Sources: "international shipping network" date: June 18, 2012 21:53

Despite the current global shipping market is still weak, the shipping giant Maersk is still the leading "ship" layout, and I hope that through the investment risk of shipping dock dispersion.

"First Financial Daily" reporters yesterday from Maersk Group was informed that, a subsidiary of Maersk dock company (APM Terminals) and Ningbo port (601018.SH) to sign the agreement, bilateral will joint investment, operating in Ningbo bonded port area of Meishan Mei Long Wharf No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 berth, it is expected that the new terminal facilities in December 31, 2014 to build and put into formal operation, total assets of about 4300000000 yuan ($673000000).

According to the agreement, both sides will set up a joint venture company in Ningbo bonded port area of Meishan Mei Long Wharf operating Ltd., joint venture company a total investment of 1000000000 yuan, registered capital of 500000000 yuan, the Ningbo port to the RMB cash investment 375000000 yuan, accounting for 75% of the registered capital of the joint venture company, Ma Shi base dock company to equivalent foreign currency cash contributive 125000000 yuan, accounted for 25% of the shares.

Understand according to the reporter, Meron container terminal is located in the Meishan bonded port area of Ningbo port, is the new container terminals, has a total of five deep-water container berth, designed annual throughput capacity of 3000000 teus.

In February 24, 2008, the State Council approved the establishment of the Ningbo bonded port area of Meishan, this is afterwards Shanghai Yangshan, Tianjin Dongjiang, Dalian Dayaowan, Hainan Yangpu Bonded Port in China after the fifth.The port is China from the international main channel recently bonded port area.

At present, Meishan bonded port area 1, berth 2 has been put into use, the 3~5 berth, is in accordance with the largest container berth capacity design, the forefront of depths of up to 17.5 meters.

Chairman of Ningbo port Li Linghong has an interview with this newspaper said, Ningbo coast line and ten years can be used to develop, in build and plan to build dock berth still a lot, and for the container terminal, Ningbo port hope to seek more joint venture partners, such as the ship company, so not only for the ship company can enjoy priority berthing, to the port of Ningbo is also more conducive to the box volume sustained growth.

Notable is, next year, Maersk to order the global maximum of 18000 TEU Container ship is to be put into use, and global like the Ningbo harbor that can be docked ship deep water berth is not so.Li Linghong also told this reporter said, the first quarter of this year, in global shipping situation stagnant, shipping enterprises have reduced capacity even removing lines background, Ningbo port container throughput can still achieve two digit growth, due in large part to shipping enterprises have to go "ship" strategy, and the Ningbo deepwater port the advantage is more prominent.

Of course, for Maersk, participate in the investment of Ningbo dock construction, except for their upcoming enabled "ship" to bring more convenience, through the terminal investment decentralized shipping plate business risk, but also the company's strategy.

At present, Maersk dock company has owned and operated 36 countries 63 sea port and dock facilities, 46 National more than 150 inland service outlets, including in Dalian, Tianjin China, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other places to invest the wharf.

According to the Maersk Group announced in the first quarter report, although shipping board piece posted a net loss of $599000000, but the terminal plate still made a profit of $235000000, mainly due to the high growth markets and promote new wharf throughput.

Notable is, domestic shipping magnate in the group, and also to increase the terminal business investment, in order to stabilize the single business cycle risk.According to CSCL (601866.SH) 2011 Annual Report, although the company's transport business profit ability has bigger drop compared to the same period, operating profit rate is -7.8%, but terminal business income growth 11.6%, operating profit rate rose 38.7%.