SSY Events
 GLOBAL STEEL 2010 |
11-02-2010 - 00-00-0000 |
John Kearsey, SSY’s Head of Research, spoke at February’s Global Steel 2010 conference in India. His paper focussed on the potential effects of record newbuilding deliveries on freight market volatility. ... [more]
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 WORLD COALTRANS CONFERENCE |
26-10-2009 - 27-10-2009 |
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SSY’s Head of Research, John Kearsey, spoke at the World Coaltrans conference in London at the end of October. His paper outlined the main factors behind the dramatic rebound in dry bulk freight rates in 2009 and the threats posed to market balances in 2010 by a record newbuilding delivery programme. ... [more]
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 CHARLES LYNCH TO JOIN SSY |
15-07-2009 - 00-00-0000 |
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Simpson, Spence, and Young (SSY) is pleased to announce that Charles Lynch, President of C.M. Lynch and Associates and the members of C.M. Lynch and Associates will be joining Simpson, SSY. Charles Lynch will be assuming the role of consultant to SSY and will be working out of Stamford, Connecticut. C.M. Lynch and Assoc. has been working on sales and purchase based projects, long and ... [more]
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| WORLD DRY BULK SHIPPING SUMMIT |
30-06-2009 - 01-07-2009 |
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Derek Langston, Director at SSY Consulatncy & Research, presented a paper at the World Dry Bulk Shipping Summit in London on 30 June 2009. The paper “Indicators In An Opaque Market” examined the key indicators for freight at a volatile time for the Capesize sector and focused on the impact of fleet inefficiencies such as port congestion, fluctuations in tonne-mile demand as well as increased ... [more]
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| COALTRANS INDIA |
03-03-2009 - 04-03-2009 |
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SSY Consultancy & Research were represented at Coaltrans India by Peter Norfolk, Director. His paper "Understanding a New Shipping Dynamic" examined whether the most recent Capesize-led rally represented a fundamental improvement in the freight market or simply a false dawn. The conference was held in New Delhi and ran from 3-4 March 2009. ... [more]
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 ARGUS AMERICAS CRUDE SUMMIT |
26-01-2009 - 28-01-2009 |
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Speaking at the Argus Americas Crude Summit in Houston, John Kearsey of SSY Consultancy & Research identified some of the key factors expected to impact on tanker freight rates in 2009. ... [more]
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 MCCLOSKEY’S AUSTRALIAN COAL CONFERENCE |
06-11-2008 - 06-11-2008 |
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Derek Langston, Research Manager at SSY’s Research Dept in Singapore, presented a paper on dry bulk freight prospects. Given the timing of the event, his paper was one of the first to react to the dramatic slump in the markets. The conference took place in Sydney on 6 November 2008. ... [more]
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 TANKER INVESTMENTS |
04-09-2008 - 00-00-0000 |
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SSY presented a paper on the tanker markets at IBC’s Energy Shipping 2008 in Singapore in early September. Louisa Follis, General Manager of SSY Research in Singapore gave the presentation on newbuilding and ordering trends in 2008 with particular reference to the VLCC markets. ... [more]
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 BIOFUELS: A NEW SHIPPING MARKET |
25-06-2008 - 25-06-2008 |
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Thor Emil Brandrud from SSY’s Bioenergy department spoke at the inaugural "Biofuels: A New Shipping Market" conference on 25th June in London, organised by Lloyd’s List Events. He presented on Biomass from a Dry Bulk Perspective and his paper identified some of the key features of the current biomass trades, including the main cargoes carried in bulk, the predominant ... [more]
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| COALTRANS ASIA |
01-06-2008 - 04-06-2008 |
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Derek Langston, Research Manager at SSY Consultancy & Research in Singapore, gave a paper at the 14th Coaltrans Asia on 3 June in Bali, Indonesia. His presentation posed the question “Any Relief for Charterers?” from high freight rates and identified four swing factors for the freight market in the second half of the year. ... [more]
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| MCCLOSKEYS EUROPEAN COAL OUTLOOK CONFERENCE |
20-05-2008 - 21-05-2008 |
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In a paper entitled "When Will it End?" John Kearsey of SSY Consultancy & Research first examined the factors behind this year’s unprecedented strength and volatility in coal freight rates, before looking at the potential impact on market balances of a record newbuilding orderbook. ... [more]
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| CHINA IRON ORE CONFERENCE |
01-04-2008 - 02-04-2008 |
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SSY hosted the shipping session at this year’s conference, which was chaired by Jiang Hongda of SSY Beijing. The panel included senior representatives from China’s shipowning, FFA, iron ore and port sectors, as well as SSY’s Head of Research John Kearsey who spoke on the "Dry Bulk Freight Market Outlook". ... [more]
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| MCCLOSKEY’S AUSTRALIAN COAL CONFERENCE |
19-11-2007 - 20-11-2007 |
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Derek Langston, Dry Bulk Analyst at SSY Consultancy & Research, spoke in the keynote session of McCloskey’s Australian Coal Conference in Sydney. His paper examined what has caused the tonnage shortage in 2007 as well as asking what could ease the pressure in 2008. The conference was held on November 19-20. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS – WORLD COAL CONFERENCE |
21-10-2007 - 00-00-0000 |
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In his paper “Where Next for Freight Rates?” John Kearsey, Executive Director of SSY Consultancy & Research, examined the question of whether the high market could be sustained at the 27th Coaltrans – World Coal Conference. The paper also considered risk factors to the consensus view on the market. The conference was held in Rome from 21-24 October 2007. ... [more]
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| MARINE MONEY ASIA |
27-09-2007 - 00-00-0000 |
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SSY presented a paper on the dry bulk markets at Marine Money’s 6th Asia Finance Forum in Singapore at the end of September. SSY analyst, Louisa Follis, delivered the presentation to highlight the strength of the current Capesize sector with specific reference to the China-bound iron-ore trades. The forum was aimed at investors and financial interests in the Asian shipping markets. ... [more]
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 SSY OPENS INDIA OFFICE |
15-07-2007 - 00-00-0000 |
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Simpson Spence & Young (SSY), the world’s largest independent shipbroker, has opened an office in Mumbai, India. SSY (India) will initially staff the office with four brokers with an intention to have about eight brokers by the year-end. This will be by far the largest commitment any international brokerage house has made in India. SSY (India) will initially focus on the tanker market and ... [more]
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| COALTRANS RUSSIA |
18-06-2007 - 19-06-2007 |
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SSY’s Business Development Manager, Robin Thomas, examined the potential for shipping Russian coal to the Asian markets at the 3rd Coaltrans Russia. The presentation formed p[art of a session which considered transportation and logistical challenges for Russian coal. The conference was held on 18-19 June in Moscow. ... [more]
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| MCCLOSKEY’S EUROPEAN COAL OUTLOOK CONFERENCE 2007 |
15-06-2007 - 00-00-0000 |
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John Kearsey, head of SSY Consultancy & Research, spoke at McCloskey’s European Coal Outlook Conference 2007. The paper “Freight Market Outlook: Crest of a Wave” sought to identify the drivers of the strong freight market in addition to analysing the prospects for vessel supply and demand. The conference was held in Nice, France. ... [more]
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 DRY BULK MARKET OUTLOOK CONFERENCE |
10-05-2007 - 10-05-2007 |
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Peter Norfolk, Director at SSY Consultancy & Research, addressed the 4th Dry Bulk Market Outlook conference in London hosted by Informa on 10 May. His paper, titled “The Dry Bulk Fleet: Congestion, Conversion and Contracting” examined the implications of port congestion, the possibilities of single hull tanker conversions to bulkers as well as orderbook development and demand scenarios in the ... [more]
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| COALTRANS CHINA |
26-04-2007 - 00-00-0000 |
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John Kearsey, Head of Research at SSY, gave at freight market overview at April’s Coaltrans China conference in Beijing. In his paper he highlighted the contribution of the Chinese coal trades to this year’s exceptionally firm freight market. The shipping session at the conference was chaired by Jiang Hongda of SSY Beijing. ... [more]
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| SSY SPEAKS AT SEA ASIA SINGAPORE |
03-04-2007 - 00-00-0000 |
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SSY participated in the Sea Asia conference in Singapore on its opening day on Monday, April 2 at the “Charterers’ Forum” session, which saw over 200 delegates attending. At this event, SSY was represented by Louisa Follis, General Manager of SSY Research in Singapore. Louisa gave a presentation on the dry bulk and tanker markets – comparing and contrasting the two sectors in terms of demand ... [more]
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| CHINA-IEA JOINT WORKSHOP ON OIL SECURITY |
03-11-2006 - 03-11-2006 |
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At the invitation of the OECD’s International Energy Agency (IEA), SSY participated in the Group’s meeting on Oil Security with China’s National Development and Reform Commission in Beijing at the end of October. At this event, SSY was represented by Louisa Follis, General Manager of SSY Research Singapore. Louisa gave a presentation on the fundamental and non-fundamental factors driving the ... [more]
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| SSY CAPITAL - SSY ESTABLISHES FINANCE DIVISION |
04-10-2006 - 04-10-2006 |
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The partners of SSY, the world’s largest independent shipbroking group, announced today the formation of SSY Capital LLC to serve global shipowners in the capital markets. The new unit will be led by Tom Kane, a leading American finance expert, with particular expertise in international finance.SSY Capital will offer financial products tailored to its clients’ needs. Several products ... [more]
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| CEM PROSPECTS |
02-10-2006 - 03-10-2006 |
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SSY’s Business Development Manager, Robin Thomas, addressed the annual CEM Prospects conference on the “Handysize Fleet and Russian Coal Exports.” The event wass organised by Cembureau and was held in Madrid from 2-3 October 2006. ... [more]
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| SINGAPORE MARITIME WEEK |
26-09-2006 - 26-09-2006 |
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SSY took part in the IBC Asia ‘Tanker Outlook’ conference on September 26, with a paper on the crude and product markets. At this event, SSY was represented by Louisa Follis, General Manager of SSY Research Singapore. Louisa gave a presentation on the fundamental drivers of the tanker markets in 2006-to-date and some outlook to 2007, with particular reference to vessel values and the forward rate ... [more]
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| COALTRANS JAPAN |
20-09-2006 - 21-09-2006 |
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John Kearsey, Head of Research at SSY, examined today’s dry bulk market drivers in his paper on “Freight Market Prospects.” The Shipping and Freight session was chaired by David Beard, Senior Director at SSY. This was the second Coaltrans Japan conference and was held in Tokyo from 20-21 September 2006. ... [more]
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 KL MARITIME LOGISTICS |
14-09-2006 - 00-00-0000 |
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Kuala Lumpur hosted the 4th Asian Maritime & Logistics conference in early September – an event organized by the Malaysian Shipowners Association. At this event, SSY was represented by Louisa Follis, General Manager of SSY Research Singapore. Louisa gave a presentation on the fundamental and non-fundamental factors driving the dry bulk markets today, with particular reference to China. The ... [more]
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| GLOBAL AGRIBUSINESS |
04-08-2006 - 00-00-0000 |
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SSY was represented at the SE Asia-US Agricultural Cooperators Conference in Vietnam on August 1 by Louisa Follis, General Manager of SSY’s Research department in Singapore. She gave a paper on the freight market for the grain trades to about 150 delegates in Hanoi, including grain producers, traders and charterers from the United States and the Asia Pacific. SSY’s paper examined the factors ... [more]
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 IFA ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
05-06-2006 - 07-06-2006 |
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John Kearsey, Executive Director at SSY Consultancy & Research, delivered a paper at the 74th annual International Fertiliser Association conference in Cape Town. The paper, "Managing Freight in a Volatile Freight Market," outlined the current freight market as well as examining the tools used in freight management. The conference ran from 5-7 June. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS ASIA |
04-06-2006 - 06-06-2006 |
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Michael Drachmann, Managing Director of PT Simpson Spence and Young Indonesia, chaired an open discussion on the freight markets at the 12th Coaltrans Asia, held in Bali from 4-6 June. The session was titled “Dry Bulk Overview: Shipping Demand and Supply in the World/Asian Markets” and concentrated on the input/output of tonnage in the dry cargo sector, strengths and weaknesses of the shipping ... [more]
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 JOINT INDIA OECD/IISI WORKSHOP |
16-05-2006 - 16-05-2006 |
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Peter Norfolk, Director of SSY Consultancy & Research, presented a paper on the outlook for the freight market at the Joint India OECD/IISI steel workshop in New Delhi, comparing cargo demand prospects with fleet supply. The event ran from 16-17 May 2006. ... [more]
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| SSY LAUNCHES DRY BULK DESK IN SINGAPORE |
31-03-2006 - 00-00-0000 |
 SSY held a reception on March 15 to launch its new dry bulk trading desk in Singapore. The event was officiated by Singapore’s Minister of State for Finance and Transport, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua and attended by over 300 dry bulk and tanker market owners, operators and chartering interests in Singapore. Mrs Lim described SSY establishment of a dry cargo chartering desk in Singapore as “wonderful news”. ... [more]
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| SSY PAPER AT INTERTANKO AGM, SINGAPORE |
31-03-2006 - 00-00-0000 |
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SSY was represented at Intertanko’s annual conference on March 30 by Louisa Follis, General Manager of SSY’s Research department in Singapore. She gave a paper at the Markets Session on the first day of the conference that was attended by about 300 industry players. SSY’s paper examined some of the factors that could provide some support to the product tanker markets over the next two years ... [more]
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| SSY APPOINTED TO SMF ADVISORY PANEL |
16-02-2006 - 00-00-0000 |
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Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) has added a member of the SSY research team to its Advisory Panel as of February 2006. Louisa Follis, General Manager of SSY Consultancy & Research Singapore, has been added to the panel that comprises a total of 12 industry representatives. SMF has formed the Advisory Panel to compliment the organisation’s main board in order to generate a greater awareness of ... [more]
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| SSY/GLOBAL COAL SCREEN UPDATE - 3 YEARS SINCE LAUNCH |
12-12-2005 - 12-12-2005 |
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SSY/GlobalCoal Screen has seen volumes soar recently, with the number of traded lots so far this month rapidly approaching 1,000 (both OTC- and LCH-cleared).The screen had 56 traders logged in last month.The volume of LCH trades is increasing month on month in the market as a whole, and we are proud to say that SSY has executed more LCH-cleared trades than any other broker so ... [more]
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| STEEL SUCCESS STRATEGIES EUROPE CONFERENCE |
27-11-2005 - 29-11-2005 |
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Peter Norfolk from SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd, addressed the third Steel Success Strategies Europe Conference. His paper focused on the seaborne freight market. The conference ran from 27-29 November in London. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS SILVER ANNIVERSARY WORLD COAL CONFERENCE |
23-10-2005 - 27-10-2005 |
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Matt Summerson, Director in SSY’s Dry Cargo department, was a panellist at the Coaltrans Silver Anniversary World Coal Conference, held from 23-27 October 2005 in Paris. He spoke in the session "Dry Cargo Shipping - Which Way Forward?" ... [more]
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| TANKER MARKET OUTLOOK 2005: SINGAPORE |
27-09-2005 - 27-09-2005 |
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SSY presented a paper on Tanker Market Pricing at the Tanker Market Outlook event in Singapore on 27 September 2005. Louisa Follis, Director of SSY Research highlighted the key trends that have supported the surge in vessel values over the last 12 months and asked whether these trends will be sustained. Louisa will also be on the panel at the event for the conference discussion entitled ... [more]
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| MCCLOSKEY’S 4TH EUROPEAN COAL OUTLOOK CONFERENCE |
18-09-2005 - 20-09-2005 |
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John Kearsey, Executive Director at SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd, spoke at McCloskey’s 4th European Coal Outlook Conference in Nice. His paper was entitled "Has the Freight Boom Ended?" The conference ran from 18-20 September 2005. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS AUSTRALIA |
15-09-2005 - 16-09-2005 |
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Sydney-based SSY Partner, David Schenk, addressed Coaltrans Australia, asking the question, “Is the Freight Bull Market set to Continue?” The paper outlined China’s dominant influence as well as developments in fleet supply. The conference was held in Brisbane from 15-16 September 2005. ... [more]
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 NEW JOINT VENTURE CONTAINER CHARTERING OPERATION IN ASIA |
01-09-2005 - 00-00-0000 |
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Following the establishment of SSY Stuewe & Co in Hamburg in September 2003 to concentrate on newbuilding contracting and projects, the companies have now agreed to establish SSY Stuewe & Co. Chartering (Asia) Ltd, which will be based in Hong Kong and will concentrate on Asian container chartering business.The new company will commence operation from 1 September 2005 and will be based in ... [more]
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| THE 2ND ANNUAL DRY BULK SHIPPING MARKET OUTLOOK CONFERENCE |
29-06-2005 - 30-06-2005 |
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John Kearsey, Executive Director at SSY, made a keynote presentation at the Dry Bulk Shipping Market Outlook Conference held on 29-30 June 2004 in London. The paper posed the question “Has Supply Caught Up With Demand?” He was also a panellist in the conference discussion entitled "Investing in the Dry Bulk Market." The conference was jointly organised by McCloskey and Lloyd’s List. ... [more]
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| SSY RESEARCH EXPANDS INTO ASIA |
15-06-2005 - 00-00-0000 |
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SSY is launching an Asian-based bulk shipping research team with the appointment of Louisa Follis to the company’s Singapore office. Louisa is SSY’s principal tanker analyst and company Director who has worked in the London office for four years. Her move to SSY Singapore in July reflects the expanding volume of business in the Asia Pacific region, the addition of seven new physical / ... [more]
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| INTERNATIONAL MANGANESE INSTITUTE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
02-06-2005 - 02-06-2005 |
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John Kearsey, Executive Director at SSY, addressed the International Manganese Institute at St Andrews, Scotland, on 2 June 2005. His paper, “Freight Market Briefing: Dip or Downturn?”, explored current dry bulk market dynamics and asked if vessel shortages would persist or if more normal trading conditions would return. ... [more]
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| SULPHUR PHOSPHATE SYMPOSIUM |
17-04-2005 - 19-04-2005 |
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SSY’s Business Development Manager, Robin Thomas, addressed The Sulphur Institute’s 20th Sulphur Phosphate Symposium on 17-19 April 2005 in Amsterdam. The paper focussed on the shipping outlook for the sulphur trade. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS CHINA |
10-04-2005 - 12-04-2005 |
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John Kearsey, Executive Director at SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd, spoke at the 3rd Coaltrans China in the session covering Transport Infrastructure Challenges. The paper was entitled "Global Freight Market Outlook: Can Fleet Supply Catch Up With Demand?" The conference was held on 10-12 April 2005 in Beijing. ... [more]
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| ATHENS TANKER EVENT |
10-04-2005 - 13-04-2005 |
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Louisa Follis, Director at SSY Consultancy & Research, presented a paper on the product tanker market at the Athens Tanker Event hosted by Intertanko. The conference ran from 10-13 April 2005. ... [more]
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| CMA 2005: DRY CARGO MARKETS |
21-03-2005 - 00-00-0000 |
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Louisa Follis, Director at SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd, spoke to the CMA 2005: Dry Cargo Markets conference in Stamford, Connecticut, which ran from 21-23 March 2005. Her paper “Bottlenecks: A Case Study” examined the effects of sustained congestion at Australian coal and iron ore ports and addressed the question of how long the current situation could last. ... [more]
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| ANNUAL ENERGY RISK COMMODITY RANKINGS 2005 |
21-02-2005 - 21-02-2005 |
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SSY Freight Futures was voted the best Dry Freight Broker in the 12th Annual Energy Risk Rankings, while SSY Consultancy & Research was voted Top Research Provider for dry freight. Energy Risk magazine compiled the rankings by polling banks, brokers, energy users and traders worldwide. ... [more]
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| THE 11TH ARAB FERTILISER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE |
01-01-2005 - 03-01-2005 |
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Robin Thomas, SSY Business Development manager, addressed the 11th Arab Fertiliser International Conference on “The China Situation & Freight Prospects for 2005.” The conference was held in Cairo from 1-3 February 2005. ... [more]
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| CHINA CONTAINERS 2004 |
09-12-2004 - 10-12-2004 |
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Martin Rowe, Director at SSY Hong Kong Ltd, spoke at the China Containers 2004 conference in Beijing on 9-10 December 2004. The paper, “Feeder Trades: Market Opportunities,” focused on the sub-3,000 TEU fleet and explored which sizes will optimise investment into the feeder sector. ... [more]
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| STEEL SUCCESS STRATEGIES - EUROPE |
01-12-2004 - 03-12-2004 |
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John Kearsey, head of SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd, was a panel member of the “Trade and ocean freight” session at Metal Bulletin’s 2nd “Steel Success Strategies - Europe” conference. The conference was held in Paris from 1-3 December 2004. ... [more]
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| SSY HONG KONG SEMINAR |
17-11-2004 - 00-00-0000 |
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John Kearsey, head of SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd, spoke at a seminar hosted by Simpson Spence & Young in Hong Kong on 17 November on “Dry Bulk Freight Market Prospects for 2005.” The seminar reviewed the momentous developments in 2004 and examined the likelihood of a sustained boom in the dry bulk market in 2005. SSY also hosted a reception in Seoul for clients on 22 November. ... [more]
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 LSE SHIP FINANCE CONFERENCE |
16-11-2004 - 16-11-2004 |
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Peter Norfolk from SSY Consultancy & Research addressed the LSE Ship Finance Conference on 16 November 2004 in London. The paper, “Freight Market Prospects,” evaluated the potential for a sustained boom in freight rates using key supply and demand data. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS 2004 BARCELONA |
18-10-2004 - 19-10-2004 |
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Warren Brook, Managing Director, SSY, chaired the session at the Coaltrans 2004 Barcelona conference entitled “A New Chapter for the Shipping Market?” The session, hosted by SSY, examined the unprecedented movements in freight rates over the past year, which have forced a reassessment of chartering strategies within the coal industry. John Kearsey, Executive Director of SSY Consultancy & ... [more]
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| METAL EVENTS CHINA BASE METALS SEMINAR |
14-10-2004 - 14-10-2004 |
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John Kearsey, Executive Director of SSY Consultancy & Research, addressed the China Base Metals Seminar on the subject of ’The China Effect on the Freight Markets.’ The seminar was hosted by Metal Events during LME Week in London. ... [more]
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 FMB EUROPEAN FERTILISER CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION |
13-10-2004 - 15-10-2004 |
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SSY Business Development Manager, Robin Thomas, is to speak at the 18th FMB European Fertiliser Conference and Exhibition held in Marbella, Spain, from 13-15 October 2004. With freight a key consideration for traders, especially in the current year, Robin Thomas will examine the impact of freight on European trade flows. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS KOREA |
13-09-2004 - 14-09-2004 |
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John Kearsey, Executive Director, SSY Consultancy & Research, spoke to the Coaltrans Korea conference on “Freight Market Outlook: An Analysis of the Fundamental Drivers.” SSY Senior Director David Beard chaired the session “Where Next for Freight Rates?” in which a Korean Shipping Panel shared their views on prospects for the Capesize, Panamax and Handymax markets and discussed how China-driven ... [more]
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| COALTRANS ASIA |
06-06-2004 - 08-06-2004 |
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Michael Drachmann, Managing Director at PT SSY Indonesia, presented a freight market outlook at 10th Coaltrans Asia conference, which runs from 6-8 June 2004 in Bali. The presentation focused on the influence of China on freight rates as well as the supply of new ships into the bulk carrier fleet. ... [more]
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| INTERCEM ROME 2004 |
26-05-2004 - 27-05-2004 |
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Robin Thomas, Business Development Manager at SSY, spoke at the 11th International Conference on the Trade, Transportation and Handling of Cement and Related Products, held on 26-27 May in Rome. The presentation was entitled “Freight rates in 2004 and the prospects for the short term.” ... [more]
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| SULPHUR MARKETS: TODAY & TOMORROW |
21-03-2004 - 23-03-2004 |
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John Kearsey, Executive Director of SSY Consultancy & Research, gave a presentation entitled “Bulk Shipping in Upheaval: Impacts on Future Commodity Trade” at the Sulphur Markets: Today & Tomorrow conference. The presentation assessed the factors behind the current high freight rates and provide an outlook for the Handymax and Panamax markets. The conference, organised by the Sulphur Institute, ... [more]
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| WORLD OIL TANKER TRENDS (WOTT) |
16-03-2004 - 17-03-2004 |
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Published in March 2004, SSY’s latest edition of World Oil Tanker Trends (WOTT) reviews a dramatic year for tanker markets in 2003. In examining the factors driving tanker demand, the WOTT projects generally firm market conditions for the near term and explores the prospects, opportunities and risks ahead. The WOTT is available from SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd for an annual subscription of ... [more]
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| ASIAN COAL SUPPLY AND FORECASTING CONFERENCE |
09-03-2004 - 10-03-2004 |
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Mark Richardson, SSY Executive Director, and Robin Thomas, SSY Business Development Manager, particpated in the shipping section at the Asian Coal Supply and Forecasting Conference, organised by the McCloskey Group in Kuala Lumpur on 9-10 March. ... [more]
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| INTERCEM SHIPPING & TERMINAL OPERATIONS WORKSHOP |
24-02-2004 - 25-02-2004 |
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SSY’s Business Development Manager, Robin Thomas, gave a presentation entitled “Background to Shipping Pricing Developments in 2003” to the Intercem Shipping & Terminal Operations Workshop in Amsterdam on 24-25 February 2004. The conference examined freight rate developments as well as cement carrier operations. ... [more]
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| ANNUAL GLOBAL STEEL & IRON ORE FORECAST CONFERENCE |
23-02-2004 - 24-02-2004 |
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David Schenk, an SSY Partner based in the Sydney office, addressed the Annual Global Steel & Iron Ore Forecast Conference in Perth, Australia, on 23-24 February 2004. The title of his presentation was “Freight Rates: Future Expectations for 2004 & Beyond”, in which he assessed how long the current high dry bulk market can last. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS AMERICAS |
02-02-2004 - 03-02-2004 |
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Robin Masters, Vice President of SSY USA, addressed the Coaltrans Americas conference on 2-3 February 2004, held on Aruba. His paper “Freight Overview: Uncharted Waters” considered the jump in freight rates and the prospects for the coal trades in 2004. ... [more]
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| ARAB FERTILISER ASSOCIATION 10TH INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
20-01-2004 - 22-01-2004 |
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Robin Thomas, Business Development Manager at SSY, spoke to the Arab Fertiliser Association’s 10th International Annual Conference in Cairo on 20-22 January 2004. In a discussion session alongside representatives from the fertiliser industry and the IMO, he spoke on the topic “Shipping for Bulk Fertiliser Raw Materials,” concentrating on current shipping trends in the Handymax and Panamax ... [more]
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| INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT AND CHEMICAL TANKER CONFERENCES |
08-12-2003 - 10-12-2003 |
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Louisa Follis, Director at SSY Consultancy & Research Ltd, spoke at the International Product and Chemical Tanker Conferences hosted by Informa on 8-10 December 2003, presenting a “Review and Outlook of the Product Tanker Market.” The presentation examined the global economic recovery and accompanying rise in oil and tanker demand, with the outlook focusing on future fleet growth and the impact ... [more]
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| CONTAINER SUMMIT V |
04-12-2003 - 05-12-2003 |
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Martin Rowe, Director at SSY Hong Kong, examined “Supply and Demand Factors for Container Vessels” at the Container Summit V, which was organised by Informa and held in Shanghai on 4-5 Dec 2003. ... [more]
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| STEEL SUCCESS STRATEGIES EUROPE |
02-12-2003 - 02-12-2003 |
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John Kearsey, SSY’s Head of Research, at Steel Success Strategies Europe conference in Paris on 2 December 2003 tackled the question “Freight Rates Now at an Unsustainable Peak?” and considered the factors involved in boosting freight rates as well as the future duration of rates at such high levels. ... [more]
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| 17TH FMB EUROPEAN FERTILISER CONFERENCE |
22-10-2003 - 24-10-2003 |
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Robin Thomas, SSY’s Business Development Manager, addressed the 17th FMB European Fertiliser Conference in Munich on 22-24 October 2003, speaking on “Freight Rate Trends for Bulk Fertiliser Raw Materials”. ... [more]
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| COALTRANS JAPAN 2003 |
18-09-2003 - 19-09-2003 |
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John Kearsey of SSY Consultancy & Research delivered a presentation on “Shipping in Asia: Redrawing the Freight Market Cycle?” at the Coaltrans Japan 2003 conference in Tokyo on 18-19 September. The discussion looked at the ongoing shift in the centre of gravity of the seaborne import market towards Asia-Pacific. ... [more]
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| GREEK SHIP FINANCE CONFERENCE |
04-06-2003 - 05-06-2003 |
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John Kearsey, Senior Director at SSY Consultancy & Research, spoke at the Greek Ship Finance Conference 2003 on 4-5 June in Athens on the subject of “Dry Bulk Market Prospects.” The presentation examined the strength of demand against bulker fleet supply. ... [more]
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| WORLD OIL TANKER TRENDS 2003 VOLUME 2 |
28-03-2003 - 00-00-0000 |
 Chinese oil imports have grown by 35% from last year and this year we expect volumes to reach record levels leading it to becoming the key Asian driver of tanker tonnage demand within 12 months. SSY’s forthcoming edition of World Oil Tanker Trends (WOTT) examines the tanker markets in light of this massive growth trend in China and the pressures currently facing the market. This includes the ... [more]
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| SSY AND GLOBALCOAL ANNOUNCE FREIGHT DERIVATIVES SERVICE |
17-03-2003 - 17-03-2003 |
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globalCOAL(TM) and SSY are delighted to announce that SSY, the world’s largest independent shipbroking group, will launch a live freight derivative trading service on globalCOAL’s trading platform.Mark Richardson, Head of Futures at SSY said, “We feel very strongly that a blend of voice and screen broking is going to be a great asset in maintaining our strong position in the FFA market. ... [more]
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| COAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS |
13-03-2003 - 14-03-2003 |
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Robin Masters, General Manager of Dry Cargo Chartering at SSY’s New York office, gave a presentation on freight market issues to McCloskey’s Coal Conference of the Americas, held March 13-14 in Cartagena, Colombia. He considered the current strength of the dry bulk freight market, explaining how a build-up of cargoes has combined with a slowdown in fleet supply growth to push earnings ... [more]
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