Ben Goss is a Chartered Shipbroker and commercial (non-lawyer) arbitrator.

With a BA (Hons) in Business & Law, Ben is educated in all aspects of English law including contract law and the sale of goods. Instead of Law School, Ben opted for a career in the commercial world of international shipping and spent 22 years from 1997 to 2019 as a shipbroker with AP Moller-Maersk and Maersk Broker in the UK, USA, Greece and Denmark. From 2009 to 2013, Ben was Head of Tankers/S&P/Newbuilds at Maersk Broker K/S, Denmark and, from 2013 to 2019, Managing Director of Maersk Broker UK. From 2019 to 2021, Ben provided consultancy services to RMK Maritime, a company that provides capital raising and financial advisory services exclusively to the maritime industry, before becoming a full-time arbitrator in 2021.

Ben has 25 years’ experience in the chartering of bulk carriers, tankers, and offshore support vessels; the carriage of goods; the sale & purchase of second-hand vessels; the contracting of newbuilds; ship finance and leasing. Ben has been a Member of the Baltic Exchange since 2000, and accepts appointments in relation to disputes arising from all manner of maritime related contracts including charterparties, bills of lading, contracts of affreightment, sale and purchase agreements, and ship building contracts.

In addition to arbitration, Ben has an active interest in dispute avoidance through active management and negotiation: Ben is a CEDR Accredited, IMI Qualified Mediator and a member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF).

Ben has an active interest in offshore wind and, representing Maritime London, is a member of the Maritime UK Offshore Energy Working Group.