Baltic Exchange welcomed more than 100 members of the shipping industry to Dubai in late May for its latest FFA & Risk Management Forum. It was the latest event hosted by Baltic Exchange as it continues to provide critical insight into some of the maritime industry's biggest challenges, including geopolitics and carbon emissions.

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The forum was kicked started by Janet Sykes, CCO at Baltic Exchange, who provided an update on Baltic Exchange and its ongoing activities before David Currie, Senior Freight Assesor at Baltic Exchange, gave a presentation on how the Baltic produces is various indexes.

Mathew Burnard, Director at Control Risk, then took to the stage to provide an analysis of the geopolitical impacts on dry bulk freight markets in 2024 and beyond, which was greatly received by the crowd and led to a number of insightful and interesting questions.

Following a well-deserved coffee break, Martin Crawford-Brunt, Emissions Lead at Baltic Exchange, led the latest Carbon Emissions Panel, which included Shailesh Bildikar, Commercial Director at Eships; Jasmin Fichte, Managing Partner at Fichte & Co; and Pawan Sahni, Vice President BD Director MEA at DNV.

After this, Emily Driver, Broker of Freight Derivatives at Clarksons Platou Futures, led the Dry Freight FFA Panel, which included speakers such as Karsten Ambak, Managing Director at MUR Shipping; Jeffrey Yao, Managing Director at Profision Shipping Capital Management; Howard de Podesta, FFA Trader at Oldendorff Carriers; and 
Andy Hawtin, FFA Freight Market Assessor at Baltic Exchange. Once again, the session was particularly fruitful for all delegates as it led to a very engaging Q&A session.

Baltic Exchange was then delighted to host a networking reception for all delegates in Dubai as members and friends enjoyed good food and great company to continue discussions on some of the most important issues affecting the maritime sector.