The Baltic Exchange
Stephen Aitchison possesses extensive experience in the maritime industry, currently serving as a Senior Freight Market Assessor at The Baltic Exchange since February 2021. Prior to this role, Stephen was a Sale and Purchase Broker at Arrow Sale and Purchase (UK) Ltd from May 2019 to February 2021. Stephen held leadership positions as a Director at both Arrow Asia Shipbrokers Ltd and Arrow Asia Shipbrokers from September 2016 to February 2021 and July 2006 to February 2021, respectively. Earlier in Stephen's career, a role as a Sale and Purchase Broker at Arrow UK spanned from May 2005 to July 2006. Stephen earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from UCL from 2000 to 2003, following formative education at Loretto from 1994 to 1999.
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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