Clarkson Research Services Limited provide a statistical and research service to Clarksons, its clients and the shipping world in general. Its large research team compiles and interprets data on the world's cargo and offshore fleets of over 150,000 vessels on a daily basis, including technical features, freight rates, ship prices and cargo/economic statistics.
Research into commercially important aspects of key sectors of shipping is carried out by staff appropriately qualified to assist in the industry's decision-making process. As well as providing Clarkson's brokers with an extensive and up to the minute flow of data to support their negotiations, Clarkson Research Services Limited supplies quality market intelligence to shipping, banking and investment interests all over the world.
Shipping powers the global economy, transporting raw materials and finished goods into homes, plants and factories worldwide. Around 95% of world trade is carried on ships – equivalent to more than a tonne of cargo for every individual on the planet, every year.
The world's leading provider of integrated shipping services, they work with their clients to achieve their business objectives across all aspects of this complex and dynamic business.
Their strategy is to continue the expansion of their core shipbroking and research activities.
No organisation can match the breadth, talents or track record of the Clarksons broking capability - which is simply the most respected and successful in the maritime sector. Their brokers bring together companies with cargo to ship (charterers) and those with vessels capable of shipping it (owners). In short, their expertise helps make the transaction happen. Their clients move dry cargoes (iron ore, coal, grains etc) and wet cargoes (crude and refined oil and oil products), raw materials and finished products, gases and oils, chemicals and molasses... goods that any school student would recognise and many more that they would not. They transact business in every size of ship - from small units to those so large that they could not only swallow several football pitches, but complete stadia as well. These vessels criss-cross the oceans on the world's great arteries of trade, with every nautical mile managed and overseen by their team of more than 950 professionals in 34 offices worldwide.
From derivative products that have been pioneered at Clarksons to full investment banking services and tailored debt solutions, they also provide best-in-class financial services. Their role is to help clients identify and manage risk, fund transactions and bring deals to life that would often be impossible via more traditional routes.
Their research team is respected worldwide as the most authoritative provider of intelligence on global shipping and the offshore sector. With more than 70 full-time researchers they collect, validate, analyse and manage an incredible amount of data to inform the key business decisions that shape their industry. No other maritime research organisation can rival the breadth or depth of their products or the reputation of their team.
Their support organisation - Clarkson Port Services - provides the highest standards of service to ships, cargo interests and crew at a wide range of strategically located ports. Their skilled, experienced and service-oriented team members are their clients' representatives on the ground, acting in their best interests on every issue, 24 hours a day, from co-ordinating berthing and stevedores to arranging customs and immigration.
