Chinese ship leasing struggles to weather anti-graft storm
Are leasing houses from China still a global solutions provider for ship finance — or is the lustre wearing off?
Heaped compliance pressure, restrictions on using shipbrokers and concerns over further regulatory scrutiny could all slow business but lessors are said to remain active and keen to change the perception of them being out of the game. Their strategic importance to China’s shipbuilding industry will help keep them safe from any long-term impact from Beijing’s regulatory heavy-handedness