Cleaves & Co Limited was a firm of chartering brokers.

After World War II, the company started to rebuild focusing only on chartering broker business.

"Yes, he's been acting as chartering broker, finding space on various ships to shift ordnance, supplies, and personal freight to better facilitate warp trim."

The H. Vogemann GmbH business unit acts as independent chartering brokers.

In some instances, the 'port agents'(also known as ship agents, ship brokers and/or chartering brokers) act as agents for both the shipper and the tramp carrier.

Dry cargo chartering brokers have to maintain large databases of vessel positions, cargoes and rates and pay close attention to the direction of the markets so that they can advise their clients accurately as to how to maximize profits or minimize expenses.