Sea-Intelligence

Sea‑Intelligence is a leading provider of Research & Analysis, Data Services, and Advisory Services within the global supply chain industry, with a strong focus on container shipping. Combining strong quantitative analytical skills with a deep understanding of the supply chain industry, based on many decades of experience at all central parts of the Ocean supply chain, Sea‑Intelligence supports customers across all stakeholder groups.

Alan Murphy

CEO & Founder

A deeply passionate liner shipping expert, Alan Murphy has 20+ years of experience in container shipping research and analysis, providing insight and intelligence to a broad range of stakeholders in the logistics community, through quantitative research, econometric modelling, and database architecture development.

Alan co-founded SeaIntel, now Sea-Intelligence, with industry legend Lars Jensen in January 2011, with an ambition to provide truly exceptional and insightful liner shipping analysis and advisory, always based on a clearly stated and comprehensive methodology. Prior to launching Sea-Intelligence, Alan was Senior Analyst of Maersk Line's Intelligence and Analysis section, at that time the industry’s largest customer of industry analysis, research, and market data. The frustration with poorly sourced back-of-envelope style of analysis often found in this industry, and a lack of comparable, verified benchmarks of liner performance, was the spark that would lead to the launch of Sea-Intelligence, which now covers Research & Analysis, Data Services, and Advisory Services.

Alan has a degree in business economics, and prior to joining Maersk in 2004, he worked as a Research Analyst, at the Dept. of Finance at the Copenhagen Business School. Alan is fluent in seven primary programming languages and has developed everything from simple business apps to full-stack enterprise database systems.

Privately, Alan is married to a Microbiology PhD Fellow, clearly outranking him on the nerd-meter, and they have two beautiful and troublemaking boys of 8 and 4 years. Alan is based in Singapoe

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Mobile: +65 9149 4795 / +45 6068 7744

David Skillen

David Skillen - COO & Director

David Skillen is an Englishman who has forged a successful career in the container shipping industry in Asia over the last 40 years.
 
Starting in Japan in the early 80's David worked with United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), initially in a sales capacity, before being part of the management team which transitioned the Regional Head Office of the company from Tokyo to Singapore in the mid 90's. In Singapore, David led the Asia Commercial team for UASC and effectively drove what was, at the time, the fastest expansion of any container shipping line in the world.
 
With the company then undergoing a major restructuring, David took over as the Vice President for the Asia Region, setting up owned offices throughout the Region, opening up new trades for the company such as the US West Coast and US East Coast and generating a significant increase in volume that was required by the introduction of the company's " state of the art " dual fuel container vessels.
 
When UASC and Hapag Lloyd merged in 2016, David was appointed Managing Director for South East Asia for Hapag Lloyd and steered that Area to being one of the best performers in Asia, by being at the forefront of the customer centric approach that the company had adopted.
 
David has a well recognised track record in all aspects of commercial activity, particularly in building customer relationships as well as change management and strategic planning.
 
David joined Sea-Intelligence in Singapore in August 2023 in the role of Chief Operating Officer and Director.
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Mobile: +65 9674 1641

Niels Madsen

Vice President of Products and Operations.

Niels Madsen has been working in the container transportation industry for more than 30 years, dispersed amongst almost all aspects of the transport solution, including logistics, intermodal, finance and sales, but primarily working on strategic route planning and vessel/terminal operations.
 
He began his career in Maersk Line in Copenhagen in 1992, and in the following years, he worked in various departments in Denmark as well as abroad. During this period, Niels worked 10+ years in Network Strategy / Business Development, where in his early years he was part of the Maersk Line / SeaLand merger as well as the Maersk Line / P&O Nedlloyd acquisition. In 2011 he moved to Singapore to establish the Asia Pacific feeder network for Maersk Line. By 2015, Niels was expatriated to Istanbul, Turkey as Head of Operations for Maersk Line Eastern Mediterranean scope.

In 2019, Niels moved to Geneva, Switzerland to take a position as Senior Area Manager for Medlog S.A. (the intermodal company of MSC) overseeing all intermodal aspects in Eastern Mediterranean, Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries.

In total, Niels has spent more than 15 years overseas, before joining Sea-Intelligence in January 2021, as Vice President of Products and Operations.
 
Niels is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Mobile: +90 530 112 0277

David Macleod

Vice President, Advisory Services - Global Supply Chain

David Macleod’s career in Shipping spans over 40 years covering multiple functions in the container shipping and freight forwarding fields with Nedlloyd, P&O Nedlloyd, and Damco. These functions spanned sales, marketing, business development, strategic planning, operations, and procurement to senior management positions in New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, and Latin America. For the last 15 years, David has been actively involved in freight management consulting assisting companies with their freight contract negotiations and supply chain solutions.

David currently resides in Hong Kong SAR. 

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Mobile: +852 9186 4664

Andy Lane

Vice President, Advisory Services - Ports, Terminals, and Shipping Lines

Andy commenced his career in logistics in 1983, learning the techniques required to effectively manage truck distribution and warehousing. In 1987, Andy joined the Maersk Group, and has worked for both Maersk Line and APM Terminals on a progressive career path which saw him ultimately holding a number of highly senior leadership roles. Through his 25 year journey with this industry leader, Andy gained valuable and deep experience in the disciplines of; Container Flow Management, Ship Operations and Network Optimisation, Capacity and Yield Management, Cost Management, Vendor Performance Management, Process Excellence, Digitisation, Organisational Development, and Container Terminal Management – from both Operational as well as Commercial angles.

Through the attainment of these experiences, Andy has developed a strong comprehension of end-to-end supply chain and logistics dynamics. In 2013, Andy co-founded CTI Consultancy to provide independent business advisory services to; Shipping Lines, Terminal and Port Operators. Andy has been recognised as an industry expert and thought-leader through his work with the international media and conference organisers. Andy joined Sea-Intelligence as an associate in 2019, responsible for business development in Southeast Asia, and is based in Singapore.

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Our Analysts

Imaad Asad

Shipping Analyst

Imaad has a strong passion and aptitude for quantitative analysis and liner data research. Imaad is overall responsible for the Global Liner Performance (GLP) database and reports, and for contributing analysis to the Sunday Spotlight.

Sadia Jannat

Shipping Analyst

Sadia is overall responsible for managing and processing data for our GLP database and reports. Her primary functions includes ensuring proper data collection processes, liaising with shipping lines, and data validation.

Adam Szabo

Shipping Analyst

Adam’s main responsibility involves creating the weekly TCO reports, as well as contributing to the GLP report and the Sunday Spotlight. His primary tasks also include regular data quality checks, data validation and communication with our customers.

Barbora Petkova

Shipping Analyst

Barbora is responsible for co-editing the TCO report, as well as for providing accurate data collection and validation for the GLP report. With her strong analytical skills she ensures high quality data for all our reports and services.

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Denmark
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