Coracle was set up by James Tweed FICS (Fellow Institute of Chartered
Shipbrokers) in 2006.
A graduate of Maritime Business and Marine Law, James began his career as a
ship-broker specialising in crude oil tanker chartering. In 2001 James became
involved in forming a start-up company as a joint venture between four leading
shipbrokers and a leading oil broker: the company was created to begin the
broking of the emerging commodity product of Freight Forward Agreements
(freight derivatives). James left this company to create and manage a freight
desk at a leading inter-dealer broker before becoming a founding director of
the first hedge fund based on a freight derivatives strategy.
James is past Chairman of the London Branch of ICS.
Mary Tweed
Director and project manager
Mary graduated from Edinburgh University and began working in television
production. An interest in organisational management led to a position at the
Palace of Westminster based Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) where she was
responsible for co-ordination of parliamentary delegations visiting the UK and
British MP’s visiting other parliaments.
Carly Fields (FICS)
Marketing
Carly Fields is a specialist maritime consultant, providing marketing, editing,
journalism, copy writing, public relations, and lecturing services to a number
of blue-chip maritime companies. She is currently the editor of Port Strategy
magazine, and the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers member magazine, the
Shipping Network, and is a former special reports editor for Lloyds List
newspaper.
Having graduated from Liverpool John Moores University in 1998 with a first
class BSc Maritime Studies degree, Carly became a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Shipbrokers in 2003
Simon Maxwell
Corporate Sales
Simon brings a background of client management from the travel industry to assist us with working on bespoke training solutions. Having worked with Scott Dunn World, Gullivers and In Quest of the Classics, Simon is on hand to help you work out the right professional development courses from Coracle and if any of your staff need assistance in booking up an itinerary when travelling into Western Europe, he’s your man!.
You can get a feel of how Simon can help you from his website
Our tutors
Coracle is proud to employ well-respected and experienced shipping professionals as our tutors.
