Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2025
ClarkSea Index closes 2024 6% higher
The research department of London-based shipbroker, Clarkson, tracks the performance of global shipping’s many sectors on a daily basis. At the end of each year, it gauges the performance of freight markets, orderbook development, and new ship prices. 2024 was a broadly positive year but global shipping faces some new challenges. Congestion, re-routing and supply chain disruption drove the cross-sector ClarkSea Index up by 6% last year, to USD 24,964 a day, 30% higher than the ten-year trend. Various sectors stood out: the container market notched up its strongest performance ever, with the exception of the pandemic period, with freight rates rising 149% and charter rates up by 48%....