Clarksons Renewables division has launched AIR, a new full-service strategic marine advisory service. The service is designed to support clients already operating in, or looking to enter, the offshore wind sector.

AIR provides operational and commercial decision-making tools and insights to industry stakeholders.  Combining Clarksons’ global reach and unrivalled experience across vessel procurement, market intelligence & industry research along with energy and marine experts, the service will help clients minimize risk, increase operational efficiency, and deliver excellence during both project development and the offshore execution phase. 

Spearheaded by David Matthews, Mikkel Nielsen and Gabriel Andersen (formerly GE Renewables, Iberdrola and Orsted respectively) AIR offers: 

• Development of EPCI and O&M marine strategies for both fixed and floating wind
• Agile vessel and logistics procurement planning, including tender management and execution
• Commercial market intelligence and industry research in collaboration with Clarksons’ global brokering teams and Clarksons Research
• Emerging market supply chain engagement and implementation support
• Technical, operational and commercial due diligence for new vessel design, equipment concepts and complimentary offshore wind corporate business development solution

Frederik C. Andersen, Managing Director of the Clarksons Renewables Division

Frederik C. Andersen, Managing Director of the Clarksons Renewables division, comments:

“Clarksons’ DNA stems from 170 years of global shipping and offshore activities including 20 years of pioneering the offshore wind sector. Our combined resources represent the largest full-service marine shipbroking, logistics and advisory firm in the offshore renewable energy sector. With AIR, we are uniquely positioned to utilize our vast cross-sector experience from our deep-water shipping, port services, investment banking, research, IT and oil & gas teams to enable the marine advisory service to act as a catalyst for our clients strategies, be that shipowners, OEMs, OWF developers, oil & gas companies, T&I contractors, fabrication yards, banks, investors or government agencies”.

The Clarksons Renewables division has eight teams worldwide, based in Aarhus, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Houston, London, Oslo, Shanghai and Singapore. These teams are further supported by in-house resources available in New York, Seoul, Rio and Tokyo. 

For more information on AIR, click here.