The Baltic Exchange
Matthew Cox, FICS is currently the Head of Benchmark Production - Senior Freight Assessor at The Baltic Exchange since August 2021. Prior to his current role, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at North Atlantic Fishing Company Limited in the fishing industry from April 2015 to July 2021. He also worked as a Director at Marlens Maritime Limited in maritime consultancy from September 2012 to April 2015. Before that, he held the position of Head of Tankers at Gearbulk, specializing in the transportation of 'Coal Tar Pitch' for the Aluminium Industry. Matthew has a strong background in business development and planning, with previous roles at companies such as Unigas International, Bahri, AET (UK) LTD, and Gulf Agency Company. He also served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy from 1997 to 2003, specializing in hydrography, meteorology, and navigation. Matthew holds a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from the University of West London.
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