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The future of freight

The Baltic Exchange has recently shelved plans to offer freight derivatives,yet rising freight rates should aid the development of the embryonic forwardfreight agreement market. By Paul Lyon

The world’s shipping industry is approaching 2004 with optimism, analysts agree, thanksto rising freight rates across the tanker, container and dry bulk markets. Asa result, the freight derivatives market looks set to explode as shipping companiesand oil producers in particular are tipped to increase their freight hedgingactivities to mitigate against soaring freight costs.

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