Hong Kong, 20 November 2025 – ARC Ratings (Asia Pacific) Limited (“ARCAP”), in collaboration with CMS Hong Kong LLP (“CMS”), proudly announces the successful conclusion of its seminar on Ship Finance and Securitisation, held during Hong Kong Maritime Week on 19 November 2025.
The seminar featured insightful presentations and discussions on the evolving landscape of maritime finance, including:
CMS Overview and Capabilities – Conor Warde from CMS introduced the firm’s expertise in ship finance and securitisation.
ARC Ratings Introduction – Joyce Chi, CEO of ARC Ratings APAC, highlighted ARC’s global rating capabilities and structured finance leadership.
Ship Finance Structures – Conor Warde provided an overview of traditional financing models such as bank lending and leasing.
Securitisation Structures – Kingsley Ong from CMS explained the fundamentals of securitisation and its application in shipping.
Ship Securitisation: Main Presentation – Wenjie Chen from ARC delivered a deep dive into securitisation as a pathway to transform shipping into an investable, rated asset class, supported by ARC’s proprietary modelling and case studies.
The event concluded with a lively panel discussion, moderated by Conor Warde, exploring market adoption challenges, diversification strategies, and investor confidence in ship securitisation. Audience Q&A further enriched the dialogue, underscoring strong interest in innovative financing solutions for the shipping industry.
The seminar reaffirmed Hong Kong’s position as a leading hub for maritime finance and innovation, paving the way for greater collaboration between rating agencies, legal advisors, and industry stakeholders.
About ARC Ratings
ARC Ratings is a global rating agency registered with European Securities and Markets Authority in Europe and the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK. ARC Ratings is recognised as an External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAI), and hence can be used for capital relief purposes under the standardised and ratings based approach, as well as under Solvency II. ARC Ratings provides credit ratings services to structured finance transactions, funds, corporations, banks, non-bank financial institutions, and other asset classes around the globe.
About CMS
Founded in 1999, CMS is an international organisation of independent law firms that offers full-service legal and tax advice. With 92 offices in over 50 countries across the world and more than 7,200 lawyers, CMS has longstanding expertise both in advising in its local jurisdictions and across borders. From major multinationals and mid-caps to enterprising start-ups, CMS provides the technical rigour, strategic excellence and long-term partnership to keep each client ahead in its chosen markets.
The CMS member firms provide a wide range of expertise across 19 practice areas and sectors, including Corporate/M&A, Energy & Climate Change, Funds, Life Sciences & Healthcare, TMC, Tax, Banking & Finance, Commercial, Antitrust, Competition & Trade, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Labour & Pensions, Intellectual Property and Real Estate.
Contact Information
Joyce Chi
CEO, ARC Ratings (Asia Pacific) Limited
(852) 6417 6181
Tom Lemmon
Director of Research, ARC Risk Group
(44) 782 788 7465
