COSCO Shipping
Chinese shipping and logistics services supplier
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| 2025 | COSCO Shipping Lines plans to complete 4 new container ships at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) with a capacity of 16,000 TEU. |
| November 2024 | Port of Chancay in Peru was opened during Xi Jinping's state visit, described as part of the Belt and Road Initiative and a new maritime-land corridor between China and Latin America. |
| 2023 | COSCO Shipping Lines began constructing 6 Brazil-class container ships at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou), with a capacity of 14,092 TEU. |
| December 31 2023 | COSCO Shipping Ports reached a significant milestone by operating and managing terminals at 38 ports globally as of this date. |
| 2022 | During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, COSCO continued shipping to Russia, being the largest shipping company to do so while others halted container shipping. |
| 2021 | COSCO became one of the first global shipping companies to utilize the blockchain-enabled efficiency improvement application Cargo Release. |
| December 24 2021 | The container ship COSCO Shipping Virgo experienced a propulsion loss while en route to Rotterdam, drifting for over three hours before resuming its voyage off the coast of Portugal. |
| September 2020 | COSCO Shipping Ports was removed from the Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index in September. |
| 2018 | Piraeus port traffic increased from 400,000 to nearly five million containers under COSCO's management. |
| 2018 | COSCO Shipping Lines acquired 8 Peony-class container ships originally built for China Shipping Container Lines, with a capacity of 13,800 TEU. |
| 2018 | COSCO Shipping Lines acquired 6 Universe-class container ships originally built for China Shipping Container Lines, with a significant capacity of 21,237 TEU. |
| 2018 | COSCO Shipping Lines introduced 11 Constellation-class container ships with a large capacity ranging from 19,237 to 20,119 TEU. |
| 2018 | COSCO SHIPPING Holdings acquired Hong Kong-based OOIL, the parent of OOCL, for US$6.3 billion. |
| July 24 2018 | COSCO SHIPPING Lines reported a cyber attack affecting its operations in the United States, Canada, and South America. |
| March 29 2018 | COSCO Shipping Leo container ship collided with cargo ship MERCURY TRIUMPH in the East China Sea during sea trials. The MERCURY TRIUMPH was seriously damaged, and the Leo's starboard bow was damaged. 150 people were on board the COSCO Shipping Leo, with no casualties reported. |
| 2017 | COSCO Shipping Lines introduced 5 Himalayas-class container ships with a capacity of 14,566 TEU. |
| June 26 2016 | COSCO Shipping Panama became the first vessel to sail through the newly widened Panama Canal, with over 5,000 people attending the event. |
| March 2016 | COSCO-PSA Terminal announced expansion of the shipping terminal at Pasir Panjang, Singapore. |
| March 2016 | COSCO Group merged with China Shipping Group. COSCON was renamed COSCO SHIPPING Lines, acquiring CSCL's assets and creating a company with 502 container ships and 3.0 million TEU. |
| March 2 2016 | The container ship COSCO Hope crashed into a gantry crane while leaving the Suez Canal Container Terminal in Port Said, Egypt. The accident resulted in multiple crane collapses, damaged container stacks, and a subsequent fire at the terminal. |
| 2014 | COSCO Shipping Ports was removed from the Hang Seng Index blue chip index. |
| 2014 | COSCO Shipping Lines acquired 5 Globe-class container ships originally built for China Shipping Container Lines, with a large capacity of 18,982 TEU. |
| September 2013 | The container ship COSCO Asia was attacked by terrorists while transiting the Suez Canal. Attackers used machine guns and RPG launchers, but Egyptian security forces successfully intervened, resulting in only minor damage to the ship. |
| 2011 | COSCO Shipping Lines acquired 8 Star-class container ships originally built for China Shipping Container Lines, with a capacity of 14,074 TEU. |
| 2011 | COSCO Shipping Lines began operating Glory-class container ships, acquiring 8 long-term charter vessels from Seaspan Corporation with a capacity of 13,114 TEU. |
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