In this episode of Shipping Matters, we examine the important role that Freight Derivatives play in an ever-evolving landscape. Over the course of the episode, Phoebus Kaloudis (Head of Business Development – SSY Futures Ltd.), William Chin (Group Head of Commodities – SGX Group) and Daejin Lee (Global Head of Research – FertiStream, Freight) outline how the freight markets have evolved over the past 15 years, examine the role of freight derivatives in managing complexity and discuss why...

Shipping Matters is back – rested and rejuvenated after the summer break! In this episode, Jonathan Bond, Thelakshe Vigneswaran and Michael Mervyn-Jones discuss the thinking behind the SSY Trainee Scheme and catch up with four of the 2024 SSY Trainees (Tove-Kjerstin Vea, Charlie Hinton, Mariana Ruano and Esteban Gonzalez Landa) on what attracted them to shipping as a profession and SSY as a company.  For any questions relating to the SSY Trainee Scheme, please email:...

After almost a decade in the doldrums, the tide turned for the Sale and Purchase (S&P) market in 2020. Fast forward to today and we see a very different picture - with full orderbooks, full shipyards and considerably higher vessel prices. In this episode of Shipping Matters, SSY’s Toby English, Ben Pusey and Michael Mervyn Jones and special guest George Panayides (CEO of NS Lemos & Co Ltd.) examine the underlying factors that have driven this turnaround and discuss how long can this...

In this episode, SSY’s James Ash, Alastair Stevenson and Michael Mervyn-Jones are joined by Arcsilea founder and Chair of the RINA IMO Committee, Edwin Pang as they examine the various measures that make up the EU’s “Fit for 55” package (including the EU ETS and the FuelEU Maritime initiative) and assess just how effective they are when it comes to the decarbonisation of the shipping sector - great white hope or just another permit to pollute? Panellist contact details James Ash         Head...

In this episode, SSY’s Claire Grierson, Ole Martin Ulstein, Phillip Tripodakis and Michael Mervyn-Jones discuss the ongoing attacks in the Red Sea by the Houthi rebels. With the Red Sea being one of the most important transit routes in the world, our panel of experts outline the impact this crisis is having on the Tanker, Dry Cargo and LNG sectors. Panellist contact details: Claire Grierson Head of Tanker Research, SSY E: [email protected] Ole Martin Ulstein, Partner, Dry Cargo,...