Clarksons Research Insights

It has been a half year of robust cross-market strength for the shipping industry, with our ClarkSea Index up 6% y-o-y ($25,498/day, 43% above the ten year trend) and the …

At the end of August, the focus of the offshore industry will be on Stavanger, for Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2024. The biannual event this year occurs as offshore markets …

Over 40,000 industry participants will soon gather in Hamburg for the biannual SMM trade fair, a key event for yards and suppliers. In this week’s Analysis, we chart market developments …

Clarksons Research have today released their latest Green Technology Tracker, including full year 2024 data points, charting the progress of alternative fuel uptake and investments in energy saving technologies across …

With the ClarkSea Index averaging $24,964/day (+6% y-o-y, +30% ten year trend), a strong earnings environment persisted across 2024 as the shipping industry managed disruption and complexities across the world’s …

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 …

Wednesday’s announcement of broad new tariffs on US imports, and China’s initial retaliation, has “rattled” global markets. For shipping, volumes freshly ‘tariffed’ this year has increased to 3.7% of all …

In this week’s Analysis, we profile an LNG shipping market experiencing short-term headwinds (“spot” day rates hit record lows in early 2025 and remain well below trend) while anticipating a …

Offshore markets have shown further softening over the past six months, with the Clarksons Offshore Index (rig, OSV and subsea dayrates) now down ~8% on last year’s peak (to 112 …

Despite the “noise” of tariff policy, shipping markets sit in a stronger position today than they did six months ago (our cross sector ClarkSea $29,000/day vs $23,000/day). Sentiment seems improved …