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Modules

Module 15. The Baltic Exchange & the Ocean Freight Markets

  • An Introduction to the Shipping Freight Market
  • Types of Carrier & Basic Terminology in Freight
  • The Baltic Exchange & the FFA Contracts
  • Wet Tankers and the Dry Bulk Carriers
  • The Container Freight market.
  • Time Charter and Voyage rates – Pricing and Trading
  • Who are the Market Participants in the Freight markets?
  • How are freight derivatives traded via an IDB and cleared.
  • Examples of hedging using freight derivatives.