Project Logistics Marine Transport Engineer

It's more than a job

When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

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How you create impact

As a Marine Transport Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the safe and efficient movement of project and heavy-lift cargo across sea routes. You will:

• Engineer & Plan Marine Transport: Develop accurate stowage plans, lashing/securing methods, and stability calculations for project cargo via barge or vessel.
• Supervise Port Operations: Support safe loading/unloading activities at ports, jetties, and offshore sites.
• Ensure Compliance & Safety: Guarantee alignment with IMO, SOLAS, and MARPOL regulations while managing technical documentation and risk assessments.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with vessel owners, marine warranty surveyors, and clients to deliver high-standard marine solutions.
• Drive Technical Excellence: Conduct vessel/site inspections and offer technical inputs during tendering and project execution.
  
  

What we would like you to bring

• A Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, or related.
• 3–5 years of experience in marine transport engineering within project logistics or freight forwarding.
• Proficiency in stowage planning, securing techniques, and marine stability calculations.
• Hands-on knowledge of marine software such as AutoCAD, Maxsurf, GHS, OrcaFlex, or NavCad.
• Experience in handling heavy-lift or OOG (Out-of-Gauge), Breakbulk cargo is highly preferred.
• Strong communication and coordination skills, especially with multicultural teams.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• Willingness to travel frequently to ports, vessels, and project sites.
  
  

What's in it for you

• Play a key role in technically complex, high-impact logistics projects across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
• Work with industry leaders and gain exposure to global marine operations standards.
• Opportunity to develop your engineering expertise in a challenging, fast-paced logistics environment.
• Be part of a team that values technical precision, safety, and innovation.
• Advance your career in a growing sector with room for regional or global exposure.
  
  

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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