One hundred days into the merger between Anglo-Eastern and rival Hong Kong shipmanager Univan and the deal stepped up a gear at the end of last month as clients of both travelled to Mumbai for the group’s major crew seminar, where they appeared confident that matters were bedding in smoothly.

With 613 ships under full management and more than 27,000 officers, engineers and crew, newly branded Anglo-Eastern Univan now stands behind only V.Ships