About this event
Join the Baltic Exchange on 20 April 2021 during Singapore Maritime Week, get the latest updates on the Baltic services, and hear from leading market experts on the dynamics and market outlook of the dry bulk freight and commodities markets.
16:00 - Mark Jackson, CEO, Baltic Exchange - Welcome and update on Baltic Exchange developments
16:15 - Rahul Kapoor, Global Head, Commodity Analytics & Research at Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit - “ Dry Bulk Shipping – Light at the end of the tunnel finally after a lost decade?”
16:45 – Ian Roper, General Manager, Shanghai Metals Market - “How will China’s 14th five-year plan impact the demand for bulk commodities”
17:05 – Panel discussion/Q&A moderated by Mark Jackson, CEO, Baltic Exchange
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Mark Jackson was appointed Chief Executive of the Baltic Exchange in 2017. He has over 40 years’ shipping experience and 20 years trading FFAs. After 18 years working as a shipbroker, he joined Greek Owner A.M. Nomikos in 1998. Mark joined the board of the Baltic in 2004 and was Chairman 2009-2012.
Rahul leads an integrated commodity analytics product management, data science and research team at IHS Markit in Singapore and is responsible for driving new product growth for the analytics products. He is a regular speaker at global conferences and frequently interviewed by the trade press.
Gao is responsible for the company’s strategic planning, new building projects, and global key client relationship management. With many senior management roles in numerous ship-owning companies, Gao has rich experience in using FFA to manage freight risk.
Ian joined SMM in 2017 to drive their international expansion and help bring their deep understanding of Chinese metals markets to a wider audience. Ian is a highly regarded industry analyst, with nearly 20 years' experience in metals, starting at CRU in London.
The Baltic Exchange is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts.