Our tanker research division works primarily in support of our shipbroking business, providing valuable analysis of the shipping and oil markets along with the global and local events that help shape them.

Its day-to-day responsibilities include generating and distributing daily reports for clients, briefing Howe Robinson brokers on market developments, and research, building forecasting models, presenting bespoke findings to clients, addressing conferences, and satisfying the research needs of many stakeholders.

In doing so, our research analysts ensure that Howe Robinson Partners is synonymous with expert, up-to-the-minute market insight.

As a tanker analyst, you will be expected to contribute meaningfully to generating a department view of the crude and product tanker markets.

Key accountabilities

  • Producing reports with both a short and long-term focus
  • Assisting with clients’ requests and queries
  • Database management
  • Preparing material for client presentations and analytical reports
  • Gathering, processing, and analysing data from a large number of sources

HRP’s business is first and foremost about building internal and external relationships, so you will need good interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly form effective professional networks.

Essential competencies

  • Academic background preferably in a quantitative subject such as finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, etc or shipping
  • Intermediate level Python skills
  • Up to 1 year of analyst/research experience in the shipping market
  • Good command of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power BI
  • Analytical, numerical, and organisational skills
  • Ability to write technically and concisely or deliver analysis verbally in an engaging style about complex subject matters
  • Proactive approach to data and information management
  • Ability to work both as a team and as an individual when handling client requests or undertaking value-added projects and analysis

Desired experience and job requirements

  • Understanding of the global oil market
  • Econometrics