Captain Philip Bacon is a seafarer turned shipbroker turned arbitrator, with 30+ years commercial shipping experience fixing and executing charter-parties for both major ship owners and ship operators. This experience includes two years as a marine advisor to Shell, in addition to a seafaring career on chemical tanker, general cargo and dry bulk vessels.
In addition to holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Nautical Science (BSc) and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Philip is a Member of the Baltic Exchange, where he chairs the Membership Council, and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, with a Diploma in Maritime Arbitration. He is also a Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA).