Middle East trade under threat: Shipping, freight and sanctions

Alexis joined Kpler’s Insight Team in March 2023 as Lead Major Dry Bulks Analyst. Based in London, he brings over a decade of experience in dry bulk commodities and freight research. He leads the development of Kpler’s dry bulks research offering, covering coal, fertiliser, grain, iron ore, minor bulks, and dry freight. His work spans market analysis, supply-demand and pricing outlooks, client presentations, industry speaking engagements, and supporting the growth of Kpler’s dry bulks data products. Previously, he was a Director at Simpson Spence Young (SSY) in the Consultancy & Research team.

매튜 라이트는 Kpler의 수석 화물 분석가입니다.그는 고객에게 화물 시장에 대한 전문 지식, 분석 및 연구를 제공하는 일을 이끌고 있습니다.Kpler에 입사하기 전에 Matthew는 SSY Ship Brokers에서 선임 탱커 애널리스트로 일하면서 유조선 시장 분석, 신모델 개발 주도, 컨설팅 문의 처리를 담당했습니다.Matthew는 Argus Media에서 7년간 컨설팅 경력을 쌓았으며, 그곳에서 다양한 단일 고객 프로젝트를 수행한 후 화물, 원유 및 정제 제품에 초점을 맞춘 구독 보고서 배송 관리를 맡았습니다.

Ana Subasic is a trade risk analyst at Kpler, where she combines energy market fundamentals, geopolitical analysis, and legal investigation to assess emerging trade risks, structures and sanctions circumvention. After joining Kpler in 2022 as an LNG market analyst, she transitioned into Risk and Compliance in 2025 to strengthen the team’s forward-looking analytical capabilities on a the cross-commodity scale. Her work focuses on shadow and dark trade investigations, including breaking intelligence and insights into high-risk commodity flows. Ana serves as a key voice within Risk and Compliance, translating regulatory developments, sanctions dynamics, and geopolitical shifts into structured assessments and actionable intelligence for clients.

With over a decade of experience spanning multiple facets of the shipping and insurance industries, Ellis Morley brings a wealth of expertise to his role at Howden. His career began in Aframax tanker broking, transitioning through chartering operations and shipping recruitment, before culminating in the insurance sector at Howden, Ellis not only focuses on servicing commodity traders but also leads and expands the firm’s cargo war placements. He spearheads global commodity programmes, devising effective and efficient insurance solutions that cater to the unique needs of traders worldwide, ensuring robust protection against the dynamic risks of international trade.