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Simpson Spence Young poaches Affinity’s S&P head
Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has poached Toby English from rival UK broker Affinity to head up the London outfit’s S&P…
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Gibson opens India office
E.A. Gibson Shipbrokers has officially opened its new office in Mumbai. The tanker specialists have been approved by local oil…
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Affinity acquires Grieg Shipbrokers’ dry bulk operations in Shanghai and Singapore
Richard Fulford-Smith-led broking firm Affinity has hired Grieg Shipbrokers’ teams in Shanghai and Singapore. Affinity has also confirmed that it…
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Clarksons broker ejected from Singapore for breaking lockdown rules
Six people, including a Clarksons broker, have seen their careers in Singapore come to an end, with authorities taking action…
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Charter Haus: Taking a product specific approach to shipbroking
Charter Haus, a new independent shipbroker has been launched this week, promising a product specific approach to shipbroking. Founded by…
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Banchero Costa: 51 years as a broker
Despite bigger companies, challenging market conditions, trade wars, newcomers on the ship financing market and digital disruption, there will always…
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New book claims Russians bugged Clarkson’s boardroom
A new book published this month claims that Russians bugged the boardroom of the world’s largest shipbroker. The controversial claims…
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Change of management at Harper Petersen
There’s a change of top management at Hamburg-based brokers Harper Petersen. Simon Aust is stepping down as managing director to…
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Profit warning sparks Clarkson’s largest share price fall in 25 years
A profit warning from Clarkson gave the shipbroker its biggest daily fall in 25 years. Just over a month after…
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SSY acquires Danish broker
British shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has bought out Denmark’s Bidsted & Co in the latest phase of consolidation seen…
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Data stolen as Clarksons is hit by cyber attack
Clarksons, the world’s largest shipbroker, has been hit by a cyber attack, and has called in the police to investigate…
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James Palmer quits SSY
One of the best known names at UK broker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has quit after nearly 10 years at…
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A third of cape brokers worldwide face the chop
Should capesize brokers be mulling a new career? Up to a third of them could be replaced by online platforms,…
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Sovereign Shipping: Shipbroking in the digital era
Singapore-based shipbroking firm Sovereign Shipping is going through its own digital transformation, developing an S&P app. Wong Hong Lee, managing…
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Affinity: Focus on the start of a new cycle
Affinity Shipping is growing its financial services offerings, conscious of the “new breed of investors” coming into the industry, the…
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London event discusses the disruptive future of shipbroking
The third edition of Smart Solutions event in London this week commenced with a heated discussion among IT providers and…
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Clarkson shareholders hit out at Andi Case’s massive bonus payout
Shareholders in shipbroker Clarkson are not happy at the massive payouts to top management. The FTSE 250 company suffered an…
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SDSD: Shipbroking heads to the cloud
Ten days ago the maritime software development company SDSD launched V-Chartering – a new cloud chartering platform for wet and…
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Shipbroking’s role in the 21st century
Panos Patsadas, managing director at Target Maritime Transport, argues his profession is just as relevant and important in the digital…
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BHP Billiton bypasses brokers with new online auction platform
Shipbrokers around the world are waking up to the shock news that one of the world’s most important shippers, miner…
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