UK shipbroking giant Clarksons is celebrating its best-ever annual profit in largely booming shipping markets.

But the company says it is “conscious” of geopolitical uncertainty as 2022 progresses.

The London-listed group logged net earnings of £54.7m ($72.1m) in 2021, up from £35.2m the year before.

Revenue jumped to £443.3m, compared with £358.2m in 2020.

The company is increasing its dividend for the nineteenth consecutive year to 84 pence per share.