China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) plans to grow its marine equipment service platform in response to heavy demand during its first year of trading.

The shipbuilding giant said it plans to establish a sixth service hub and 28 service stations worldwide by 2020 but did not say where the future maintenance depot would be located.

Lei Fanpei-led CSSC also expects to enlarge CSSC Marine Service Co's (CMS) existing service centres in Hamburg, Athens, Singapore, Houston and Dubai.