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Clarkson Port Services
IGP Priority
Next Generation Installation and Operations & Maintenance
Support received
Business support
Improving operational efficiency in offshore wind
CPS provides end-to-end port agency, logistics, freight forwarding, and vessel support for the shipping, energy, and offshore sectors.
Headquartered in the UK with 22 offices across the UK and the Netherlands, delivering 24/7 services through over 140 trained professionals. Supporting multiple offshore sectors through a comprehensive range of services.
Support recieved: Business Transformation
Business profile
Clarkson Port Services Ltd (CPS), a division of Clarksons, is a leading provider of integrated port and marine logistics solutions, supporting the shipping, energy, and offshore sectors. Headquartered in Ipswich, UK, CPS employs over 140 trained staff delivering 24/7 services worldwide.
The company offers Port Agency, Customs Clearance & Consultancy, Vessel Chartering, Crew Change Coordination, Helicopter Operations, Freight Forwarding, Project Logistics, Warehousing & Storage, Bunker Supply, Quayside Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management.
With a focus in operational excellence, innovation, safety, and sustainability, CPS simplifies complex supply chains and delivers exceptional value to clients across the shipping, energy, and offshore industries.
CPS manage offshore wind support bases, handling logistics, warehousing, and equipment provisioning efficient operations.
They offer offshore helicopter chartering for safe and timely crew changes and urgent logistics across offshore wind farm locations.
CPS specialises in supporting clients with the heavy lift transport and installation of turbines, foundations, and other largescale structures.
Clarkson Port Services sought to enhance internal processes, streamline operations and apply best-practice techniques across the business to improve company culture and support sustainable growth.
With hubs strategically positioned across the UK and the Netherlands, CPS plans to export its services internationally, responding to demand from emerging offshore wind markets, reinforcing its position as a market leader with global growth potential.
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Supported the creation of 22 new jobs in offshore wind, strengthening local employment and industry capability.
Drove major business growth, with offshore wind turnover increasing from £150k to £3m, plus an additional £1.5m in export sales.
Enabled significant innovation, with DFS developing 15 new pieces of offshore wind intellectual property where previously they had none.
Before
Clarkson Port Services wanted to grow with the renewables sector, building on their strong experience in port services and logistics. The company aimed to expand operations, develop new services, acquire complementary businesses, and improve internal capabilities to offer a wider range of solutions to developers. While strategy discussions were happening at CPS, they were mostly informal and not tested across the business. To support their growth, CPS applied to OWGP’s Sharing in Growth Programme, which introduced a structured approach to strategic planning. The programme engaged different parts of the business to identify opportunities to improve customer management, develop new services, and strengthen company culture.
What Clarksons say
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Since November 2021 when we joined the OWGP Sharing in Growth Programme, we have seen significant growth in the business. We have increased headcount and turnover through acquisitions and also increased overall profitability of the business. We have been incredibly successful over the last four years and we can thank the OWGP programme for playing an important role in that growth.
INNES CAMERON
Divisional Managing Director, Clarkson Port Services
