Denver counter, processing Original Bills of Lading (OBLs), stamping CTOs, and resolving queries efficiently. • Liaised with SAPS and border police to manage vessel manifest inspections and secure timely release of detained cargo.