Revenue across the Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong offices has grown by 18 per cent year-on-year. Charter numbers are also up across the region; Shanghai by 40 per cent so far in 2024.

ACS is preparing for a significant expansion so it needed a much larger working space. This new office in the Xuhui District in downtown Shanghai provides more than four times the floorspace of its previous office.

This is an exciting time for James Royds-Jones and Wanny Wu, as together they are responsible for developing the ACS greater China team of nearly 50 people, targeting the second largest economy in the world.