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Now Published: The Shipping Man by Matthew McCleery

Published Oct 19, 2011 10:38 AM by The Maritime Executive

Matthew McCleery’s new novel is part fast paced financial thriller, part ship finance text book, The Shipping Man is required reading for anyone with an interest in capital formation for shipping.  The book can be purchased here.

Book Overview:

"When restless New York city hedge fund manager Robert Fairchild watches the Baltic Dry Cargo Index plunge 97%, registering an all time high and a 25-year low within the span of just six months, he gets excited.  It is time to buy a ship, he decides. 

Immediately fantasizing about naming a vessel after his wife, carrying a string of worry beads and being able to introduce himself as a “shipowner” at his upcoming college reunion, Fairchild immediately embarks on an odyssey into the most exclusive, glamorous and high stakes business in the world.

From pirates off the coast of Somalia and on Wall Street to Greek and Norwegian shipping magnates, the education of Robert Fairchild is an expensive one.  In the end, he loses his hedge fund, but he gains a life—as a Shipping Man."

Matthew McCleery is president of Marine Money International, a maritime finance transactional information and maritime company analysis since 2000. He previously served on the board of directors of FreeSeas, Inc., a bulk shipping company registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.