H.C. Shipping & Chartering was established on 1st November 1997 by Mark Collins and Mark Harrison and in association with Clarksons plc.

Mark Collins and Mark Harrison, both experienced short sea brokers, had decided they needed a fresh challenge and Clarksons, despite being one of the worlds biggest shipbrokers had no presence in the wide and varied short sea market. What better solution than to join forces and form H.C. SHIPPING & CHARTERING LTD.

This provided the opportunity for the two brokers to enter the short sea arena with the formidable backing of Clarksons whilst at the same time providing the latter with the opportunity of adding short sea chartering to it's already impressive portfolio.