Editorial summary

IFCHOR GALBRAITHS, a globally recognized shipbroker with over 20 offices and 300 employees, is seeking an Assistant Market Research Analyst intern to support its research team and contribute to the company's continued growth. The internship offers a salary of 1200 and is based at the company's office, providing an opportunity for a young professional to gain industry experience in a leading maritime brokerage. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong analytical skills and an interest in market research within the shipping sector.

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Job description

[This job id 27603 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 25 Aug 2026]

IFCHOR GALBRAITHS is a globally recognised, international shipbroker with 20 offices and over 300 employees globally.

We pride ourselves in delivering a high quality, service minded approach, through our extensive network of proactive team of brokers in strategic locations worldwide.

As part of our expansion, we are currently looking for a young professional to join and contribute to the continued development of our highly regarded research team and the further success of a world-leading shipbroking house on a professional traineeship.

The successful candidate will be based at our office in Singapore. Duration of Traineeship will be around 6 - 12 months, depending on the preference of the selected candidate.

Job Title

Assistant Market Research Analyst (Traineeship)

Role Description

The executive role will be part of our in-house market research arm that provides freight market & dry-bulk commodity analysis and actionable intelligence to the other business units (ship broking, S&P and finance) and their clients.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

· Play an active role in further developing and automating routines, procedures used for processing various type of market-related data

· Develop recognized expertise in specific commodity (dry-bulks specifically) and shipping markets

· Conduct fact-based research and analysis to support the production of actionable intelligence

· Keep track of the latest market developments, develop price views and provide related communication and recommendations to commercial teams

· Assist with publication of research commentaries and other studies and presentations

· Any other ad-hoc duties as assigned

Profile - Qualifications and Capabilities:

· Any degree with strong interest in Commodity and/or Freight Markets is welcome

· Passion in numerical/data analysis

· Basic MS Excel proficiency and databases skills (e.g. PowerQuery and/or basic Python skills)

· Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with various internal and external stakeholders

· Enjoy working in a small-knitted team and able to perform under pressure

· Independent and self-motivated, highly reliable and readiness to take on responsibility

· Proficient in written and spoken English. Other languages a plus

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