Susan Oatway

Susan Oatway joined Drewry Shipping Consultants in 1997 after spending eight years in senior planning and commercial roles with P&O Bulk Shipping.  With Drewry she has extensive experience of working for customers in the shipping and maritime fields, including shipping companies, financial institutions and other institutional clients or advisors.  This work covers a wide spectrum including market studies, valuations and strategic planning.  She is the Editor of Drewry’s Multipurpose Shipping Forecaster Report and also contributes to Drewry’s Reefer Shipping Report. She provides advice to other team members on all aspects of dry bulk shipping.  Susan holds a BSc in Combined Sciences and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. She was the first female International Chairman at the ICS from 2019 to 2021 (first woman to hold this position in over 100 years) and regularly lectures on Dry Cargo Chartering to students wishing to take the Institute’s qualifying exams.