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Clarksons launches group-wide Green Transition team
Clarksons is pleased to announce the formation of its group-wide Green Transition team, set up specifically to guide clients through the decarbonisation of their marine activity.
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Celebrating the EcoVadis Silver Medal Award
Our latest EcoVadis assessment puts us in the chemical industry’s top 15% for sustainability.
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Introducing The Clarkson Foundation
We're delighted to announce the launch of The Clarkson Foundation, which allows us to amplify our charitable giving and go further to help create meaningful, lasting change around the world.
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New quayside premises cuts team's current tCO₂e by 16%
In further commitment to its sustainability strategy, Aberdeen-based Clarksons Port Services moved into new premises at Aberdeen Harbour's Matthew's Quay.
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How do you achieve confidence in uncertain times?
In 2020 when the world went into lockdown, it was important that we kept in close virtual contact with clients to stay on top of fast-moving global changes and the impact of these on shipping markets.
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Offshore wind sector reaches record capacity
Full year 2021 data points for the offshore renewables sector have been released by Clarksons Research, profiling further record capacity growth for offshore wind as it continues to play a vital role in global Energy Transition.
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2021 in review: Disruption upside and surging ClarkSea
Following admirable resilience in 2020, shipping markets performed remarkably in 2021. Here we look at the robust volume recovery, widespread congestion, and modest fleet supply growth.
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Expanding our UK Renewables presence
Clarksons creates a wider UK-based Renewables team to broaden its service offerings and expertise in the Renewable energy sector.
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Helping with homeless hunger
When the Whitechapel Mission, a charity that serves the homeless and marginalised, partnered with City Harvest, a London-based charity that rescues surplus food, Clarksons took the opportunity to donate meals to the shelter.
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Clarkson PLC acquires Spanish shipbroking company
Clarksons is pleased to announce the acquisition of Spanish shipping broking company, Martankers I, S.L.
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World-first LNG freight futures trades on CME Group
Clarksons is pleased to announce that it completed the first LNG freight futures trades on CME between commodity traders Vitol and Trafigura.
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Clarksons completes first LNG freight futures trades on ICE
Clarksons is pleased to announce that it completed the first ever Spark LNG freight futures trades on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) between Total, Vitol and Gunvor.