At the start of the new year, COSCO SHIPPING Development subsidiaries—ShanghaiUniversal Guangzhou Container Factory and Qidong Container Factory—weresuccessfully named to the 2025 National Green Factory list. With this, all sixof Shanghai Universal’s container factories—Guangzhou, Ningbo, Qidong, Qingdao,Lianyungang, and Jinzhou—have earned national-level recognition, making themthe first in the container manufacturing industry to achieve full coverage of“National Green Factories.” This milestone underscores their commitment togreen, low-carbon transformation.
The “FullCoverage” Behind Solid Strength
Shanghai Universal has made green development a core strategy, embedding it into everyaspect of production and operations. This approach has created a distinctivepath of high-quality, sustainable growth, demonstrating the responsibility of acentral enterprise while setting an industry example. The company continues tomake progress in areas such as energy-saving technology upgrades, clean energyadoption, and waste resource utilization. At the same time, it is improvingenergy efficiency and resource conservation through technological innovation,steadily moving toward a development model that is more efficient,lower-carbon, and sustainable.
“Green + SmartManufacturing”Dual Benchmark
Thenewly designated National Green Factories—Guangzhou Container Factory andQidong Container Factory—showcase the power of green, intelligent manufacturingthrough innovative technologies.
GuangzhouContainer Factory adheres to the dual approach of "resource recycling +smart energy storage integration."
Industrial waste water is fully recycled, exhaust gas treatment exceeds 95% efficiency, andsolid waste utilization reaches 99%.
108 industrial robots achieve over 85% welding automation, significantly reducing energy use and material waste.
A1.3 MW distributed photo voltaic power station and energy storage system form anintelligent microgrid.
Qidong Container Factory Implements "Smart Systems + Source Greening" inParallel
Large-scaleupgrades of high-energy-consuming equipment such as air compressors and weldingmachines were implemented, alongside the deployment of an intelligent energyresource monitoring system to achieve real-time optimization of water, electricity,and gas usage. Efforts were intensified to promote green materials likeeco-friendly coatings and bamboo-wood composite flooring, effectively reducingenvironmental footprints at the source.
Rediscovering Green Value
Inrecent years, COSCO SHIPPING Development’s subsidiary Shanghai Universal hasfocused on creating eco-friendly container products. The company established the industry’s first Container CFP & EPD (Carbon Footprint andEnvironmental Product Declaration) platform, released multiple product category rules, and achieved full coverage of CFP and EPD evaluations for its coreproducts—providing customers with authoritative, reliable green datatraceability.
At the same time, the company is using its technological expertise to develop green,high-end products such as energy storage containers and bio-based material containers. By combining intelligent production with sustainable practices, thecompany ensures every container delivers measurable green value, offeringglobal customers lower-carbon, more sustainable logistics solutions.
Lookingahead, COSCO SHIPPING Development will continue to advance technological innovation and ecological empowerment, with a focus on green production,operations, assets, and financing. These efforts aim to set a benchmark for thecontainer industry and drive innovation in the green transformation of the global shipping supply chain.
