Dry Bulk Shipping Virtual
Forum 2020

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October 15, 2020
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

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Online

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Complimentary

S&P Global Platts

Please join us at this annual forum to get vital updates and latest analysis surrounding not only shipping, but also agriculture, metals and coal. We will share insights about these markets and the impacts to them in the midst of ongoing challenging economic situations from the COVID-19 pandemic, trade wars and IMO2020.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we will be moving this forum to an online version this year.

This virtual forum will focus on:

  • Platts Cape T4, KMAX 9 indexes: Reflecting dry bulk trade flow realities
  • Grains and Oilseeds Spot Market Update
  • Iron Ore: A closer look at iron ore market supply fundamentals amid multi-year high for prices
  • Met Coal: Spot prices hit multi-year low, what is next for the seaborne met coal market?
  • Thermal Coal: Influence of China, India on Coal Prices
  • Dry Bulk Freight: IMO, COVID-19: What new challenges are on the horizon for the Dry Bulk Freight market for the rest of 2020 and beyond?

Our analysts will decipher the market impact of recent times, summarize the insights and offer their views. They will also address any questions that you may have online.

Pre-registration is a requirement for attendance to this webinar. Kindly note that this webinar does not accept substitutions.

Simply fill out the registration form on the right to secure your place at this free event. We look forward to seeing you in Singapore.

Registration will close on Friday, October 9, 2020 at 5pm.



Speakers

  • Pradeep Rajan, Senior Managing Editor, Asia Pacific Shipping & Freight
  • Shriram Sivaramakrishnan, Editor, Shipping & Freight
  • Andrei Agapi, Senior Managing Editor, Agriculture
  • Jun Kai Heng, Associate Editor, Metals – Steel Business
  • Jessie Li, Associate Editor, Coking Coal & Metallurgical Coke
  • Jenny Ma, Associate Editor, Thermal Coal
  • Matthew Boyle, Senior Analyst, Global Coal Markets


Pradeep Rajan

Pradeep Rajan

Senior Managing Editor, Asia Pacific Shipping & Freight
S&P Global Platts

Shriram Sivaramakrishnan

Shriram Sivaramakrishnan

Editor, Shipping & Freight
S&P Global Platts

Andrei Agapi

Andrei Agapi

Senior Managing Editor, Agriculture
S&P Global Platts

Jun Kai Heng

Jun Kai Heng

Associate Editor, Metals – Steel Business
S&P Global Platts

Jessie Li

Jessie Li

Associate Editor, Coking Coal & Metallurgical Coke
S&P Global Platts

Jenny Ma

Jenny Ma

Associate Editor, Thermal Coal
S&P Global Platts

Matthew Boyle

Matthew Boyle

Senior Analyst, Global Coal & Dry Bulk Freight
S&P Global Platts



Agenda

9:00am

Opening Remarks

Pradeep Rajan
Senior Managing Editor,Shipping APAC
S&P Global Platts

9:05am

Platts Cape T4, KMAX 9 indexes: Reflecting dry bulk trade flow realities

Shriram Sivaramakrishnan
Managing Editor, APAC Dry Bulk Markets
S&P Global Platts

9:25am

Commodity Update – Grains

Grains and Oilseeds Spot Market Update

  • Wheat: Australia has come back to the international market. What is their competition with Black Sea?
  • Soybeans: Trading patterns shifts during the trade war
  • Corn: North East Asia trading hub and competing origins

Andrei Agapi
Associate Pricing Director, Agricuture APAC
S&P Global Platts

9:45am

Commodity Update – Iron Ore & Met Coal

Iron Ore: A closer look at iron ore market supply fundamentals amid multi-year high for prices

  • Recovery of Brazilian iron ore volumes
  • Key drivers behind the Q3 iron ore rally and what holds for Q4

Met Coal: Spot prices hit multi-year low, what is next for the seaborne met coal market?

  • Overview on spot market price trends, demand and supply trade flows
  • A look into some key drivers for Q4 outlook

Jun Kai Heng
Associate Editor, Metals
S&P Global Platts

Jessie Li Associate Editor
Coking Coal & Metallurgical Coke
S&P Global Platts

10:05am

Commodity Update – Thermal Coal

Influence of China, India on Coal Prices

  • Supplier reaction to weakening demand
  • Developments in Northeast Asia thermal coal consumption
  • Emergence of Southeast Asia

Jenny Ma
Associate Editor, Thermal Coal
S&P Global Platts

10:25am

Dry Bulk Freight Outlook

IMO, COVID-19… what new challenges are on the horizon for the Dry Bulk Freight market for the rest of 2020 and beyond?

Matthew Boyle
Lead Analyst, Global Coal
S&P Global Platts

10:45am

Q&A

10:55am

Closing Remarks

Pradeep Rajan
Senior Managing Editor, Shipping APAC
S&P Global Platts

11:00am

End of Forum

Agenda subject to change

TIME UNTIL EVENT