Susan Oatway FICS

Senior Research Analyst, Breakbulk and Project Cargo, Journal of Commerce S&P Global

Susan Oatway joined the Journal of Commerce by S&P Global Inc in January 2023 as a Senior Research Analyst for multipurpose and project shipping. Her focus is on the multipurpose, breakbulk, project cargo, and related shipping markets, including roll-on, roll-off and refrigerated shipping. She became Co-Chair of the Journal of Commerce Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference in April 2024.

Susan began her career with P&O Bulk Shipping in 1989 and progressed through a variety of senior planning and commercial roles before joining Drewry Shipping Consultants' dry bulk shipping team in 1997. In addition to serving as Drewry's principal breakbulk and multipurpose analyst since 2004, she co-authored Drewry’s regular reefer shipping report and also worked as a maritime consultant, providing analysis for shipping companies, financial institutions, and other institutional clients during her career in the maritime industry. Susan holds a BSc in Combined Sciences, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (FICS) and a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights. In her spare time, she teaches dry cargo chartering for the ICS as part of the online academy and has been involved with education for the Institute for some 20 years.