Marco Polo Marine Powers On: A Conversation with Its CEO

The Business Times (Singapore)
The Business Times (Singapore)Jun 1, 2026

Why It Matters

The shift shows how traditional offshore marine firms can secure growth by targeting renewable energy projects, offering investors a less cyclical, higher‑margin exposure amid constrained financing.

Key Takeaways

  • Marco Polo Marine pivots to offshore wind, targeting Taiwan, Korea
  • Developed CSOV “Wind Archer” as floating hotel, won Vessel of Year
  • Created PKR Offshore subsidiary, plans separate listing to raise capital
  • Emphasizes partnership model with wind developers, turbine makers, EPCs
  • Industry now faces tighter financing, lower charter rates, reducing bust risk

Summary

The Mark to Market podcast features Marco Polo Marine CEO Shaun Lee outlining the company’s strategic shift from traditional offshore oil‑gas support to offshore wind, focusing on Taiwan and broader North Asian markets. Lee describes how, after a 2018 debt restructuring, the firm entered Taiwan, repurposed existing vessels, established the PKR Offshore unit, and designed the award‑winning CSOV “Wind Archer” with Singapore‑engineered gangway and accommodation facilities, while navigating local crew‑training and cabotage regulations. He emphasizes a partnership model with wind developers, turbine makers such as Vestas, and EPCs, co‑designing vessels to meet client needs, and details plans to list PKR Offshore and the shipyard via a reverse‑takeover of Fuji Offset to raise capital transparently without diluting the parent. The discussion reflects broader industry trends: offshore wind’s secular growth, tighter bank lending, and lower charter rates that curb over‑capacity, positioning Marco Polo Marine to capture higher‑margin wind contracts while mitigating bust risk.

Original Description

Marco Polo Marine has the wind in its sails as investor attention in the Singapore market turns to smaller cap stocks. Its CEO Sean Lee answers questions from BT’s Ben Paul about how he is steering the group into North Asia, why separate listings for its wind energy platform and shipyard have been proposed, and what the group will look like in 10 years.
Highlights of the podcast:
03:23 New market, new platform, new vessels
08:05 Wind energy unit, shipyard to be listed
13:09 How the offshore energy sector changed
17:47 Shareholder value through fast growth

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Written and hosted by: Ben Paul (benpaul@sph.com.sg (mailto:benpaul@sph.com.sg) )
With Sean Lee, CEO, Marco Polo Marine
Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro
Produced by: Ben Paul, Howie Lim & Chai Pei Chieh
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