Market Analyst, US-Flag Jones Act - Forecasts & Valuations

Marsoft Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsoft Inc. seeks a Market Analyst to cover US-flag and Jones Act markets, building supply and demand models, scenario forecasts, and vessel valuations used by banks, investors, and shipowners.

You will publish quarterly Base/High/Low forecasts for freight, charter rates, and prices, analyze policy effects, and translate disruptions into defensible assumptions to guide client decisions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in shipping, energy, or transportation market analysis.
• Strong quantitative skills and experience building forecasting or econometric models.
• Clear writing for professional audiences.
• Willingness to defend assumptions, and to change views when the data says so.

Responsibilities

• Build supply, demand, and earnings models for US-flag and Jones Act markets.
• Produce quarterly Base, High, and Low Case forecasts for freight rates, charter rates, and vessel prices.
• Translate geopolitical/trade disruptions into explicit scenario assumptions.
• Reconcile model estimates with fixtures and sale‑and‑purchase data and explain revisions.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Forecasting/econometrics

Clear writing

Defend assumptions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Maritime Studies, Engineering

Master's degree a plus

Job description

Marsoft Inc. seeks a Market Analyst to cover US-flag and Jones Act markets, building supply and demand models, scenario forecasts, and vessel valuations used by banks, investors, and shipowners.

You will publish quarterly Base/High/Low forecasts for freight, charter rates, and prices, analyze policy effects, and translate disruptions into defensible assumptions to guide client decisions.