Taiwan's Chailease International Financial Services has taken the step from financial shipowning into operating its own vessels in-house to capitalise on hot bulk markets.
Chinese and Taiwanese commercial sources told TradeWinds the Taipei-based lessor and lender is in the market for secondhand dry bulk assets.
The move is said to be a long-planned one after Chailease recruited Taiwanese shipping figure Robert Tsai as maritime business advisor.
