clarkson plc said monday that it expects to report earnings for 2021 above market forecasts after a strong performance in the second half of the year the provider of shipping services said it expects to report an underlying pretax profitwhich strips out exceptional and other oneoff itemsof no less than 65 million pounds 86 million this compares with gbp447 million in 2020 and a forecast of gbp616 million taken from factset and based on four analysts forecasts the company said it has experienced a strong performance across all its units in particular financial and broking