We do this by building on our strong performance, which allows us to maintain and develop our position as the global market leader in shipping services.
Expanding our breadth to better tailor our integrated offer
With an expanding and industry-leading range of products and services spanning the maritime, offshore, trade and energy markets, and more touch points across the industry than anyone else, we are uniquely positioned to empower our clients to make better informed decisions, whilst enabling smarter, cleaner global trade.
Growing to meet demand
Launch of a new desk by our Futures business focused on broking base and battery metals in both the futures and physical markets.
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Extending our reach to support clients globally
Our global presence enables us to meet client needs wherever and whenever they arise. Through our growing global office network we share culture, values, IT systems and high standards of corporate governance across our business, as we use our local knowledge to provide our clients with truly global, cross-border advice.
Powering Global Growth
Continued strategic expansion into South America by the establishment of a Deep Sea Tankers Projects desk in Rio de Janeiro.
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Stronger understanding of clients’ needs
With a broad and long-established client base, we have worked with many of our clients for generations, building a deep understanding of their businesses and providing the services that have helped them to prosper. We use our leading technology and authoritative intelligence to offer unique and tailored solutions to meet our clients’ needs.
Integrating innovative solutions
Launch of a new Trade solution by Sea, with existing clients migrated to a more modern technology base, forming a solid foundation for the Sea platform and offering a seamless workflow, faster iterations and one data structure.
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Empowering people to fulfil their potential
We are committed to attracting and retaining the best people, providing them with the tools and training that empower them to fulfil their potential. Our employees have access to our leading technology and authoritative intelligence, enabling them to support our clients to make smarter and better informed decisions.
Empowering People
2024 launch of the Trainee Broker Programme, designed to provide trainees with experience across various broking teams to accelerate their career development and develop the next generation of brokers.
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Maintaining trust in shipping intelligence
Globally respected as a provider of market-leading data and intelligence, our research and data is widely trusted across the shipping industry to inform effective decision-making.
Managing market impacts
Regular tracking and briefings around market impacts of Red Sea disruption, tariffs on car imports, US East and Gulf Coast port strikes, the building geo-political complexities and evolution in US policy around sanctions, trade tariffs and energy.
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Growing our business to improve performance
We are a consistently profitable and cash-generative business that is focused on creating long-term value for our shareholders. We continue to invest to build on our position as the market leader across our core sectors through the provision of best-in-class advice and service to our clients.
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Maintained our progressive dividend policy and increased our dividend for the 22nd consecutive year.
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Investing in our strategy
Clarksons Securities act as Sole Manager for Pembroke to raise USD 550 million senior secured bonds
Clarksons Securities would like to congratulate Pembroke Resources Pty Ltd on the successful USD550 million of senior secured bonds (“the Bond”) in the Nordic Corporate Bond Market.
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India’s Growing Maritime Role
As the world’s most populous country and fifth largest economy, India holds a growing role on the global stage. Within parts of the maritime ecosystem, development has been mixed, lagging potential. But as a key hub for operations and crewing, and now the largest seaborne importer after China, ambitions to further develop fleet, ports & shipbuilding have renewed government support.
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Clarksons’ Sandra Rosignoli appointed to Board of Directors at Maritime London
Maritime London recently announced the appointment of Sandra Rosignoli (Group General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Clarksons) to its Board of Directors. Sandra will be one of 6 members of the board, including recently appointed Mike Salthouse.
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South Korea Accelerates Offshore Wind Power
South Korea is making significant strides in developing its offshore wind energy sector. The country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) is launching key initiatives to bolster renewable energy capacity, including a public-led project and a comprehensive roadmap aimed at transforming offshore wind in South Korea. Additionally, a floating offshore wind project in Ulsan recently reached an important milestone. In this article, we look at some of the recent developments in South Korea’s offshore wind sector, which are giving the Clarksons Korea team a sense of real optimism.
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