Dalian: China’s demand for shipmanagement services is still nascent, but one international managers are keen to cash in on. Hong Kong’s fast growing Fleet Management selected the northeastern city of Dalian to tap this growth market. In Gu Jianwen, managing director of Gold Fleet Shipping, the Hong Kong firm has one of the People’s Republic’s most savvy shipmanagement brains. Roughly 10% of Fleet’s managed fleet comes from China, one of the most significant in the shipmanagement sector.
“China has a huge potential market for shipmanagement business, but it is still at the beginning stages,” Gu told our sister site Maritime CEO today.
Most Chinese owners prefer to manage their vessels by themselves, especially the larger companies. Smaller companies, and those who have just entered the sector taking advantage of low newbuild prices, are more open to third party shipmanagement, Gu reckoned.
For the full interview, click HERE. [20/05/13]
