The new initiative was unveiled to coincide with the inauguration of a new logistics centre within the Yangshang free trade zone, Shanghai.
The inauguration ceremony on 30th June, 2017, was attended by over 150 industry representatives from leading shipowning, managing and operating companies together with co-operation partners ABB, MAN PrimServ and WinGD.
Able to house over 20,000 original small parts, including fuel injection equipment, piston rings, pipes, flaps and valves, plus larger parts, such as cylinder liners, covers and piston crowns, the third party operated centre forms phase one of CSSC Marine Service’s project.
Covering 9,000 sq m, the warehouse and distribution facility includes quality assurance monitoring and a modern warehouse management system including a light identification system that will enable speedy picking, packing and delivery of parts.
CSSC Marine Service was established earlier this year to facilitate lifecycle services and flexible solutions to the entire CSSC product portfolio. This new logistics centre is the first step to enable quicker responses to customer needs, CSSC said.
With future plans for expansion of the current service centres in Hamburg, Athens, Singapore, Houston and Dubai, some six strategic service hubs and 28 service stations will be operational worldwide by 2020.
Andrew Stump, President, CSSC Marine Service, commented: “In the future CSSC Service will manage parts, field service and warranty for all CSSC manufactured products. There will be a particularly strong focus on low speed main engine and medium speed auxiliary engines from brands manufactured by CSSC.
“Our logistics centre will act as the hub for our global distribution network with the aim to be capable and efficient in the delivery of key engine components on a global scale. We know this will take time and energy to ensure we are in the right places to support the vessels needs, but we are confident that our young, exciting and energetic team will progress very quickly,” he said.