- CEO
- Masahiro Iwabuchi
- Full Time Employees
- 59
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Marine shipping
- Address
- Singapore Singapore
- IPO Date
- Aug 17, 2007
- Business
- Uni-Asia Group Limited is an alternative investment management and asset operations company specializing in maritime vessel management and real estate investment across Asia. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Singapore, with principal operating offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, and Taipei, the company operates primarily through two core business divisions: Shipping and Property Investment.
The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of products and asset management services, which include: ship owning and chartering, offering a modern fleet of handysize dry bulk carriers deployed under time-charter and spot-charter arrangements; maritime asset management services, encompassing commercial vessel management, technical ship management, vessel performance optimization, crew management, and maritime investment structuring; ship finance and brokerage, providing vessel acquisition and disposal advisory, structured asset finance, syndicated loan arrangement, and vessel brokerage services; residential property development and investment, focusing on the development and sale of modern, compact multi-family residential studio apartments under the proprietary ALERO brand across the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; commercial and industrial property investment, participating in the redevelopment, repositioning, and joint-venture investment of commercial office buildings and industrial assets in Hong Kong; social infrastructure and healthcare real estate, investing in elderly nursing homes, day-care facilities, and logistics properties in Japan; and real estate fund and property management, delivering asset management, tenant sourcing, property leasing, facility management, and institutional fund advisory through licensed investment management subsidiaries.
In recent operational and strategic developments, Uni-Asia Group Limited has actively pursued fleet optimization and capital recycling initiatives to navigate cyclical market conditions and evolving environmental regulations. The group has continued its dry bulk fleet renewal strategy by disposing of older tonnage and focusing on modern, fuel-efficient eco-handysize bulk carriers aligned with International Maritime Organization carbon intensity standards. Concurrently, the group has expanded its real estate development pipeline in Japan, accelerating the construction and exit monetization of its ALERO residential project portfolio while diversifying into high-yield social infrastructure assets, including specialized nursing home developments. The company has also maintained joint-venture property investment partnerships in Hong Kong, executing disciplined asset disposal and leasing strategies to preserve capital liquidity and sustain returns across its alternative investment platforms.