Fleet Management
A fleet of 5 MPP vessels tramping worldwide, supported by a strong shore-based network across commercial, technical and crew management.
Established 1996 · Hong Kong
Heavy-lift & multipurpose shipping, engineered end to end.
United Faith Group owns, designs and operates its fleet — from 9,000 DWT multipurpose vessels tramping worldwide to 50,000 DWT semi-submersible heavy-lift carriers serving the offshore industry.
0Years of operation
0Own MPP vessels
0Port calls / year
0DWTFlagship SSHLV class
What we do
One group, four integrated capabilities
The Group links through the international shipping industry chain — from ship design and newbuilding supervision to commercial and technical management, and project logistics.
Ship Design & Supervision
Own-designed and constructed 7,800 / 9,000 DWT MPP series and 50,000 DWT SSHLV series — built around the EFS philosophy.
Offshore Engineering
Innovative technology and commercial patterns for offshore engineering transport vessels — low risk, quick return.
Project Logistics
Heavy, over-sized and high-value cargoes moved safely and flexibly — reducing cost and mitigating risk for our customers.
Dareon Logistics (HK)
Flagship service
A semi-liner bridge along the west coast of the Americas
Since 2011, our own fleet has developed a competitive and efficient semi-liner service between Chile, the U.S. West Coast and intermediate ports — around 350 port calls a year.
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Purpose-designed own fleet
Second-generation United Faith-designed multipurpose vessels, class-approved and IMDG-certified for dangerous cargoes.
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Service details
Flat organisation
Quick decisions and full commitment to performance and customer service.
New building
Vessel programmes
Designed by us, built for the next market
The XQ Type semi-submersible heavy-lift series and the 16,000 DWT MPP were conceived in-house — Economic, Flexible, Standardised.
EEconomic — lower construction, operation and maintenance costs; less investment risk.
FFlexibility — convertible to various market demands; versatile function.
SStandardisation — same specification with multi-optional functions; wider applicability.
50,000 DWT XQ Type
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News & milestones
The Group
A shipping group built on ownership, design and faith
United Faith Group Limited consists of several wholly owned subsidiaries, initiated with the first member “Fortune Crystal Shipping Co., Ltd.” founded in 1996 at Hong Kong.
Overview
From regional operator to industry-chain group
After two decades of development, the Group has evolved from a regional operator into a company linking through the international shipping industry chain — with versatile shipping investments covering ship investment, ship design, construction and supervision, project logistics, fleet chartering and operation both commercially and technically, and offshore projects.
Dareon Logistics (HK)
Active player in the global MPP & offshore market — market developing, commercial management, chartering & operation, and sale & purchase.
UFG Shanghai
The Group's offshore technology centre, involving ship design and ship construction project management.
UFG Tianjin
The Group's own crew training & manning and ship supply centre base.
Core business
Three pillars of the operating model
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Fleet Management
United Faith manages a fleet of 5 MPP vessels tramping worldwide, supported by its strong shore-based network.
Commercial — chartering, operation, insurance & claim, S&P
Technical — superintendence, ISM, shipping software development
Crew — manning & training, spares and stores supply
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Ship Design & Construction Supervision
Foresight for future market demand — successfully own-designed and constructed 7,800 DWT & 9,000 DWT series MPP, and 50,000 DWT series SSHLV.
EFS design philosophyIn-house concept designYard supervision
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Developing Offshore Engineering Transport Vessels
By innovative technology and commercial patterns, achieving low-risk and quick return in investment.
XQ Type I & II — 50,000 DWT semi-submersibleNew 16,000 DWT MPP for offshore logistics
Culture & vision
Lead the MPP break-bulk trend
Making the shipping of heavy-lift cargoes a normal, convenient and liner-like regular service, through the versatile and multi-optional functions of the new MPP vessels — and proposing a new commercial pattern: a Public Tonnage Provider platform that accommodates global MPP players to participate and share resources.
Vision
To be the trusted benchmark in multipurpose and offshore heavy-lift shipping — where ownership, in-house design and operations converge into a service customers can plan around.
Values
- Own the asset, own the outcome — fleet, crewing and management dedicated to our customers.
- Flat organisation, quick decisions, commitment to performance.
- Live up to our commitments — customer satisfaction through the years speaks for itself.
History
Three decades, step by step
1996
Fortune Crystal Shipping Co., Ltd. — the first company of United Faith Group — is founded in Hong Kong as a professional ship operator.
1998
Top Union Shipping Limited starts operating; the purchase of its first vessel marks the transformation from pure operator to shipowner.
2004
United Faith Group Limited is officially launched — operating a fleet and entering shipbuilding and trading business.
2008
The Group's self-designed multipurpose vessels are recognised by clients for versatile function and low operation cost.
2009
Dareon Logistics (HK) Co., Ltd. is established as an active player in the global MPP & offshore market.
2010
United Faith Offshore Co., Ltd. is registered — an expert team for offshore and onshore engineering research, design, logistics and installation. The 9,000 DWT MPP series enters service.
2011
Dareon starts a regular service along the west coast of the Americas.
2015
Two 50,000 DWT semi-submersible heavy-lift vessels are delivered at CIMC Raffles — the Group's key step into the offshore market.
2022
The new 50,000 DWT semi-submersible heavy transport vessel begins its maiden voyage.
Fleet
Five sisters, one standard
United Faith's 9,000 DWT multipurpose series — own-designed, class-approved and certified for the carriage of dangerous cargoes in accordance with the IMDG Code.
MPP series · 9,000 DWT
Vessel particulars
Identical specification across the series keeps spares, crew training and stowage planning standardised — and operations economical.
| Name | Built | DWT | Hold capacity | Crane capacity | Clear deck area | Spec. |
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| Draco Faith | 2010 | 9,000 | 13,349.65 CBM | 2 × 40 T (combined 80 T; spreader ≈ 70 T) | 85.0 × 15.3 m | |
| FM Prosperity | 2010 | 9,000 | 13,349.65 CBM | 2 × 40 T (combined 80 T; spreader ≈ 70 T) | 85.0 × 15.3 m | |
| Elite Faith | 2010 | 9,000 | 13,349.65 CBM | 2 × 40 T (combined 80 T; spreader ≈ 70 T) | 85.0 × 15.3 m | |
| Brio Faith | 2010 | 9,000 | 13,349.65 CBM | 2 × 40 T (combined 80 T; spreader ≈ 70 T) | 85.0 × 15.3 m | |
| Cena Faith | 2010 | 9,000 | 13,349.65 CBM | 2 × 40 T (combined 80 T; spreader ≈ 70 T) | 85.0 × 15.3 m |
Particulars are believed correct but not guaranteed; subject to change without notice.
What we carry
Heavy, over-sized and high-value cargo
Project cargo
Wind turbine generators, drills, offshore equipment, piping, yachts, power plants, vehicles, locomotives, over-dimensional structures, tanks and more.
Break bulk & bulk
Bagged ammonium nitrate, copper, steel, molybdenum, sugar, corn, SBM, SFM, salt, fertilizers and concentrates.
Containers & general cargo
Full container voyages and mixed general cargo, handled by the vessels' own cranes at ports with or without shore infrastructure.
New building
Concept to keel, in-house
From the concept design of the XQ Type semi-submersible series — with a number of patents — to the versatile 16,000 DWT multipurpose generation.
Delivered · July 2015 · CIMC Raffles
XQ Type-I semi-submersible heavy-lift
Two sister vessels delivered on 17 July 2015: concept design by United Faith Group, basic design by SDARI, construction at CIMC Raffles (Yantai), classed by ABS. Sea trials were completed in 16 and 13 days only, with all devices and functions — including DP2 — in satisfied condition. These vessels are specialised in transporting offshore platforms worldwide.
- LOA
- 216 m
- Breadth moulded
- 43 m
- Depth moulded
- 13.35 m
- Designed draft
- 10 m
- Deck dive depth
- 13 m
- Design speed
- 13.5 kn
- Class
- ABS · DP2
- Basic design
- SDARI
Contract signed · June 2014 · CSIC Qingdao Wuchuan
XQ Type-II — optimised evolution
Type-II evolves from Type-I with optimisation in key technical specifications: main engine power increased from 9,660 kW to 11,620 kW, designed speed raised from 12.6 to 13.3 knots, four 3,000 kW auxiliary engines, increased bow/stern thruster power and enhanced DP function. The portside column can be moved with the main engine running, and main equipment is supplied by well-known brands.
- LOA
- 218.36 m
- Length PP
- 211.9 m
- Breadth moulded
- 43.0 m
- Depth moulded
- 13.35 m
- Draught at dwl
- 10.0 m
- Draught submerged
- 26.35 m
- Speed
- abt. 13.3 kn
- Main engine
- 11,620 kW
Innovative design · verified in model test 2016
16,000 DWT multipurpose vessel
After four years of preparation, the 16,000 DWT MPP fits the market well and creates new logistics demand with its versatility — designed for a wide range of loading and unloading patterns, bringing more efficient and economic solutions for heavy, special and modular cargo.
- LOA
- 145 m
- Breadth moulded
- 24 m
- Depth moulded
- 12.8 m
- Draft designed / scantling
- 6.8 / 8.3 m
- Service speed
- abt. 14 kn
- Consumption
- ≈ 14 t/day IFO 380
- Cargo hatch
- 125 × 19 m
- Cranes
- 250 t × 2 + 80 t × 1
- Class
- DNV-GL / CCS
- Tweendeck area
- ≈ 8,000–11,000 m²
Single cargo hold of about 125 m — divisible by a removable watertight bulkhead; able to sail in open-hatch mode. Skidding on/off via stern ramp for bulky cargo of thousands of tonnes; float-in/float-out capability for shallow-drafted floating cargo such as certain model submarines; low-speed two-stroke long-bore main engine.
Gallery
On deck, in the yard, at sea
Dareon Logistics (HK) Co. Limited
The Americas semi-liner service
A 1996-established dry bulk, general and project cargo operator, trading worldwide and wholly owned by United Faith Group.
Service pattern
Chile — intermediate ports — U.S. West Coast
During 2011, in addition to other trade lanes, Dareon started a regular service along the west coast of the Americas. With 5 modern own multipurpose ships, a competitive and efficient semi-liner service was developed between Chile and the U.S. West Coast and intermediate ports.
Chile
Intermediate ports
U.S. West Coast
0/YRPort calls along the Americas west coast
0Modern own MPP vessels
≈ 350 port calls a year
Capabilities
Heavy, over-sized, high-value
Dareon is specialised in heavy, over-sized and high-value cargoes. The purpose-designed own fleet carries project cargoes, containers as well as general and dry bulk parcels — all vessels class-approved and certified for the carriage of dangerous cargoes in accordance with the IMDG Code.
Project & heavy-lift cargo
Extensive experience in safely and efficiently transporting: WTG, drills, offshore equipment, piping, yachts, power plants, vehicles, locomotives, over-dimensional structures and tanks.
Break bulk & bulk lots
Regularly carried: bagged ammonium nitrate, copper, steel, molybdenum, sugar, corn, SBM, SFM, salt, fertilizers and concentrates.
A track record for safe and flexible transportation
Helping customers significantly reduce costs and mitigate risks — customer support throughout these years has been the best proof of a valuable service.
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Newsroom
News & milestones
Deliveries, sea trials, notable voyages and company milestones — a record of the Group's development since 2006.
Careers
May your career and future be filled with faith
Well-trained, cohesive teams on board and ashore — you are welcomed to be our new blood.
Shipboard personnel
Our crew manning & management division is sophisticated in shipboard personnel's recruiting, training and management. Working with United Faith you receive professional training and clear advantages in personal career development.
If you are
- In good health, holding valid certificate of competency, under age of 50
- With moderate English skill; active and highly responsive
- With more than 6 months' service experience on ocean-going multipurpose vessels for the same rank
Shore-based — technical supervisor (superintendent)
If you are energetic, passionate, professional and dare to dream, you are who we want too.
Requirements
- Engineering management bachelor degree or above; moderate English skill
- At least 2 years' experience as shipboard 1st Engineer or Chief Engineer
- Familiar with international conventions and class rules, ISM, ship and equipment maintenance, docking operation, spares and stores supply
Business executive
Join the commercial team developing global MPP and offshore business.
Qualification
- Science degree from a 211 / 985 university
- 3+ years of work experience
- Overseas education or work background is preferred
What we offer
- Flat organisation — quick decisions, direct access to management
- Own fleet and own design — hands-on exposure across commercial, technical and crew disciplines
- Global trades with a regular, structured Americas service
Contact
Let's move your cargo
Chartering, operations and crewing — reach the right desk directly.
United Faith Group Limited
Headquarters
Room 3210, 32/F, Shenzhen International Trade Centre
No. 3002 South Renmin Rd., Luohu District
Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, PRC
Tel 86-755-2399 0173
E-mail [email protected]
Dareon Logistics (HK) Co. Limited
Chartering & Operations
Room 2929, Shenzhen International Trade Centre
No. 3002 South Renmin Rd., Luohu District, Shenzhen, China
E-mail [email protected]
Yang Zhong
General Manager
Dylan Jiang
Chartering Manager
Tel +86 755 8252 2352
MP +86 138 2873 9349
Jane Jiang
Operations Manager
Tel +86 755 2348 6870
MP +86 138 2523 9163
Lizzie Liu
Chartering & Operations
MP +86 156 2003 2657