Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
 ICS coat of arms | |
| Abbreviation | ICS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1911[1] |
| Legal status | Chartered Institute |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Membership | 4,000+ |
| Member's designations |
AICS (obsolete) MICS (Member)[2] FICS (Fellow) |
| President | Bruce Ogilvy FICS |
| Immediate Past President | R B Woods CBE |
| Chief Executive | Julie Lithgow |
| 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.[3]
The Institute provides the shipping industry with highly qualified professionals being the only internationally recognised professional body in the commercial maritime sphere.[4] It represents shipbrokers, ship managers and agents throughout the world with 24 branches in key locations and comprises 4,000 individual Members and Fellows.
See also
References
External links
- ICS's Code of Governance and Professional Conduct
- Shipping Network – Magazine of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
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