The republic of panama established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China at 20:00 local time on 12 June local time.This is good news for Chinese shipping companies that are constantly positioning their port strategies overseas.China's shipping enterprises can rely on shipping business and use the political "warm wind period" to improve the global dock layout and promote the development of China's foreign trade.
First, the panama canal is very important in China's international trade and shipping.The expansion of the new panama canal, in the case of the global shipping industry, will lead to greater tonnage of dry bulk carriers through canals, global shipping more scalable and easier to ship;For domestic shipping industry, China is one of the three countries with the most use of the panama canal, canal is conducive to stimulating Latin American exports to China ore and grain, further enhance China's trade with Latin American countries.June 26, 2016, the panama canal expansion project after storm delayed 2 years later, finally completed navigation, on that day, "cosco shipping panama" became the first ship with new ship lock.
Second, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan has solidified the strategy of its international pier layout for the future development of Chinese shipping enterprises.Under the background of the current situation of the world economy and shipping market sluggish recovery, corporate financing pressure, but the international ship, low volatility period, to the Chinese shipping companies to buy high quality assets overseas, accelerate global terminal layout provides a good opportunity.
In September 2015, the then China ocean shipping (group) corporation and China merchants group, China investment co., LTD to form a consortium, for $900 million to acquire 64.5% stakes in Turkey Istanbul Kumport terminal;In June 2016, cosco shipping (panama) co., LTD was declared in panama.In July 2016, China ocean shipping group co., ltd. and the Greek republic asset development fund signed the Piraeus port share purchase agreement and the shareholder agreement;In June 2017, cosco shipping port co., LTD., a wholly owned subsidiary of cosco shipping port (Spain) co., LTD., for the price of 203 million euros, acquisition TPIH held by Spanish Noatum port holdings (NPH) a 51% stake in the company.It can be seen that the overseas layout maps of Chinese shipping enterprises are gradually becoming clear.The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan will provide a reassuring shot for the "going out" strategy of domestic shipping enterprises, and the pattern and scope of its "overseas picture" will be more than one docking point.
On June 7, by the Chinese port of panama port Margaret island for the purchase of a business is started expansion project, as a result, in the political "warm wind period" of the diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, the domestic shipping companies around the "area" "sea power" and other national strategy, can further expand overseas layout, optimize fleet structure, improve the international competitiveness.
If domestic shipping companies to the pier global industry layout, can improve the overseas port layout, strengthening of port and dock control and management ability, exert its port and transportation fleet synergies, so Margaret island port construction can make its integrated into the local society, realize the localization development, on the basis of management returns and capital premium, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
As China's foreign minister wang yi said, more than 160 years ago, the ship carrying the first Chinese hard enough to reach across the Pacific panama, opens the one hundred years vicissitudes of life of both sides communication.Today, 160 years later, the china-pakistan friendship ship has sailed into the right course and made a new journey after the ups and downs.With the bright future of china-pakistan relations, the global dock layout of Chinese shipping companies will usher in a "new era".