China Cosco Shipping Pools Shipbuilding Assets
China Cosco Shipping Group has integrated all of its shipbuilding assets into one unit – Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (CSHI).
The state-owned China Cosco Shipping is a merged entity of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (Cosco) and China Shipping (Group) Company (China Shipping), MANA correspondent reported.
Cosco owns six shipyards and operates two joint-venture yards with Japanese Kawasaki Heavy Industries, while its compatriot China Shipping owns five yards.
Following the establishment of CSHI, all thirteen shipyards will now be managed by the new unit. With this move, CSHI has become China’s third biggest shipbuilding group.
Wang Yuhang, the deputy general manager of Cosco Shipping, has been appointed as chairman of CSHI.
CSHI is established to improve Cosco Shipping’s position in the shipbuilding industry and will rely on China-made “2025 Strategy” to enhance its overall profitability, Wang said.