Leung Chun ying attends and witnesses! Seacon Shipping and Haihan Capital establish a joint venture company

It is reported that Haihan Capital and Seacon Shipping each hold 50% of the shares of Haihan Intercontinental. Haihan Capital was jointly founded by Ms. Zhao Shiming and Mr. Lin Shijian in 2023, and is an independent international ocean going vessel leasing company; Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Limited is the largest third-party professional ship management company in mainland China and one of the top ten ship management companies in the world. It mainly provides ship management services to shipowners, ship financing leasing companies, and shipyards.

At the establishment ceremony, Leung Chun ying pointed out that the establishment of Haihan Intercontinental is a perfect combination of the strengths of the mainland and Hong Kong, and a new chapter in the cooperation between Shandong and Hong Kong. It not only combines the advantages of the mainland and Hong Kong, but also mobilizes Hong Kong's multiple advantages in international financing, international shipping services, and international trade, making greater contributions to the development of the country's shipping and trade industry, enhancing Hong Kong's position as an international shipping and financial center, and playing a good demonstration and leading role in integrating Hong Kong's shipping industry into the overall development of the country. The naming and delivery of two new ships by the company are imminent, which also reflects Hong Kong's role in ship financing and points out the direction of Hong Kong's development to enhance its position as an international shipping center.

Leung Chun ying emphasized that Hong Kong's historical function and new role as an international shipping center have always been valued by the country. He reiterated that the country; The 14th Five Year Plan; The plan clearly states the need to; Supporting Hong Kong to enhance its status as an international financial, trade, and shipping center;, In terms of the status of an international shipping center, upgrading is not about expanding existing terminal businesses, but about starting from the high-end shipping service industry, especially making good use of Hong Kong's unique advantages to support and cooperate with our development needs as a shipbuilding, navigation, and trading power. Hong Kong's continuous self-improvement as an international shipping center can help the country build a modern shipping powerhouse.

Zhao Shiming stated that the establishment of Haihan Capital benefited from the successful passage of the Hong Kong Ship Leasing Act in 2020. At that time, she and Lin Shijian actively participated in the consultation process of the bill and hoped to support the advancement of this legislation by jointly forming a company. Zhao Shiming said that after years of careful planning, Haihan Capital has finally landed. He sincerely thanks the first batch of investors for their trust and support in their vision.

Guo Jinkui stated that the establishment of Haihan Intercontinental is not only an important milestone in the development history of Seacon Shipping, but also a concrete manifestation of the deep friendship and common vision between Seacon Shipping and Haihan Capital. As a Hong Kong listed company, Seacon Shipping is very willing to participate in the development of Hong Kong's shipping industry. He hopes that starting from this groundbreaking cooperation, multiple parties can promote the implementation of more projects, jointly implement new development concepts, and jointly write a new chapter of cooperation.

On August 21st, Leung Chun ying and his wife Leung Tang Ching yi visited Huanghai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. located on Rongcheng Island in Shandong Province, and attended the naming ceremony of two new ships of Haihan Capital. Lin Ji, Vice General Manager of COSCO Shipping Group, Zhao Shiming, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Haihan Capital, Lin Shijian and his wife Lin Fangshuming, Founder and CEO of Haihan Capital, Gao Xuguang, Chairman of Weihai Political Consultative Conference, Zhao Jianping, Chairman of Huanghai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Zhang Wei, Chairman of COSCO Shipping Special Operations, Yang Hao, General Manager of China Merchants Financial Leasing, Sun Feng, President of China Classification Society, Guo Jinkui, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Seacon Shipping, and others attended the ceremony.

At the ceremony, Liang Tang Qingyi and Lin Fang Shuming, as godmothers of the two new ships, respectively named the two new ships as follows:; COSCO SHIPPING Auspicious; Wheel and "; COSCO Shipping Ruyi; Wheel, parallel bottle throwing ceremony, wishing the new ship smooth sailing and safe sailing.

Leung Chun ying stated that over the past 180 years, Hong Kong's free trade environment has established its position as a hub for north-south trade and strengthened its maritime transportation industry. The naming ceremony of two ships held at Huanghai Shipbuilding reflects Hong Kong's role in ship financing, points out the development direction of Hong Kong to enhance its position as an international shipping center, and is a landmark cooperation project between Hong Kong and the mainland to jointly build and strengthen the entire chain of China's shipping industry. It is also an important process for Hong Kong to fully integrate into the overall development of the country.

He congratulated Haihan Seacon Shipping Company, Huanghai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and COSCO Shipping Group, and wished them all the best; COSCO SHIPPING Auspicious; Wheel and "; COSCO Shipping Ruyi; Smooth sailing all the way, with the new driving force of cooperation between Shandong and Hong Kong, we will drive the high-quality development of the entire chain of China's shipping industry.

Lin Ji, Deputy General Manager of China COSCO Shipping Group, stated in his speech that COSCO Shipping Group is committed to building a world-class shipping technology enterprise and is willing to work together with friends from all walks of life to further create a globally leading pulp industry ecosystem, enhance supply chain resilience, reduce logistics costs, set sail in the digital wave, and lead the trend in green development.

Lin Shijian stated that these two new ships are the first two of the six multi-purpose new ships ordered by Haihan Intercontinental at the Huanghai Shipyard, and also the first batch of new ships for cooperation between Haihan Intercontinental, COSCO Shipping Special Transport Co., Ltd., and China Merchants Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. We look forward to further cooperation in the future and continue to contribute to the guarantee of national transportation capacity and the development of the marine economy.

Zhao Jianping stated that this batch of new ship orders is not only a full trust and recognition of Huanghai Shipbuilding's strength, but also the highest praise for its technology and services. He promised that Huanghai Shipbuilding will adopt a work attitude of striving for excellence and pursuing excellence, and complete the subsequent construction business with high standards and high quality. He believes that these two new ships will carry dreams and hopes, sail towards a wider ocean, and create more brilliance.

It is understood that the "COSCO SHIPPING Jixiang" and "COSCO SHIPPING Ruyi" are both 62000 deadweight ton multi-purpose pulp ships, which are highly versatile bulk cargo transport ships. The main cargo carried in the cargo hold includes paper or wood pulp products, metal products (such as aluminum ingots, steel billets, electrolytic copper, steel coils, etc.), large pipe fittings, engineering components (such as offshore wind power equipment components), block packed wood, packaged fertilizers, etc. Haihan Intercontinental stated that these two new ships will be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year and leased by COSCO Shipping Group.