According to OneSource Global Business Browers 2014, Clarkson PLC is an investment holding company. Its subsidiary companies are related with the suppying of shipping linked services. The service divisions are broking, financial, support and research.
The broking division is a major part of their business because this division make more than half revenue of their business. In Clarkson PLC website, they say "this company's shipbroking services are unrivalled". It is very interesting! I would like to know about this company more.
This division represents their clients such as shipowners and charterers in the shipping transportation through diverse seaborne cargo services which are containers dry cargo, deep sea tankers, LPG and ammonia, LNG, offshore, petrochemical gases, shortsea and specialised products (Clarksons 2014).
I watched a movie 'Captain Phillips' last night. The ship transported a lot of containers such as cargo and water from one country to another.
When I looked at this company website, I recognised that this company helps Japanese because they make money from the transportion of oils and gases such as LPG and LNG through brokerage. Also they support the development of offshore mining of natural gas with their high standards in technologies.
The financial division operates a futures broking activities include arranging cash settled contracts for differences based on standarised freight contracts. In addition, a financial and investing services provide advice to their clients about the financial aspects of various transacitons linked with shipping (OneSource Global Business Browers 2014). They do not only provide shipbroking services but also give financial supports related their shipping broking services.
They have many risks of shipping. I realised the risks, when I watched the movie last night because the story was about a cargo ship was plundered by pirates. There are sea areas infesed with pirates. These are big risks for shipping companies and industry. Also, it is a challenge for their business. Therefore, their financial securities may help their clients and their business.
The support division operates port and agency services such as selling and buying vessels, project logistics, vessel chartering, freight forwarding, warehousing, crew travel accomodations or property and industrial supplies (Clarksons 2014; OneSource Global Business Browers 2014). They support almost related shipping activities embarking and disbarking, warehousing and forwarding.
The research division provides timely and authoritative information about all aspects of shipping. They also provide this industry market information to their clients and subsidiary companies for successing their businesses. They research and provide offshore industry information such as oil and gas maps. They do not only provide information about shipping industry but also collect, valiate, analyse and manage their information (Clarksons 2014).
Clarkson PLC website http://www.clarksons.com/
This company does not only operate shipping broking but also provides related elements such as financial, support systems and information research and anaylising. All their business divisions can be interacted each other for their business.
Australia relates with this company, too because they can work shipbroking to transfer raw materials such as irons and other mining products to other countries.
This company is not simple business. However, their business relates with all shipping and seaborn businesses that is B to B. Thus, I was not usually familiar with it but my country (Japan) relys on importing a lot of materials which are oils, gases and food from another countries. Their business may help Japanese supplies and demands as shipping products. Also, they provide their high standard technologies and research information for offshore developments. These are buzz words for Japan right now.
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