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Thome building Chinese client base

 

Singapore: Singapore-based shipmanager Thome Group is boosting its business in China. In a release out today to celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary, Thome’s chairman and ceo Olav Eek Thorstensen noted there is “growing interest” in third party ship management services among Chinese owners. A number of Chinese owned kamsarmax drybulk carriers have been added to the Thome-managed fleet recently. 

In total Thome, founded in 1963, now has more than 300 vessels either crewed or under full technical management

Thorstensen said the global shipping market would most likely continue to face a tough time in 2013, although things look brighter for the oil and gas sector.

The Norwegian shipmanager stated: “The outlook remains hard for global shipping. Owners rightly continue to seek value from the managers they entrust with their assets.”  [04/02/13]

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