Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co.Ltd

Name

Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co.Ltd

Legal name

Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co.Ltd

Website

https://gse020.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co.Ltd operates a maritime shipping exchange platform (广州航运交易平台) based in Guangzhou, China, serving shipowners, charterers, and shipping service participants. Founded in 2015, the company maintains a small six-employee operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Shipping Exchange

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation (4831), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Freight & Shipping Commodities Exchanges (Dry Bulk, Tanker Freight) (FSAFAMAF)

Keywords

• Shipping exchange services
• Maritime trading platform
• Vessel transaction services
• Ship brokerage platform
• Freight exchange marketplace

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Core offering

Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co.Ltd operates an online shipping exchange platform (广州航运交易平台) based in Guangzhou, China. The platform is intended to facilitate maritime shipping transactions, connecting parties involved in vessel sales, chartering, or related shipping services. Detailed product features, transaction types, and service descriptions are not disclosed in the available source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Platform (广州航运交易平台) Online shipping exchange platform serving maritime industry participants in Guangzhou, China, facilitating vessel and shipping-related transactions.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Shanghai Shipping Exchange: China's national-level shipping exchange, also providing freight rate indices, vessel/cargo matching, and shipping market data. The most directly comparable organization to a Guangzhou shipping exchange, though materially larger and government-backed.
• Baltic Exchange: Historic London-based freight and shipping commodities exchange (now part of Singapore Exchange), providing benchmark freight indices and trading venue for dry bulk and tanker freight. Closely comparable exchange model in the shipping commodities space.
• 运去哪 (Yiqixian): Chinese cross-border logistics platform providing digital ocean freight booking and forwarding services. A direct Chinese-market peer focused on digitizing ocean freight transactions for SMB shippers.

Regional players

• 中国船东互保协会 (China Shipowners' Mutual Assurance Association): China-based maritime services organization providing P&I and shipping-related services. Tangentially comparable as a major China-based shipping industry institution but focused on insurance rather than exchange functions.

Emerging players

• Flexport: US-based digital freight forwarder offering ocean, air, and trucking services with platform-style technology. Comparable as a technology-driven ocean freight marketplace competing for the same SME shipper segment.
• Xeneta: Ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence platform. Comparable as a shipping data and rate intelligence provider that overlaps with exchange/benchmark functions.
• CargoSmart: Shipping management platform offering schedule, container tracking, and document solutions for ocean carriers and shippers. Comparable as a digital shipping platform serving ocean freight counterparties.
• 中华航运网 (Chinaship): Chinese shipping information and services portal offering vessel chartering, freight information, and industry data. Comparable as a China-focused shipping information and matching platform.
• Freightos: Digital freight marketplace and rate-management platform that has built exchange-like functionality for ocean freight pricing and booking. Comparable as a digital-first shipping exchange/marketplace play.

Others

• Frontline: Large independent tanker shipping company listed in Oslo. Included as a broad shipping industry participant; not a direct peer but provides context on the ocean shipping market the exchange serves.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gse020

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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