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China Cosco Shipping to establish Yangtze River headquarters in Wuhan

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJuly 20, 2017
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China Cosco Shipping has signed a strategic agreement with Wuhan government for a series of shipping and logistics collaborations.

Under the agreement, China Cosco Shipping plans to set up its Yangtze River headquarters in Wuhan to develop river to ocean shipping routes, automobile shipping and intermodal logistics.

According to Xu Lirong, chairman of China Cosco Shipping, the company will use Wuhan’s strategic location to develop a comprehensive logistics hub on the Yangtze River, which will facilitate a wider range of cooperation in the region.

Wuhan Port is a major port on Yangtze River, having completed a cargo throughput of 90m tons in the year of 2016.

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJuly 20, 2017
16 Less than a minute
Photo of Jason Jiang

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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