Joshua Gold

Prior to joining TMV, Joshua was a shipbroker in the tanker industry for 6 years in London. The first 3 years at Vortex Shipbroking, where he worked as a time-charter broker, securing long-term contracts between shipowners and charterers. Joshua focused on all oil tanker vessels, ranging from 30,000 deadweight (DWT) Handysize vessels upto 320,000 DWT VLCC’s (Very Large Crude Carriers). After 3 years in time-charter broking, Joshua then moved to SSY (Simpson Spence Young) where he worked as a Suezmax (160,000 DWT) spot broker, negotiating single voyage contracts for shipments of crude oil between shipowners and oil majors/trading houses. During his time at SSY, Joshua often travelled to Athens and Geneva to grow and maintain his relationships with his shipowning and chartering clients.
Joshua has a Bachelors in Law as well as a Masters with Distinction in International Shipping Law from Queen Mary University, London. He is also academically published on the US Jones Act in the Journal of International Maritime Law (JIML).
Outside of work, Joshua is learning Greek, is an avid gym-goer, regards football as his second religion and requires sushi and souvlaki several times a week.