Alexander Varvarenko

ShipNEXT

Owner and CEO of a VARAMAR Group – the first shipping company (ocean-transport) to introduce and use Bitcoin in exchange for transportation.

Veles Bulk (www.velesbulk.com) and ShipNEXT (www.shipnext.com)- the international shipping market-place with fully automated e-mail recognition, calculation and matching platform, as well as a chartering / contract management solution.

Mr. Varvarenko succeeded in automating and digitalizing the most complex segment of shipping – dry-bulk, wet-bulk and heavy/oversized cargo.

His next step is integrating Blockchain on ShipNEXT and introducing a full-scale crypto-currency exchange in sea-freight.

Alexander has 17 years experience in shipping industry. He is a Founder of the Ukrainian ShipBrokers Club.

EDUCATION:

1998 -2003 – Odessa National Maritime University;
2002 -2005 – Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (UK).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2001-2002 – Sales & Brokerage at Belgo-Iberian Maritime (Antwerp, Belgium)
www.belgo.be
Owned by FLAMAR/CEC LINES (Belgium)
Agents for: VOC Steel (Clipper Steel)
SAMSKIP

2002-2006 – Chartering Manager at FLAMAR / CEC LINES (Zeebrugge, Belgium)
www.flamar.be

2006-2009 – Director at KProjects (Odessa, Ukraine)
www.kaalbye-group.com

2009 – present time – Founder/CEO at VARAMAR Group
www.varamar.com

2012 – present time – Founder/Partner at INSKY
www.insky.biz

2013 – present time – Co-founder at VELES Bulk
www.velesbulk.com

2015 – present time – Founder/Partner at MYCO
www.myco.com

2015 – present time – CEO & Founder at ShipNEXT
www.shipnext.com