Cosco, the world’s largest shipowner, is recruiting experienced Communist Party members and military veterans to strengthen political work on its vessels.

Twenty-five new leadership ­positions being advertised by ­China Cosco Shipping as part of its Red Seas Plan recruitment campaign will be well compensated, with pay of CNY 50,000 ($7,270) per month — more than $87,000 per year.

Its crewing arm, Cosco Shipping Seafarer Management, is specifically targeting military veterans.