UK shipbroker Clarksons is adding to its tanker and gas carrier expertise with the takeover of Spanish shop Martankers.

The company said its subsidiary Clarkson Overseas Shipbroking has acquired 100% of the issued share capital of the Madrid-based company. No financial details were revealed.

Martankers was founded in 1989 and is described by its new owner as an independent and well-established shipbroking company, with a proven and respected track record in the shipping of bulk chemicals and gases.