Clarksons, the world's leading shipping services group, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Uppsala, Sweden. Clarkson Sweden AB will focus on servicing the many ferry, roro and specialised product tanker owners in the Swedish, Finnish and Baltic regions. Specialising in Sale and Purchase and Newbuilding contracting, the office will be staffed by established sector experts, Torbjorn Helmfrid and Per Drape, who until recently worked at Aquamarine Shipping Consultants.

Julian Brynteson, Global Managing Director of Clarksons Sale and Purchase, commented: 'This is an exciting new opportunity for Clarksons and enables us to bring the specialist knowledge and expertise of the Clarkson Group to the heart of this important market.'