Paul Mazzarulli Americas Representative The Baltic Exchange Paul Mazzarulli is the Americas Representative for the Baltic Exchange, an organization with 280 years of history as the center of commercial marine information. His career that goes back to the 1990s, with expertise that spans physical shipping markets along with Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs), and numerous sectors of the commodity industry, including crude oil, electricity, renewable energy, biofuels, and project development in the maritime industry. With roots as a tanker broker and oil market analyst, he has held senior positions at MJLF & Associates, PVM Oil, Sempra Energy, Noble Group, Evolution Markets, and Chemoil Corporation. He is a graduate of Connecticut College, and Pace University School of Law. About Baltic Exchange The Baltic Exchange represents a global community of shipping interests. These include shipowners, charterers and shipbrokers who are collectively responsible for handling a large proportion of the world’s dry cargo and tanker fixtures, freight derivative trades as well as the sale and purchase of merchant vessels. The Baltic Exchange is regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) pursuant to the EU Benchmark Regulation. It is the trusted provider of data for the settlement of physical and derivative freight contracts, underpinning risk management tools for the shipping and transportation markets. Founded in 1744, the Baltic Exchange is headquartered in London with regional offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Athens, Stamford and Houston. In 2016 the Baltic Exchange was acquired by Singapore Exchange ("SGX"). Baltic Exchange services: • Daily benchmarks for dry, wet, container and gas freight markets • OPEX, S&P, ship recycling & forward assessments • Air cargo assessments • Escrow and dispute resolution support • Executive training via the Baltic Academy • Networking for shipping professionals