GFI Freight provides brokerage services for more than 150 clients worldwide from dedicated derivatives desks in London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore and Cape Town. In each of these major centres, our highly experienced brokers provide coverage for the world's leading oil and shipping companies, as well as banks and financial institutions.

Global synergies between GFI's wet and dry forward-freight agreements (FFA) and dry cargo desks and other commodity markets in which GFI operates, enable us to provide tailored hedging strategies by looking at total risk across a range of markets. Our teams consist of individuals from various trading environments, covering customers’ needs efficiently and effectively.

Key services provided by GFI:

• Wet and dry freight FFA – voice and screen based execution
• Physical dry freight
• Pricing & analytics
• Research (provided by ACM Shipping) and Technical Analysis
• Links to clearing houses

Key benefits of partnering with GFI Freight:

• Proven track record for broking complex global markets - as recognized by industry publications
• As a global team we focus on a client based formula, which allows for greater depth of understanding of the ‘cross-fertilisation’ across vessel types, options delta and gamma hedging
• Joint ventures with two leading firms: ACM Shipping, one of the world’s leading tanker brokers, and McQuilling, a specialist in marine transportation of crude and petroleum products
• Synergies between our wet FFA, dry FFA and physical freight desks and other commodity markets in which GFI operates, enable us to provide valuable insight into these interrelated markets
• Continued investment and development of trading and analytical technology – GFI EnergyMatch® Europe, FENICS® Freight and GFI MobileFreight^SM