The Baltic Exchange and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) lunchtime lectures returned today (30 May) with events in Shanghai, Singapore, Athens and London.  

Money Walks / Money Talks – A masterclass in the hedging and financial instruments used by shipping principals was the theme in Singapore, Athens and London with guest speakers below: 

Singapore: Raghu Raghunath, Former Head of Noble Chartering 

London: John Banaskiewicz, MD, Freight Investor Services

Athens: Katerina Stathopoulou, Executive Director, Investments & Finance

In Shanghai, the focus was Shipping Supply-Demand Dynamics. Guest speaker, Tan Say Liang, General Manager, Shanghai, SGX, examined the economic factors that have caused the major changes in shipping rates over the past 12 months and look into what is anticipated to cause the most impact on freight markets throughout the remainder of 2018.

Baltic ICS lunchtime lectures are free to Baltic and Institute Members.