Simpson Spence Young bolsters suezmax team
Simpson Spence Young (SSY), an independent shipbroker, has strengthened its tanker desk by hiring two brokers to bolster its London (UK) suezmax team. The addition of Oliver Rae and Dean Abrahams brings the size of SSY's global team dedicated to the suezmax market to 17.
Rae has ten years’ broking experience, with much of that time spent at Genesis Shipbrokers. Abrahams has 15 years of broking experience and has worked at a range of shipbroking companies including Affinity and EA Gibson.
Commenting on the hires, Rupert Lawson, head of Tankers, said: "We believe that the tanker market fundamentals are there to support a suezmax recovery in 2020 and are bolstering our team ahead of this. We're delighted to bring in two new high calibre brokers to London to support clients."
SSY's tanker teams are based in London, Singapore, Houston (TX, USA), New York, Madrid (Spain) and Mumbai (India) and offer the full range of deep-sea chartering and operational support services. (mw)