| Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers | |
| Formation: | 1911[1] |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Status: | Chartered Institute |
| Headquarters: | City of London, United Kingdom |
| Membership: | 4,000+ |
| Owners: | --> |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Glenn Murphy FICS |
| Leader Title3: | Director |
| Leader Name3: | Robert Hill FICS |
| Website: | www.ics.org.uk |
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) is a professional and learned society for all members of the commercial shipping industry worldwide. After being founded in 1911 in London, the ICS was granted a Royal Charter in 1920.[2]
The Institute provides the shipping industry with highly qualified professionals being the only internationally recognised professional body in the commercial maritime sphere.[3] It represents shipbrokers, ship managers and ship agents throughout the world with 24 branches in key locations and comprises 4,000 individual Members and Fellows.