Tool Supplier News

Shipping services group Clarksons has released its Interim Management Statement published in accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, for the period from 1, July 2013 to 6, November 2013. Clarksons trading has been encouraging over the period against global shipping markets which, although demonstrating some early signs of improvement still remain challenging. This is evidenced by the ClarkSea index which for the second half of 2013 to date was up 19% against the first half of the year and for the average of the year to date was flat against the same period in 2012. Trading in Q3 was up year on year.

On the sidelines at Norshipping 2013 in Oslo, Maritime Reporter caught up with Darren Larkins, a 14-year veteran of Ship Constructor, serving the last two years as CEO. The topic: the evolution of the company from that of an engineering tool supplier to a more consultative role, an evolution culminating in the changing of its name from Ship Constructor to SSI. Why the rebrand from Ship Constructor to SSI? Traditionally our core business has focused around ShipConstructor which is an engineering tool focused on the shipbuilding core disciplines.