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UK: Consultancy advice for shipping

Write: Lyndal [2011-05-20]
Kevin Harding who has three decades of shipping experience including senior management positions with one of the world's leading specialised reefer operators now provides consultancy advice on refrigerated shipping - both reefer containers and specialised reefers.
His company, Sextant provide services which benefit fruit exporters/importers, banana companies, banks and other financial institutions, container companies and specialised reefer operators, conferences/exhibitors and journalists.
Sextant was established at the beginning of 2005 and is based in London. Since its formation, the company has completed projects for a number of shippers and ship owners and has produced industry analyses for various financial institutions. Clients include several "banana majors" and various fruit companies, key financial institutions as well as various specialised reefer companies.
Sextant provides advice on the specialised world reefer fleet and worldwide fleet of refrigerated vessels also owners and operators, sale and purchase as well as chartering - as well as T/C return and industry analyses together with reports and information on the freight market.
In addition to a number of presentations that Sextant has given at key industry seminars, Sextant also publishes two reference books each year. The first - an annual "Specialised Reefer and Freezer Fleet Listing" - is published in January and the second - an annual "Reefer Shipping Market Review and Forecast" - is published together with Drewry Shipping, in September.