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- Hainan Strait Shipping Co., Ltd. (002320.SZ) engages primarily in maritime transportation and ferry port services across the Qiongzhou Strait in China, operating passenger roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ferry routes that connect Hainan Province with mainland ports including Haikou to Hai'an in Guangdong Province, Haikou to Guangzhou, and Haikou to Beihai in Guangxi Province; the company provides ship transportation for automobiles, passengers, cargo, and related logistics services such as bulk cargo transport, container shipping, chartering, port handling, storage, and maintenance at key facilities like Xiuying Port Area and Xinhai Port Area. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Haikou, Hainan, the company operates as a subsidiary under COSCO Shipping Group, focusing on domestic coastal transportation in the South China Sea region with a fleet supporting high-volume passenger and vehicle flows, having transported millions of passengers and hundreds of thousands of vehicles annually in recent years. In recent developments, Hainan Strait Shipping agreed in March 2025 to acquire COSCO Shipping Ferry Co., Ltd. from COSCO Shipping Co., Ltd. for CNY 2.5 billion to expand its ferry operations; the company completed berth improvements at Xiuying Port's 11and 16berths in 2024 to boost cross-strait capacity, initiated navigational channel widening in Xinhai Port Area, announced plans in November 2024 to invest CNY 260 million in a new ship, and reported strong earnings growth for the full year ended December 31, 2024, driven by higher operating income.