According to Yichang Ship Trading Centre News Briefing held by Yichang Municipal Port and Shipping Bureau on Dec. 16th, thirteen ship transactions have been completed with a total amount of 45.43 million yuan since its launching.
It is reported that there are more than 3000 registered ships in Yichang with an annual secondhand ship transactions of 100. However, since the ships are transacted in private, it makes transaction information blocked, ship quality uncontrolled and interests of both sides unsecured.
To enhance the management of ship transaction, maintain people’s legitimate interests and security of ship transport, Yichang Municipal Port and Shipping Bureau innovatively set up the first “zero-fee and one-stop” ship trading services along the Yangtze River, which also promotes the construction of Three Gorges Shipping Logistics Center. On the basis of “sunny, fair, reliable, convenient and zero-fee” service concept, Yichang Ship Trading Centre creates and maintains a fair, orderly and honest ship trading environment, providing services of publishing information, negotiating price, drawing up and enforcement of contract for ship traders.
It is known that Yichang Ship Trading Centre will gradually diversify shipping insurances, arbitrations, bidding agencies, comprehensive services and connections between online and offline information. It will also try shipping finance, customization for key accounts and bulk stock trading, making itself a shipping service base with most varieties and types of ships, quickest development and biggest attraction for talents. (Reporters: Wang Suzhi, Zhang Yuxin; Correspondent: Xu Lai)