SITC holds naming and delivery ceremony for M/V SITC SENDAI

On December 14, 2018, the Naming & Delivery Ceremony of M/V “SITC SENDAI” was successfully held at Busan, Korea, by SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd. (SITC International) and Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd (Dae Sun), SITC said in a media release.

Mr. Yang Xianxiang, Vice Chairman and CEO of SITC, Mr. Jae Yong Ahn, President & CEO of Dae Sun, Mr.Haruyasu Sasade, Director-General of Miyagi Prefectural Government of Japan, Public Works Department,  Mr. Toshikazu SHIOMI, Joint General Manager of Transportation Dept, SMBC attend the ceremony together.

Mr. Yang Xianxiang christened the new vessel for “SITC SENDAI”. Ms. Lin Limei, Godmother of the new vessel was invited to break the champagne.

After Delivery, the new vessel will join SITC fleet soon. With successive delivery of these vessel series, SITC will provide much better service to their customers, while the competitive advantages of SITC in Asia market will be further strengthened.

SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd., headquarter based in Hong Kong, is a leading shipping logistics company in intra-Asia area. Its business scope covers container liner shipping, ship management, ship brokering, international freight forwarding, LCL, project logistics, logistics delivery, customs broker, warehousing, container depot, port, shipping agency, bulk cargo, airlift, etc..
 
Until Jun 30, 2018, the company operates 77 vessels and 6 dry bulk carriers, including 48self-owned vessels. The existing 66 services routes covers 13 countries and regions, 68 major ports in area of Mainland China, Japan, Korea ,Taiwan China, Hong Kong China, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia , Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Malaysia. According to Alphaliner statistics, counted by capacity, SITC ranks No. 18 in the global container shipping enterprises as of Jun 30, 2018. The container transportation volume in 2017 exceeded 2.385 million TEU (excluding None-charge containers).