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Some brokerage firms have developed into large companies, incorporating departments specialising in shipping's various sectors, e.g. Dry Cargo Chartering, Tanker Chartering, Container Chartering, Sale & Purchase, Demolition, Futures and Research; other "boutique" shipbroking firms concentrate on specific sectors of the shipping market.
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 is the only internationally recognised professional body in the commercial maritime sphere. [3]
To reduce the number of disputes and smoothen the sale and purchase procedure, normally the ship-owner (seller) and the buyer will appoint brokers as middlemen to handle the transaction. There are three main stages for the sale and purchase of a ship which include: (1) the negotiation and contract stage, (2) the inspections stage, and (3) the ...
In commercial demise chartering, a subtype of bareboat chartering, the charter period may last for many years and may end with the charterer acquiring title (ownership) of the ship. In that case, a demise charter is a form of hire-purchase from the owners, who may well have been the shipbuilders. Demise chartering is common for tankers and bulk ...
A shipping agency, shipping agent, or ship agency is the term used to refer to the appointed companies that handle operational and procedural (legal) requirements for a commercial vessel's call at a port for the purposes of cargo handling (loading/discharging), emergency calls, repairs, crew changes, or ship demolition, and protect the general interests of their principals on behalf of ship ...
This list of freight ship companies is arranged by country. Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers , car carriers , container ships , Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers . For a list of companies that own and operate passenger ships ( cruise ships , cargo-passenger ships , and ferries ), see List of passenger ship companies .
The company brokers vessels for some of the world's largest producers and traders of natural resources. [15] Clarkson Research Services focuses primarily on the collection, validation, analysis and management of data about the merchant shipping and offshore markets. [ 16 ]
The Baltic Exchange (incorporated as The Baltic Exchange Limited [1]) is a membership organisation for the maritime industry, and freight market information provider for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts.