Paul L. Eckbo, Ph.D. is the founder and chairman of Marsoft Group. Marsoft is the leading provider of consulting services to the maritime industry. The company, a spin-off from MIT, was founded in 1979 and has offices in: Oslo, London, Boston, and Singapore. It therefore has the ability to serve its clientele on a global basis. Marsoft provides expert, objective, and timely support for senior management in making investment, financing, and chartering decisions. The company bases its services on quantitative analysis of market developments and a sophisticated view of risk and financial performance. Marsoft’s research and evaluation of future trends of shipping rates and values are based on ongoing programs for monitoring conditions in dry bulk, tanker, containership, and other markets. The company has an outstanding track record of providing an early warning of the market turning points.

Paul Eckbo, Ph. D., trains his focus on the fundamental analysis of the oil, energy, and shipping markets. In his capacity as founder and chairman, he provides timing and portfolio advice to owners, charterers, and investors in: shipping and offshore related real and financial assets and also securities. A man of copious qualifications,Dr. Eckbo has held senior positions in academia and business. He has been extensively involved in global business ventures with responsibility for business development, commercializing several businesses from MIT.

Dr. Paul L. Eckbo received his Doctorate in Management from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree from the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen.

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