Navigating Volatile Freight Markets

PANEL DISCUSSION
• What is going on? What is going wrong? Is this behaviour a normal cycle event and how long will it last?
• Which risk management mitigation methods and tools can be adopted in the meantime?
• Best practises in utilising freight derivatives markets for hedging
• From shopping trolleys to container ships – what will be the impact of traditional consumers commencing direct chartering operations?
• What are evolving digital opportunities in freight? Can blockchain and other disruptive technologies play a role?
• Short, mid and longer term analysis of container availability – is there production capacity? Is there an incentive to increase volumes? When might the market reverse?

Moderator: Richard Watts, Director, HR Maritime
William Rook, Head of Refined Sugar – Ingredients and VIVE, Czarnikow
Bart Van Gils, Managing Partner, The Agency
Voytek Chelkowski, Managing Partner, Seamind Blue Ocean
Jason Martinet, Chartering Manager, Berkeley Maritime
Luiz Carlos dos Santos Jr, Associate Director, SA Commodities