J Mintzmyer, PhD, is a renowned shipping analyst and founder of Value Investor's Edge, an independent buy-side research platform. He is a frequent speaker at investment conferences, quoted regularly in trade journals, and hosts a popular podcast featuring shipping industry executives. The long-only shipping model portfolios hosted on Value Investor's Edge have delivered a 55% IRR over the past six years (over 11x cumulative) and Dr. Mintzmyer is the go-to name for all shipping-related trading and investment topics.