Shipping Market Analyst

Date: 16 Apr 2025

Location: Singapore, SG, 118222

Company: Lloyds Register

Job ID:40661

Shipping Market Analyst

Lloyd’s Register

Location: - Singapore.

What we’re looking for

The Shipping Market Analyst role will play a pivotal part in supporting LR Advisory projects by delivering data-driven insights and market intelligence on global shipping markets and the broader ocean economy. This role involves analyzing trade flows, fleet developments, regulatory impacts and commercial dynamics to provide strategic decision-making support for clients.

By leveraging both quantitative and qualitative research, the Shipping Market Analyst will contribute to client reports, presentations and advisory deliverables, helping clients identify market opportunities and navigate risks. This role will involve close collaboration with project consultants and subject matter experts, ensuring that all advisory project outcomes are based on robust, accurate and actionable market analysis.

This role offers a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment, where the successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute meaningful insights to high-impact projects within the global maritime industry.

What we offer you

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes.
• A Full-time permanent role.

The role

• Collaborate with the global Advisory team to support data analysis, development, maintenance of databases and the development of presentations to support client engagements.
• Produce and develop insightful market intelligence and content around shipping, energy and commodity markets.
• Monitor and interpret global shipping trends, including supply and demand dynamics, freight rates, and geopolitical factors.
• Utilize data analytics tools to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business development initiatives with market intelligence.
• Engage with clients and industry professionals to gather information and strengthen relationships.
• Utilize data visualization tools to present complex data in an understandable manner.
• Stay updated on industry developments by attending webinars, conferences, and networking events.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics, finance, maritime studies, or a related field.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and market trends.
• Experience in shipping, commodities, or energy markets, preferably in a research or advisory role.
• Proficiency in market modelling, forecasting techniques and data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, or Python.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly to clients and internal teams.
• Understanding of key shipping market drivers, including supply and demand dynamics, regulatory developments, and macroeconomic factors.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a project-based environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

You are someone who:

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs.
• Can self-manage and prioritize tasks towards achieving goals.
• Is effective at solving problems, troubleshooting and making timely decisions.
• Is flexible and eager to take initiatives.
• Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user-friendly language.
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment.
• Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone.

About us
We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of
Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.

Want to apply.
Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy.

We care, we share, we do the right thing.
If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at careers@lr.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:
Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

Find out more about Disability Confident at: www.gov.uk/disability-confident