By Guy Taylor Clarkson, the world’s largest shipbroker, has hiked its dividend and reaffirmed its full-year guidance as it flagged “favourable” supply and demand dynamics in the global shipping industry. In its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024, the company declared an interim dividend of 32p per share, up from last year’s 30p. Clarkson has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. The FTSE 250 shipbroker also reported revenue for the period of £310.1m, down from £321.1m the prior year. Underlying pre-tax profit also dipped marginally, from £53.1m to £51.5m…