• Company Details

  • Enter details for the main entity applying for membership, even if you are located in a different office.

  • Date of Incorporation*
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    2 digit day, 2 digit month, 4 digit year

  • You have entered your company name in the Company Registration Number field above. Please be informed that this is not the correct format.

    Kindly provide the accurate company registration number in the designated box above. In the box designated for the Company Registration Number, we require the distinct identifier or number that has been officially assigned to your company by the relevant authorities upon its incorporation.

    Failure to provide us with the unique registration number assigned to your company may lead to a delay in the processing of your application.

  • Is the applicant company publicly listed on a stock exchange, or a subsidiary of a publicly listed company?*
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  • Please indicate the nature of your business*

  • SHIPOWNERS, TRADERS and CHARTERERS trade on their own account. BROKERS do not trade on their own account but arrange transactions between principals. OTHERS includes; legal, financial and insurance firms etc.

  • Primary Contact Details

  • As your company's designated individual member, please provide the following information for our Membership Directory.

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  • Private work email address*

  • We do not accept registrations using free or personal email providers. Enter a private, individual email address that is hosted under the domain of the entity applying for corporate membership. 

    To proceed, you’ll need to reload the form and start over using a valid work email.

  • Date of birth*
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    2 digit day, 2 digit month, 4 digit year

  • Please indicate if you wish to become an Individual Member of the Baltic Exchange*
  • Please confirm if the legal name of the company where the primary contact is employed is identical to the legal name of the applying company?*
  • Please confirm if the primary contact's office address is the same as that of the applying company?*

  • Please enter the primary contact's office address below.

  • A form will be made available for additional employees to register for membership/data access following submission. Level 1 data is free of charge for all members.

  • References

  • Applications must be endorsed by a minimum of two current members of the Baltic. Please enter the details of your referees below so that the Baltic can request their endorsement by email. 

    Your referees must be existing members of the Baltic Exchange.

    If you need help identifying current members, please email sales@balticexchange.com and a Sales Representative will assist you.

  • Referee 1

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  • Referee 2

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  • Insurance

  • It is recommended that shipbroking members hold insurance cover against claims for errors and omission and breaches of warranty or authority at a level appropriate to the style, scope and scale of their business.

  • Do you have insurance for your shipbroking activities?*
  • Please indicate if you would like to be contacted by ITIC about insurance cover*

  • Data Subscription

  • All Baltic Exchange members receive access to Level 1 data as part of their membership benefits. If you or anyone in your organisation requires access to Level 2 data, you will need to acquire a separate Data Subscription by indicating so below.

    If you have any questions regarding the necessary data access, please contact us at sales@balticexchange.com, and a Sales Representative will get in touch with you to provide assistance.

  • Please select if you would like to include a Data Subscription in your Corporate Membership*
  • Please select if you require access to API?*
  • Please select if you would like to purchase access to Baltic Exchange data via Snowflake Marketplace*

  • Settlement Licence

  • When Baltic Data is referenced for the settlement of contracts, every party to the contract is required to have a valid Baltic Data Settlement Licence for the entire duration of the contract. This includes but is not limited to, Time and Voyage Charterparties, Contracts of Affreightment (COAs), Commodity Contracts and Freight Derivative agreements (FFAs) that are not given up for clearing. A Baltic Data Settlement Licence can be obtained through a Baltic Panellist or obtained directly from the Baltic Exchange by indicating so below.

     

    Further information: Settlement Licence (balticexchange.com)

  • Do any of your corporate trading entities require a Settlement Licence?*
  • Please enter the name(s) of any entity requiring a Settlement Licence*

  • Invoicing Details

  • Please select if we should use your contact details entered in the Primary Contact section for invoicing purposes*

  • If not, please enter the correct invoicing contact details below.

  • Please select if we should use the address entered in the Company Details section for invoicing purposes*

  • If not, please enter the correct invoicing address below.

  • If you would like your invoice copied to additional email addresses, please insert these below

  • An onboarding administration fee for new members of £250 will be applied to the first invoice.

  • Supporting Documents

    • Certificate of Incorporation 
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    • Ownership Structure 

    • Please provide at least one of the documents listed below that clearly identify the ultimate beneficial owner(s) of the organisation. The document(s) must demonstrate the ownership chain up to the ultimate natural person(s) who own or control the organisation.

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      • Latest annual return, confirmation statement, or equivalent filing submitted to the relevant corporate authority, showing current shareholders, ownership percentages, Persons with Significant Control (PSC), and/or directors.

      • Commercial register extract issued within the last 12 months (if there have been no changes, otherwise the most up-to-date document), showing current shareholders, ownership percentages, Persons with Significant Control (PSC) and/or directors.

      • Certificate of Incumbency issued by a registered agent, showing shareholders, ownership structure, directors and officers.

      • Ownership structure chart, corporate group chart or corporate ownership report, showing the ownership chain from the applicant to the ultimate beneficial owner(s). Documents must be independently verified (for example by apostille, legalisation, notarisation or other acceptable independent certification).

      • Consolidated annual report showing the ownership structure and ultimate beneficial owner(s).

      • For investment fund ownership structures, a Fund Offering Memorandum, Prospectus or equivalent documentation, together with any supporting information required to identify the individuals who ultimately control the structure.
         

      Please note:

      • The document(s) provided must identify the ultimate beneficial owner(s) and not only intermediate holding companies or subsidiaries.
      • Where a single document does not demonstrate the complete ownership chain, additional supporting documentation may be required.
      • Self-declarations of ownership are not accepted.

  • General Declaration

  • By signing below, your company agrees to be bound by:


    1. Baltic Exchange Terms & Conditions

     

    2. Baltic Exchange Data Policy
    All Baltic Data is copyright of the Baltic Exchange Ltd. Use of Baltic data within your entity is governed by your subscription type.

     

    3. The Baltic Rules and the Baltic Code
    At all times within their business dealings, Baltic Exchange members must adhere to The Rules of the Baltic Exchange which include a code of ethical conduct known as “The Baltic Code”. Any company found not to be complying with the Code, risks being ‘Posted’.

     

    And consents to:

     

    4. Data Collection and Use

    The Baltic Exchange is authorised to collect and use the information provided, and to share such information within the Baltic’s group of companies and such third parties with which the Baltic Exchange may have relevant service arrangements, for internal statistical research, and for marketing and any reasonable ancillary purposes, including for the purpose of facilitating the Baltic Exchange’s provision of products and services. The entity agrees to receive notifications or calls from the Baltic Exchange on such products and services. The Baltic Exchange is committed to protecting personal data. If the entity wishes to withdraw or amend any consent or information provided, or any part of your position information or consent, please make this request to membership@balticexchange.com.

    For information on how we handle the personal data that we collect about you, please see our privacy policy.

     

    Any deviation from any of the policies presented requires written permission from the Baltic Exchange.

  • Date*
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    2 digit day, 2 digit month, 4 digit year

  • The Baltic Exchange is a long supporter of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) which provides emergency search and rescue services to seagoing vessels in the waters surrounding the UK and Ireland as well as supporting international partner initiatives to reduce drowning in low-resource communities globally.

     

    Baltic Exchange members are encouraged to support this work with a donation which will be added to your invoice.

  • Please indicate below if you wish to add a donation to the RNLI to your invoice*
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