Market Reporter, Asia Pacific Shipping & Freights

The Team: The Asia Shipping and Freight team consists of tanker and dry bulk freight editors. The uniqueness of this team lies in tracking a very exciting and fast moving shipping market. The freight assessments produced by the team is a key component of the commodity product pricing markets. The tanker and dry bulk price assessments produced by the team is valued by the market, which uses it in physical and derivative freight trading. The freight team members are a bunch of passionate shipping market watchers who have their fingers on the pulse of the global seaborne trade.

The Impact: The candidate would be responsible for assessing tanker freight rates/indexes, which are used by market participants in negotiating, concluding and signing up their physical freight and freight derivative swaps contracts. This is a critical role where the editor would be responsible for the custody of key tanker freight assessments.

What’s in it for you:

The role offers immense opportunity to grow professionally in one of the most exciting markets that Platts covers

Involvement in producing benchmark tanker freight assessments offers you exposure to shipping market leaders and maritime trade experts.

Huge potential to gain subject market expertise in the seaborne transportation sector.