Mark Ma is currently the Associate Director, Sales at The Baltic Exchange. Previously, Mark held the position of Regional Sales Manager at SIPCHEM and worked as a Ship Broker at Howe Robinson Partners and Stolt-Nielsen Limited. Mark also has experience as a Chartering Manager at Oxyde Chemicals Singapore Pte. Ltd. and held various roles in the leadership team at YoungShip Singapore. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Maritime Studies from Nanyang Technological University.
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