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Elwin Taylor has worked in liquefied gases since 1979 as a shipbroker, commodity trader and chartering manager, based in London, Singapore and Switzerland.

He joined Clarksons in 2022 as a consultant with the CO₂ and clean ammonia team.

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Christian graduated from the University of Leeds with a 2.1 in Geology and started his career as an Oil Broker in 2015 before joining Clarksons in 2017.

He was part of the team building the Oil derivatives desk within Clarksons and in 2019 he was tasked with starting the LPG FFA desk. In 2019 he started the LNG FFA desk alongside LPG which is now the most dominant in this space.

Chris has multiple industry qualifications including CF30, Series 30 and 32. He has facilitated 4 world first derivative trades and was promoted to a Director in 2024.

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Neil graduated with a First-Class Honours degree from the University of Glasgow.

He started his career in shipbroking in 2012, focusing on the subsea and construction market, which he is still involved in today alongside the offshore renewables market.

With over a decade of experience in ship broking, his key brokerage experience is in short- and long-term charter, and sale and purchase, of HLVs, CLVs, Accommodation and Construction vessels in the global offshore market. His expertise also involves running exclusive sales mandates for complex maritime transactions.

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Tommy Baggio has been working in the liquefied gas industry since the early 1980s, first on the chartering desk of a well-known gas ship owner and thereafter as a gas shipping, commodity and asset broker, a broking career spanning almost 40 years.

Tommy retired from Clarksons in 2020 having headed the Gases Division for 15 years but returned as a consultant early 2022 to assist the division’s evolution into CO2 and greener ammonia as part of its gases portfolio.

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Daniel O’Sullivan joined the Clarksons gas department analysis team in 2023, having previously worked for a decade in the seaborne LPG industry across a mix of analysis, ops and chartering roles with employers including Saudi Aramco and Turkey’s largest LPG importer Aygaz.

Formerly, from 2000-2013, he was a specialist energy and natural resources journalist, working on publications and news services for ThomsonReuters, the Financial Times Group and Energy Intelligence while also being a published book author on oil markets and price formation.

Danny holds degrees in philosophy & literature, journalism and international relations/political economy.

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From 2008 to 2010 Henning completed an apprenticeship to become a ‘Schifffahrtskaufmann’ (Shipping Merchant) at a small Hamburg based Container Shipbroking company. In 2013, after gaining some years of experience in Drybulk & MPP chartering, Henning first came into contact with Offshore Wind vessels.

Since his introduction into the Offshore Wind industry, he has been interested in all of the different vessel types that are involved for the construction and maintenance of Offshore Windfarms.

Henning joined Clarksons in early 2021, working in the Hamburg office with a focus on chartering and Sale & Purchase of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), Tugs & Workboats as well as Guard Vessels for the Offshore Renewables Market.

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Steve was appointed the global head of Clarkson Research, the data and analytics arm of the Clarksons Group, in 2012. He leads a dynamic team of experts providing widely respected data and intelligence around shipping, trade, offshore and the maritime energy transition. Besides continued analytical contributions, Steve has lead the launch or re-launch of offerings including Shipping Intelligence Network, World Fleet Register, Renewables Intelligence Network and Fuelling Transition. After graduating from Oxford University, Steve originally joined Clarksons as a shipbuilding analyst in 1999. He has previously managed the consultancy and valuation teams at Clarksons and is also a Director of Clarksons Valuations.

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Following his Business Economics degree at Liverpool University, Tom spent five years with a cargo charter aircraft broker, before joining Clarksons in 2015. Sitting on the gas desk in the London office, Tom focuses on midsize and handysize vessels for Ammonia trade, predominantly in the fertilisers market but also covers the LPG market. Over the past eight years, Tom has built strong relationships with major fertiliser producers, importers and traders, negotiating time charter fixtures and providing insight to inform his clients’ shipping strategies.

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Following a degree in Geography at Newcastle University, Philip joined the British Army. He completed officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was subsequently selected to join the Household Cavalry Regiment, completing operational tours in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Following his time in the Army, he moved into commodities and joined Arraco Global Markets, a London based energy brokerage. Whilst at Arraco Philip built a desk centred on Battery and Base metals, both physical and futures focused. He was later tasked to establish and run the new Swiss office, based in Zug, again looking at metals, alongside emerging markets.

In January 2023 Philip joined Clarksons Dry Cargo division, based in Geneva. He was tasked with building out their metals book and further developing links with various trading entities, before eventually moving across to Clarksons Platou Futures Ltd to establish the Base and Battery metals business.

Philip has completed the CISI Capital Markets Programme, his NFA Series 32 and is a member of the Chartered Management Institute.

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Steve Ryoo is a broker and the country manager for Clarksons Offshore & Renewables Korea. Prior to joining Clarksons, he was managing director at a marine salvage and dredging company called the Korea Salvage Co., Ltd., based in Busan, South Korea.

With drastic climate changes occurring worldwide, there is an ever-growing demand for clean, renewable energy sources to help nations achieve their net-zero goals. South Korea is striving to reduce carbon emissions through offshore wind power, one of the least CO2 intensive forms of electricity generation. Steve is eager to support his country in reaching its net-zero targets by the early 2030s.

Steve was born and raised in Busan, South Korea, until he was fourteen years old when he moved to the United States. Steve earned a Juris Doctor degree from Ave Maria School of Law on Dean’s Scholarship, and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and mass communication from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Steve currently resides in Busan, South Korea with his family and enjoys fishing and skiing.

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