| Formation | 1911[1] |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Chartered Institute |
| Headquarters | City of London, EC4 United Kingdom |
Membership | 4,000+ |
| Glenn Murphy FICS | |
| 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 is 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.