Our coverage of the ship sale and purchase market is without equal in terms of scope and scale, through our strategically located teams across Europe and Asia. The shipyards trust and value our market intelligence and rely upon it when making decisions as to which projects they should undertake.
Our team comprises shipping people who understand banking and banking people who understand shipping. This powerful combination is unique within our industry and means we have an unrivalled ability to help you successfully sell and buy ships, contract newbuildings and arrange the recycling of older tonnage.
Brokers in our expert team
The world's largest Sale and Purchase Broker team, in terms of Broker numbers and number and value of transactions handled.
Offices around the world
The global spread of our team offers unrivalled market coverage that taps in to all key potential buyers.
Global ship sales volumes
The global Sale & Purchase markets continued to recover in 2021, with ship sales volumes reaching record levels.
World leaders in Sale & Purchase
Clarksons offers unrivalled coverage of the ship Sale & Purchase market. Whether you’re looking to sell and buy ships, contract newbuildings or arrange ship recycling, we lead the sector with the scope and scale of our operations and a reputation for delivering impartial advice, adding value and providing validation to support your decision-making. We draw on the synergies of the Clarksons Group to optimise our Sale & Purchase services. Backed by Clarksons Research, we have access to rich market intelligence in-house to help inform decision-making.
Similarly, collaborating with our Financial Services teams enables us to not only identify and bring together suitable sellers and buyers for single vessel deals, but to also help buyers raise finance or assist with sale and leaseback transactions. With 100+ Ship Sale and Purchase brokers strategically located across 13 global offices, our proven market presence has enabled us to develop unrivalled relationships, both in quality and quantity. By leveraging the power of this extensive network, we’re able to provide a superior service.
For example, we can guide clients on what shipyards are looking to build and possible delivery positions as a result of our long-standing relationships with key shipyards. Likewise, we can arrange physical pre-purchase inspections thanks to our relationships with major inspection companies. This unparalleled blend of expertise and resources makes us the Ship Sale and Purchase broker partner of choice for many of the world's major shipowning companies as well as all major shipyards in Europe and the Far East. It’s also why we are trusted to handle exclusive mandates on behalf of international banks, governments, courts and listed global conglomerates.