Shipping broker Clarksons Platou has set up a global division dedicated to providing ship broking, market intelligence and commercial services to the offshore renewables market.
The company said a strategic review identified a gap in the offshore renewables market for global broking services.
The new division has specialists based in London, Aberdeen, Oslo, Houston, Singapore and Shanghai and will soon have staff in Hamburg.
Clarksons Platou has brought in David Matthews, formerly with Fred Olsen Windcarrier, to steer business development for the division, which will target work within the wave and tidal sectors as well as offshore wind.
Overall, the company has almost 1400 staff in 49 offices across 21 countries and has been working in offshore renewables since 2003.
Clarksons Platou divisional director for offshore renewables Frederik Colban-Andersen said: “Creating a dedicated renewables division is a logical next step given both the potential of the offshore wind market and the fact we are uniquely positioned to meet its needs.”
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