Intern - Freight Markets (Spring 2027, Jan to Jun)

SGX Group Internship Program – Freight Markets Intern

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

SGX offers a fast-paced environment where interns gain insights into the Exchange business and the finance value chain. Interns are involved in real-time work from Day 1. Note: Leave of Absence (LOA) may be required to take on the internship.

Unit/Team Overview

The Baltic Exchange Asia team has broad functions similar to the London HQ. The Singapore office is the regional headquarters for the organisation and produces freight indices, has a sales and marketing team including an events function, and an escrow service that is unique to this location.

Learning Outcomes

• Gain hands-on experience across the different functions of the Baltic Exchange.
• Learn about membership services, the methodologies behind global benchmark freight production, and sales and marketing strategies.
• Support the daily functions of the freight production, membership, escrow, and sales teams.
• Build knowledge of the fundamentals of freight markets through market research.
• Assist with projects such as sales campaigns and marketing events.
• Depending on the candidate’s preference, have the opportunity to work with quantitative analytics, write white papers, meet clients, or co-organise members’ events.

Job Description

• Build and maintain various Excel files and dashboards to monitor freight rates, trading volumes and exchange data.
• Support, enhance and develop analytics on freight data, benchmark data and internal metrics.
• Research the regional shipping industry and support marketing and sales strategies and campaigns.
• Collect and analyse trade data for research reports, news articles and white papers.
• Assist with content, layout and design of marketing materials (presentations, brochures, videos) to drive trading activity.
• Organise industry events, including workshops, roundtables, seminars and forums.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) and proficiency in Chinese to liaise with Chinese clients.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint), including VBA/macros.
• Good to have: shipping/maritime knowledge.
• Good to have: knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g., C, C++, Java, C#, Python, Groovy, Perl) and SQL.
• Good to have: interest in marketing, client outreach, and digital/social media knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with willingness and ability to work in a team.
• Ability to multitask, be process-driven, think innovatively and independently, and enjoy working under pressure and tight timelines.