COSCO
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![]() COSCO headquarters in Beijing
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State-owned enterprise | |
Industry | Transportation |
Founded | April 27, 1961 |
Headquarters | Ocean Plaza Xicheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Services | Freight forwarding shipbuilding shiprepairing terminal operations |
Revenue | US$27 billion (2012)[1] |
Number of employees
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130,000 (2012, worldwide)[1] |
Parent | China Shipping Group |
Website | www.cosco.com |
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, known as COSCO or COSCO Group, is a Chinese shipping and logistics services supplier company.[2] It is a government-owned company of the People's Republic of China. Its headquarters is in Ocean Plaza in the Xicheng District in Beijing.[3][4] It owns more than 130 vessels (with a capacity of 600,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)) and calls on over a thousand ports worldwide.[5] It ranks sixth largest in number of container ships and ninth largest in aggregate container volume in the world.[6] In 2012, it was among China's top 15 brands.[1]
They are the largest dry bulk carrier in China and one of the largest dry bulk shipping operators worldwide. In addition, the Group is the largest liner carrier in China.[7]
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Subsidiaries
COSCO contains seven listed companies and has more than 300 subsidiaries locally and abroad, providing services in freight forwarding, ship building, ship repair, terminal operation, container manufacturing, trade, financing, real estate, and information technology. It owns and operates a fleet of around 550 vessels, with total carrying capacity of up to 30 million metric tons deadweight (DWT).[8]
There are seven listed companies of COSCO:
- Hong Kong: COSCO Pacific Ltd.
- Hong Kong: COSCO International Holdings Ltd.
- Hong Kong: China International Marine Containers (Group) Co. Ltd. (H shares)
- Hong Kong: China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. (H shares)
- Shanghai: China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. (A shares)
- Shenzhen: China International Marine Containers (Group) Co. Ltd.
- Shenzhen: China International Marine Containers (Group) Co. Ltd. (B shares)
- Singapore: COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited
- Japan: COSCO Container Lines Japan Co., Ltd.
Incidents and accidents
2009 Norway oil spill
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On 31 July 2009, the Panama-flagged bulk carrier, Full City, operated by COSCO, experienced engine failure and ran aground near Langesund, Telemark, Norway, during a storm, spilling 200 tons of heavy bunker fuel oil in an ecologically and environmentally sensitive wildlife area.[9]
2010 Great Barrier Reef grounding
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On the 3 April 2010 MV Shen Neng 1 ran aground approximately 38 nautical miles (70 km; 44 mi) east of Great Keppel Island, Australia.[10] The ship, which was carrying 975 tonnes of heavy bunker fuel oil, began leaking oil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which is closed to commercial shipping (it had been 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) off course).[11] The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has revealed that a shipping plan was lodged for Shen Neng 1 to travel between Douglas Shoal and the Capricorn Group, where there is a gap of 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi).[12]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Donation". COSCO. May 21, 2008.
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