Specialised Products relaunches Projects desk
Anthony Rowan takes the lead for the newly relaunched Projects desk within the Specialised Products division. The appointment marks the beginning of a revised focus and objective for the desk which will perform a more integrated role across new building, sale & purchase, and time charter.
Offshore Oil & Gas: Half Year Review
First half 2023 statistics for the offshore oil and gas vessel and rig markets have been released by Clarksons Research, with encouraging trends continuing: The Clarksons Offshore Index (covering rig, OSV and subsea dayrates) up 18% across 1H-23 to 99 points, the highest level since 2014.
Clarksons Offshore & Renewables bolsters presence in Scotland with new Edinburgh office
Clarkson Offshore & Renewables is delighted to announce the opening of its first Edinburgh office to serve as a hub for Clarksons’ Renewables division in Scotland, catering to the specific needs of the renewables offshore construction industry.
Nor-Shipping Preview: Green Technology & Offshore Wind
In Nor-Shipping's 35th Year, Managing Director of Clarksons Research, Steve Gordon provides a contextual update across key data points that track shipping's green transition, covering green technology and the transition to offshore energy. Read more and download the full report.
Investigating the vessels used for CO2 shipping
With no real precedent to go by, the size of LCO2 vessels for projected European movements have been crystallising around the 20,000 cubic meters (cbm) mark. But at Clarksons, we believe there could be other possibilities to consider...
Essential Vessels for Offshore Windfarm Construction and Operations
In this article we take a look at the world of offshore windfarm construction and the crucial role specialised vessels play in ensuring a project’s successful implementation.
End-to-End solution for floating wind
As the world looks to expand offshore wind capacity to meet ambitious offshore energy targets, Ocean Ventus AS is launching a new End-to-End solution to deliver cost-competitive power from floating wind. Clarksons Securities AS has been hired to help find financing and seek strategic partners for the project.
The Future of Offshore Energy
As society continues to grapple with the challenges of climate change, governments across the globe are looking to offshore energy to help meet these increasing energy demands while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable development. With this in mind, we recently brought together a panel of experts from across the Clarksons Group to discuss the current energy landscape.
Looking ahead: The outlook for ammonia freight rates
As we approached the end of 2022, ammonia prices were at an all-time high and the market was enjoying a forward momentum that it seemed nothing could temper. High natural gas prices had forced production cutbacks, the war in Ukraine was causing further supply issues and success was coming easy to newcomers who found the market easy to make money in.
Clarksons hires industry heavy-weight to further strengthen green transition service offering
We are delighted to announce that industry veteran Johan Tutturen will be joining Clarksons Green Transition team as a Senior Technical Adviser.
Speed reduction for CII improvement is grossly overestimated
The Clarksons Green Transition team has developed a breakthrough speed-CII modelling tool addressing sailing speeds' impact on CII. It has demonstrated that many of the traditional methodologies being relied upon for decision-making are inaccurate.
Offshore CCS in the UK and Europe – Two steps forward, one step back?
The drive to store waste CO₂ emissions is growing as we edge ever closer to decarbonisation deadlines. But the journey appears to be far from smooth. Whilst Northwest Europe is certainly at the leading edge of offshore storage developments, bureaucracy and politics appear to be hampering efforts. In this article, we look at what point some projects might begin to falter and run out of momentum, as well as investigating whether this emerging market is showing signs of becoming competitive.