Chapter TTM15200
| Published date | 19 March 2016 |
| Record Number | TTM15200 |
| Court | HM Revenue & Customs |
| Issuer | HM Revenue & Customs |
Below are listed the principal shipping organisation affecting the shipping industry of the United Kingdom:
| Organisation | Abbreviation | Function |
| American Bureau of Shipping | ABS | American classification society (see TTM15030) |
| Baltic and International Maritime Conference | BIMCO | World’s largest shipping organisation with broad membership. Functions include a representative body, advice service to members, and publishing of standard charterparty and sale & purchase documents, (see TTM15110). |
| Baltic Exchange | Baltic | Shipping market in London, for shipowners, brokers, agents, managers and operators, particularly those in bulk market |
| British International Freight Association | BIFA | Representative body of freight forwarders and the operators of road, rail, maritime intermodal and air freight services. Supports a code of conduct for members, training programmes, lobbies governments and publishes standard freight forwarding agreements. |
| British Shippers’ Council | BSC | Represents the interest of shippers using air and sea transport |
| Bureau Veritas (France) | BV | French classification society (see TTM15030) |
| Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom (The) | CoS | Represents the interests of British shipowners and ship managers. Covers all issues on British shipping and its various sectors. The CoS was a principal proponent for the development of the UK’s Tonnage Tax. |
| China Classification Society | CCS | Chinese classification society (see TTM15030) |
| Department for Transport | DfT | Ministry responsible for transport in the UK, including shipping. Certifies and monitors the training requirement of tonnage tax companies. See TTM04020 |
| Det Norske Veritas (Norway) | DNV | Norwegian classification society (see TTM15030) |
| Germanischer Lloyd (Germany) | GL | German classification society (see TTM15030) |
| Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNV & GL merged in September 2013) | DNV GL | Norwegian/German classification society (See [TTM15030](https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/tonnage-tax-manual/ttm15030)) |
| Hellenic Register of Shipping | HRS | Greek classification society (see TTM15030) |
| Indian Register of Shipping | IRS | Indian classification society (see TTM15030) |
| Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers | ICS | International body based in London, offering professional qualifications to shipbrokers (FICS and MRCS) |
| International Association of Classification Societies | IACS |
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