November 2026
Largest Marine Transportation Public Companies in China
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China State Shipbuilding Corporation, COSCO SHIPPING, Shanghai International Port Group, China Merchants Energy and COSCO SHIPPING Energy.
 | China CSSC Holdings Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the business activities of shipbuilding and ship repair. Its main products are a Capesize bulk carrier, Floating production storage and offloading, Aframax tanker, and others. In addition, the company is also involved in the business activities of the power business, marine engineering, and electromechanical equipment. | $5 | +5% | $39B | $21B | 0.9x | 10.8x | ||
| COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segments include the Container shipping business, Terminal business, and Corporate and other operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Container shipping business segment. Its geographical segments include America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Mainland China, and Other international markets. | $2 | +4% | $38B | $29B | 0.9x | 3.2x | ||
| Shanghai International Port (Group) Co Ltd is the world's largest container port in terms of throughput volume, and a major trans-shipment hub in China. It engages in handling port containers and bulk cargo along with other container-related services in the Yangtze River Delta. The gross profit in core port operation is approximately 72% in containers, 2% in bulk cargo, and 26% in port logistics and services. The Shanghai state-owned Asset Supervision and Administration Commission holds approximately a 44% stake in SIPG. | $1 | +11% | $20B | $25B | 4.2x | 7.1x | ||
| China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Ltd is a China-based company that engages in tanker transportation, bulk cargo vessel transportation, and liquid natural gas (LNG) vessel transportation. It provides a full range of energy transportation services running a large diversity of vessels, including crude oil tankers, dry bulk carriers, and LNG carriers. It provides services to customers from China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, the United States, and other countries. | $2 | +85% | $19B | $23B | 5.3x | 13.6x | ||
| COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co Ltd engages in the shipping business. The firm's business covers oil shipping, which includes vessel chartering. The company operates through the following segments: Oil transportation, LNG shipping, LPG transportation, and Chemical transportation. The majority of the firm's revenue is dominated by the Oil transportation segment. | $2 | +11% | $13B | $15B | 4.3x | 9.8x | ||
| Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co Ltd operates in the ports of Ningbo and Zhoushan, China. The Company handles containers, minerals, crude oil, liquid chemical products and other goods. The company also provides port leasing, ship agency and logistics services. | $1 | +1% | $10B | $13B | 2.7x | 7.1x | ||
| China Merchants Port Group Co Ltd is engaged in port operations, ancillary port-related services, and bonded logistics operations. The operating segments of the company are; Port operations; Containers providing ship berthing, loading, and unloading services, and offer container storage services, and Bulk cargoes: the Company is engaged in bulk cargo handling and transportation in port zones and storage services in yards, The ancillary port-related services include smart port solutions, smart port technology operation, and other port information technology businesses, and Bonded logistics operations include services like a warehouse, yard leasing, loading and unloading in warehouses/yards, customs clearance and division or merger of cargoes at terminals. | $4 | +39% | $9.3B | $23B | 9.1x | 10.3x | ||
| China Merchants Port Holdings is a port developer, investor, and operator within China Merchants Group. It owns interests in container and bulk terminals and provides port, logistics, and related services across an international network. The company serves customers and counterparties through the operating assets, products, or financial capabilities described in the cited transaction materials. Its economics are driven by services, while its competitive position depends on sector expertise, asset quality, customer relationships, and disciplined capital allocation. The company is classified in Marine Transportation and Logistics because those categories best represent its principal activity at the transaction date. This profile is intended to identify the legal or operating business involved in the deal, including a historical name where the company was later renamed, merged, privatized, or reorganized. | $2 | +7% | $9B | $13B | 7.9x | 8.4x | ||
| Qingdao Port International Co Ltd is a Chinese company that acts as an operator of the Port of Qingdao. It provides a range of port-related services including basic port services such as stevedoring and storage services, ancillary and extended services such as logistics and financing-related services. The company has six operating segments; container handling and ancillary services, metal ore, coal, and other cargo handling and ancillary services, liquid bulk handling and ancillary services, logistics and port value-added services, port ancillary services, and financial services. It derives a majority of its revenue from the logistics and port value-added services segment followed by metal ore, coal, and other cargo handling segment and liquid bulk handling and ancillary services segment. | $1 | -18% | $8.9B | $7.7B | 2.7x | 5.9x | ||
| Liaoning Port Co Ltd is a China-based company providing port and logistics services. It operates in seven segments: Oil/liquefied chemicals terminal and related logistics services; Container terminal and related logistics services; Bulk and general cargo terminal and related logistics services; Bulk grain terminal and related logistics services; Passenger and roll-on, roll-off terminal and related logistics services; Port value-added and ancillary services; and Automobile terminal and related logistics services. The company derives maximum revenue from Container terminal and related logistics services segment. | $0 | -6% | $4.4B | $5.1B | 3.0x | 6.8x | ||
| CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Group) Co Ltd manufactures military and civil ships and conducts off-shore engineering. The functions of the boats have a wide range, including military, patrol, rescue, and transportation. Multiple subsidiaries allow the company to produce multiple ships and supply customized maintenance for clients. The company operates through the following business segments: Shipbuilding and related business which generates key revenue, Steel Structure engineering, Ship maintenance, and others. | $4 | -12% | $4B | $2.8B | 0.9x | 12.9x | ||
| COSCO SHIPPING Development Co Ltd is a China-based company operating and managing container shipping. Its services include container transportation, vessel chartering, cargo canvassing and booking, customs clearance, depot services, container construction, sales, purchase, and vessel management. The operating business segments are the shipping leasing and container leasing business segment, which renders vessel chartering, container leasing, and finance lease services; the Container manufacturing segment, which manufactures and sells containers; the Investment management business segment, which focuses on equity or debt investment and insurance brokerage services. | $0 | -3% | $3.7B | $17B | 4.6x | 13.5x | ||
| COSCO Shipping Ports is a global container-terminal investor and operator within COSCO Shipping. It develops and manages port assets serving major maritime trade corridors and earns handling, storage, and related terminal-service fees. The company serves customers and counterparties through the operating assets, products, or financial capabilities described in the cited transaction materials. Its economics are driven by services, while its competitive position depends on sector expertise, asset quality, customer relationships, and disciplined capital allocation. The company is classified in Marine Transportation and Logistics because those categories best represent its principal activity at the transaction date. This profile is intended to identify the legal or operating business involved in the deal, including a historical name where the company was later renamed, merged, privatized, or reorganized. | $1 | +16% | $3.4B | $6.9B | 4.1x | 8.2x | ||
| Median | $2 | +5% | $9.3B | $15B | 4.1x | 8.4x |
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