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Daejin Lee

Lead Shipping Analyst, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit

Daejin Lee is a lead shipping analyst for maritime and trade at IHS Markit Singapore.

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.

  • Maritime
  • Agribusiness
  • Coal
  • Advanced analytics
  • AIS Ship Tracking
  • Commodities
  • Forecasting
  • Market Analysis & Forecasts
  • Seaborne trade
  • Shipping markets
  • Trade
  • Transportation

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