On July 23rd, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Shanghai Stock Exchange jointly released the “China Ocean Economy Stock Price Index” (“Ocean Economy”), the first comprehensive index in the Marine field covering the Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing and Hong Kong markets in China. COSCO SHIPPING Development was successfully selected as one of the first constituent stocks of the “Ocean Economy” index by virtue of its performance in serving the strategy of a strong ocean nation and solid business performance in recent years.

Rooted in the strategic positioning of building a world-class outstanding shipping production and financing operator, COSCO SHIPPING Development continues to plow into the fields of container leasing and ship leasing. In recent years, COSCO SHIPPING Development aims at the frontiers of marine science and technology, continuously strengthens the leadership of scientific and technological innovation, empowers industrial upgrading with digitalization, promotes sustainable development with greening, and strives to maintain a stable and smooth industrial chain supply chain to help promote the high-quality development of the marine economy.

In the future, the company will continue to focus on the field of shipping industry and finance, adhere to the innovation drive, accumulate development momentum, accelerate the layout in the field of industry digitization and decarbonization, shape the new advantages of the marine economy, and contribute to the development of the marine economy and the construction of a strong marine country with wisdom and strength.