The Baltic Exchange
Janet Sykes has a strong background in marketing and communications, with experience in various industries including shipping and removal services. She currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer at The Baltic Exchange, where she has been successful in implementing effective media strategies to increase corporate visibility. Prior to her current role, she held positions such as Director of Communications at Clarksons Platou and Head of Marketing at Stewart Harvey & Woodbridge. Janet's career also includes experience as a Shipbroker at Howe Robinson & Co Ltd and a Researcher at the London School of Economics. She holds a Master of Arts in Modern History from the University of Oxford.
The Baltic Exchange
The Baltic Exchange represents a global community of shipping interests. These include shipowners, charterers and shipbrokers who are collectively responsible for handling a large proportion of the world’s dry cargo and tanker fixtures, freight derivative trades as well as the sale and purchase of merchant vessels. The Baltic Exchange is regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) pursuant to the EU Benchmark Regulation. It is the trusted provider of data for the settlement of physical and derivative freight contracts, underpinning risk management tools for the shipping and transportation markets. Founded in 1744, the Baltic Exchange is headquartered in London with regional offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Athens, Stamford and Houston. In 2016 the Baltic Exchange was acquired by Singapore Exchange ("SGX"). Baltic Exchange services: · Daily benchmarks for dry, wet, container and gas freight markets · OPEX, S&P, ship recycling & forward assessments · Air cargo assessments · Escrow and dispute resolution support · Executive training via the Baltic Academy · Networking for shipping professionals