Shanghai-listed Beibu Gulf Tourism, also known as BeibuWan Tourism, is scouting shipyards to build cruiseships for the Chinese market.
Shipbuilding insiders in China say that the company wants to start with a 35,000-gt vessel capable of hosting 1,000 passengers.
Beibu has teamed up with Shanghai ZhaoXiang Cruise Technology Group, which specialises in undertaking refitting and refurbishment projects on Chinese-owned cruiseships at local yards.
