Nasdaq-listed Sino-Global Shipping America has employed the man from whom it acquired its bulker operations this month.

The company said it is bringing in Chinese shipowner Kelin Wu as chief marketing officer.

Wu will lead the company's "global marketing programme and strategies", reporting directly to chief executive Lei Cao, Sino-Global said.

Wu was previously the founder and primary shareholder of Mandarine Ocean, a Shanghai based shipping company registered in the Marshall Islands.