December 16 - Braemar Seascope has added a new research manager to its London-based research team with the appointment of Mark Williams, a highly regarded economist and consultant.

According to Braemar SeascopeMark is a proven communicator and strategist and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience of the shipping markets. He has been tasked with reorganising and boosting the capture, analysis and distribution of real time and forward-looking shipping market information to support the company's chartering, newbuilding, sale and purchase and other shipbroking divisions.

Peter Malpas, director of research at Braemar Seascope, said: "Mark comes with a proven track record of delivering high level consultancy across the shipping industry in many different sectors and his finance background provides a dimension to complement our wide range of current expertise. His appointment further demonstrates our commitment to providing high quality, comprehensive research services to our clients."