In recent years, our port has been developing port-related investment projects besides port transportation, which has created satisfying benefits. The port’s investments projects are as follows:

CHEC Dredging Co., Ltd was founded on June 27, 2001. It was jointly invested by CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd., Container Stock Co., Ltd. of Port of Shanghai Qinhuangdao Port Group Co., Ltd., Ningbo Port Group Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Zhenghua Port Machinery Co., Ltd. The registered capital is 188 million yuan. Dredging & maintenance, hydraulic reclamation and seabed pipeline & undersea cable-laying are the major business.

In February 2000, Zhejiang Fuel Corporation conducted cooperation system reform taking Qinhuangdao Port Group as the investor and established Zhejiang Fuel Corporation in Hangzhou trilaterally invested by Zhejiang Products Group Co., Ltd, Qinhuangdao Port Group and staff shareholder meeting of Zhejiang Fuel Corporation. By the end of the year 2005, Zhejiang Fuel Corporation has a registered capital of 78 million yuan, main business being the sales of coal, coke, steel, petrochemical products and architectural materials.

Datong Coal Industry CO., Ltd (DTIC) is a coal production enterprise with its main coal production related operational capital as the contribution, cooperating with seven corporations such as China Coal Import & Export Group Co., Ltd., Qinhuangdao Port Group Co., Ltd., etc. DTIC was founded on July 25th, 2001. Its business mainly consists of coal-mining, processing, and sales. By the end of 2005, the corporation has injected 556.85 million yuan as registered capital.

With Beijing Railway Bureau as the initiator, Daqin Railway Stock Co., Ltd. was set up as a joint-stock company limited with six shareholders, i.e. Datong Coalmine Group Co., Ltd., ChinaCoal, Qinhuangdao Port Group Co., Ltd. and etc. The registered capital is 9.946 billion yuan. The corporation handles railway cargo transport mainly dealing with coal transport as well as passenger transport. Daqin Railway, starting from Datong in the west to Qinhuangdao in the east, spans 659km. As the first dedicated two-way electrified coal transport railway for heavy-duty trains, it has become the most important strategic corridor for Chinese coal transport from west to east.

Tangshan Caofeidian Industry Development Co., Ltd. (CFDIDC) is a cross-regional port corporation of Qinhuangdao Port Group. It was founded in September 2002. In October 2003, Qinhuangdao Port Group, purchased 35% shares in the form of requited transfer and became the comparative controlling share holder. By the end of June, 2006, CFDIDC has got a registered capital of 1.05 billion yuan. Port transportation and service are the main business.

SDIC Caofeidian Port Group Co., Ltd. is a port corporation founded in Tangshan on Jun. 1st, 2005, co-shared by Hebei Provincial Construction Investment Corporation, Qinhuangdao Port Group Co., Ltd., Pearl River Investment Co., Ltd. pf Guangdong Province and Tanshan Construction Investment Corporation.