Malcolm Latarche’s main career in shipping has been heavily involved with ship agency, shipbroking and ship management. This gave him the opportunity to handle all types of vessels from general cargo, bulk carriers, tankers, container and ro-ro vessels as well as passenger and cruise ships. He is currently involved in Education and Examination activities, teaching and testing the future generations of shipbrokers and has authored course manuals for the subjects of Port Agency, Ship Operations and Management and Dry Cargo Chartering. He was the editor of Fairplay Solutions from 2001 to December 2012 and has enjoyed a freelance career since 2013, writing for a number of titles on a variety of technical and operational subjects.