A. General introduction
B. Management measures and operation indicators
C. Report of COSCON, a pilot unit of sustainable development of COSCO
D. Internal Auditing Report & Third-Party Auditing Advice for Report on Sustainable Development
E. Chart of comparison between COSCO Group Sustainable Development
report 2005 & GRI Guidelines
A. General introduction

Part I. Statement of the president | Part II. General information of COSCO,
sustainable development analyses for subsidiary companies and social honors received

Part III. General information of report

General information of COSCO, sustainable development analyses for subsidiary companies and social honors received
 
I. General information of COSCO
II. Major subsidiaries and joint ventures
Shipping industry
Logistics
Shipbuilding and ship-repairing
Others
III. Analyses and driving deployment for subsidiaries of COSCO Group to
implement the global compact and sustainable development
IV. COSCO has been praised by the society for the efforts to
undertake social responsibility
 
I. General information of COSCO


Name:
Established on:
Legal person,president:
Core businesses:
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Headquarters:
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Telephone for supervision and complaint:
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO)
April 27, 1961
Capt. Wei Jiafu
Shipping, logistics, shipbuilding and ship-repairing
China's No.1 and world's No.2 ocean shipping company (Source: Clarkson; Deadline: April 1, 2006)
Ocean Plaza,158 Fuxingmennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
100031
86-10-66493388
86-10-66492288
WWW.COSCO.COM
86-10-66492565

China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company was established in 1961. In its 45 years of development, the group has witnessed its growth from a small ship company with only 4 ships and 22,600 tons of carrying capacity, into an international corporation group owning over 700 ships and over 40 million tons of carrying capacity, and running businesses of shipping, logistics, shipbuilding and ship-repairing. While providing international shipping services of high-quality, high-efficiency, high-stability and high-reliability for the sustainable development of the international economic trade, COSCO has been making every endeavor to promote the human society's harmonious development and joint progress, protect our living environment, and fulfill its social responsibilities.


By the end of 2005, COSCO has owned and run over 600 modernized business ships, including container ships, dry bulk carriers, liquid bulk carriers, general cargos and specialized vessels.

Liquid Bulk Carrier 7%
General Cargo 5%
Container Tanker 12%
Specialized Vessel 1%
Dry Bulk Carrier 75%
 
Hundreds of COSCO's member units at home and abroad have established a global business network centered in Beijing, relying on ocean shipping and international logistics businesses, and covering nine major areas of Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, USA, Europe, Australia, South Korea, South Africa and West Asia. The group now owns over 100 service agencies in over 50 countries and regions. Ships and containers with the conspicuous "COSCO" logo are shuttling among 1,500 ports in more than 160 countries and regions around the world.

With the orientation of value maximization and the policy of high-quality products, COSCO has created capacious space for its own development. Undertaking the mission of "Maximizing Return for Shareholders, Environment and Society", COSCO has become one of corporation pioneers stepping into the international capital market, laying foundation for the enhancement of corporation management and administration. The corporation is a shareholder of seven listed companies including China COSCO, COSCO Pacific, COSCO International, COSCO Corporation, COSCO Shipping, China International Marine Containers (CIMC) and China Merchants Bank.




1.Celebration of the listing of COSCO Shipping
 2.Cocktail to celebrate COSCO's fortune-making achievements for the shareholders
 3.Listing of COSCO


 
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