Clarksons chief executive Andi Case has shrugged off a comparison between today and the last super-cycle shipping experienced in the run-up to the 2008 global financial crisis.

The world’s largest shipbroker has logged record results for the past three full years driven by a cross-sector boom.

On Monday, it reported a first-half profit down only marginally on the all-time peak set in the first half of 2023.