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Clarkson PLC, trading as Clarksons, is a provider of shipping services, and is headquartered in London. [4] In 2011, Lloyd's List described the company's shipbroking service as the "undisputed heavyweight of the shipbroking market". [5] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
They collected the freight on vessels brought into port and took an active hand in the management of all business matters between ship-owners and merchants, whether shippers or consignees, for which they were paid a fee. In major British ports, ship-brokers were also usually insurance-brokers. [1]
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]
Chartering is an activity within the shipping industry whereby a shipowner hires out the use of their vessel to a charterer. The contract between the parties is called a charterparty (from French charte partie 'parted document').
In December 2019, the Group announced it had acquired London-based Marquee Oil, [15] a physical oil broker. In March 2020 the Group acquired Tangent Trading, [ 16 ] a scrap metal trading firm. Marex Spectron Group reported record results for 2019 with gross revenues up 43% to $554.9 million and net revenues up 19% to $349.9 million.
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 ...
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Simpson son Ernest Aldrich Simpson (1897-1958) joined the company. The Simpson Spence & Young became very successful and becoming a worldwide shipping firm, with headquarters in London, one of the largest shipbrokers. Simpson Spence Young has 19 offices worldwide with over 400 employees.