Splash 2475 Aug 2026Macro
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Chinese ship leasing companies are using the Maltese flag to revive financing business with European owners, offering aggressive rates while seeking to distance vessels from mounting China-related trade and compliance risks. Chinese leasing houses are increasingly structuring bareboat charter transactions through Malta, an EU member state whose flag, tax regime and recently strengthened creditor protections …