Mr. Lee is a principal consultant and lead shipping analyst for
commodities analytics and freight forecasting service in IHS Markit
Singapore. He has participated in several maritime consulting
projects such as AIS analytics for commodities, freight and asset
price forecast modeling, shipbuilding market analysis, and global
ports traffic analysis.
He played major role to build both IHS Markit's (a) 'Freight Rate
Forecast (FRF)', data driven freight forecasting models for dry
bulk market, and (b) 'Bulkers at Sea' module of Commodities at Sea,
global commodity and freight analytics tool based on historical
regional fleet and AIS information including position, cargo,
ballast/laden ratio, anchored/moored status, speed, employment
etc.
He is a regular speaker about shipping and commodities markets at
global events and seminars, including SGX iron ore forum in
Singapore, Djakarta Mining Club coal conference in Jakarta, and
Baltic Exchange Freight Forum in Copenhagen and Singapore, IHS
Markit maritime market seminar in Geneva, Tokyo, and Beijing, and
Korean Congress' maritime forum in Seoul.
Before joining IHS Markit, Daejin spent several years at Hanjin
Shipping as a FFA trader and shipping analyst where he gave regular
presentations to key trading houses and several energy companies
about freight and commodity markets. He was also responsible for
freight market risk management by providing timely market
information, trading freight derivatives and giving expert guidance
on long-term and short-term fleet chartering and acquiring or
selling ships.
Since he started his career at dry bulk chartering team in 2008, he
has valuable experience in shipping and commodities market which
provided him with a deeper understanding of what internal and
external audiences or clients really need in their daily
business.
Daejin studied English Literature both in Seoul (KU) and London
(RHUL) and graduated as a Bachelor of Arts from Korea
University.