The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) is a

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and

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for all members of the commercial

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worldwide. After being founded in 1911 in

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, the ICS was granted a

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in 1920. The Institute provides the

with highly qualified professionals being the only internationally recognised

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in the commercial maritime sphere.www.smu.edu.sg
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shipbroker Shipbroking is a financial service, which forms part of the global shipping industry. Shipbrokers are specialist intermediaries/negotiators (i.e. brokers) between shipowners and charterers who use ships to transport cargo, or between buyers an ...

s, ship managers and ship agents throughout the world with 24

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es in key locations and comprises 4,000 individual

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s and

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References

External links

* ICS'
Code of Governance and Professional Conduct

''Shipping Network'' – Magazine of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
1911 establishments in the United Kingdom Business organisations based in London International organisations based in London International professional associations Learned societies of the United Kingdom Organisations based in the London Borough of Southwark Organizations established in 1911 Chartered Shipbrokers {{UK-org-stub

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