Thurlestone Shipping
Martin Solvang has extensive experience in the shipping and shipbroking industry, currently serving as a Broker and Director at Thurlestone Shipping since November 2019. Prior to this role, Martin held positions as a Shipbroker at Clarksons from April 2013 to November 2019 and as Managing Director at MSI Invest in 2013, specializing in the bulk carrier freight market with strong connections to the Far East. Martin also served as General Manager at Simpson, Spence & Young A/S Oslo from 2003 to 2009, where the focus was on global dry cargo shipping. Martin's educational background includes studies at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from 1991 to 1993.
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Thurlestone Shipping
Thurlestone Shipping was established in London in 2004 by two long serving dry bulk shipping professionals. Their aspiration was to develop a company true to the principles of physical shipbroking. The opening of our London office in 2004 coincided with the beginning of China’s commodity super cycle. The resulting boom in the dry bulk markets powered our early expansion in what was at that time one of the dry bulk shipping centres. As the industrialisation of China up-ended the established order in dry bulk shipping, we responded by establishing an office in Beijing in 2006 to service the rapidly growing in ship-owning, operating and steel sectors. In 2008, Thurlestone Shipping Singapore Ltd opened its doors to support the mining companies and commodity traders who were rapidly establishing commercial operations on China’s doorstep. Singapore’s explosion as a shipping centre meant that it rapidly become the home of Thurlestone’s Asian headquarters. In 2009, Thurlestone Australia was established to offer shipping support and advice to the vibrant mining sector, from major companies who had been in business for decades to start-ups looking to ship their first tons. In 2012 Thurlestone Shipping SARL, opened in Monaco, adding the Sale & Purchase of shipping assets to our roster of services. Complimenting our strong physical dry bulk and S&P shipping presence, Thurlestone’s entry into Forward Freight Agreements (FFA’s) in 2019, provided our clients with the ability to hedge physical exposure thereby better managing the risks in their business. In recent years, we have opened additional offices in Athens, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Dubai, significantly increasing the company’s reach and ability to service local markets. Today, we are regarded as one of the world’s leading dry bulk shipbroking and shipping services providers.