The Baltic Exchange invites Members to its Freight and Commodities Forum in Hamburg on 17 October at the Sofitel Hotel Hamburg Alter Wall.

The event will include discussion and analytical insight from leading industry figures on bulk commodity freight flows, supply-side forecasts, regulatory changes and the bunker spread outlook. Hosted by the Baltic Exchange and including an update on our benchmarks and services, this conference is open for all market participants to attend.

PROGRAMME:

13:00 Registration: Networking lunch

14:00 Baltic Exchange Update: Mark Jackson – CEO

14:20 FFA Market Update – John Banaszkiewicz, Chair – FFA Brokers Association (Dry)

14:25 Bulk Commodities and Demand Side Outlook: Capt. Amrit Singh – Lead Shipping Analyst, Refinitiv

15:00 Freight Market Outlook Keynote: James Frew – Director of Consultancy, MSI

15:40 Coffee

16:00 Industry Sessions; rotating break out discussions covering:

  • Session A: Supply-Side Dynamics; meeting demand: Led by Chris Hughes – Global Lead, Shipping Markets – Lloyd’s Register with Amrit Singh.
  • Session B: Price Discovery; indexation, use of indices and minding the gap: Led by Philippe van den Abeele, CIO – Consortium Capital Management with James Frew.
  • Session C: Doubling Dry FFA Volumes and Building Route Liquidity: Led by John Banaszkiewicz, MD, Freight Investor Services with the FFA Brokers Association (Dry).

17:00 Industry Sessions Feedback Panel

18:00 Drinks & Dinner hosted by the FFABA DRY @ VLET an der Alster

Register for the Freight Risk Forum in Hamburg here.