Investigation into the optimal freight hedging strategy with concentration on Suezmax tankers

• Main Author: Tan, Ker Han.
• Other Authors: Xu Feng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/54061
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shipowners are subject to a myriad of risks in the inherently volatile shipping market. To stay afloat and competitive, shipowners must employ portfolio management to maximise returns while reducing risk exposure. Today a variety of hedging tools exists to aid shipowners such as physical freight hed...