Shipbroker Clarkson is catching a fresh tailwind

Shipping services group Clarkson (LSE: CKN) has emerged over the last few decades as a global shipbroking franchise, with its shares rising from 90p at the turn of the century to over £50 per share today. Clarkson was founded in 1852 and has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since the 1980s. Success was not inevitable, though. In the 1990s, Clarkson and its competitor Braemar (LSE: BMS) were navigating a shipping market that had been in the doldrums for over a decade. In 1999, Clark