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- Qingdao Port International Co., Ltd. (6198.HK) operates the Port of Qingdao and provides comprehensive port-related services through six segments including Container Handling and Ancillary Services; Metal Ores, Coal and Other Cargo Handling and Ancillary Services; Liquid Bulk Handling and Ancillary Services; Logistics and Port Value-Added Services; Port Ancillary Services; and Financial Services. The company engages in loading and discharging of containers, metal ores, coal, grains, break bulk, liquid bulk cargoes and other general cargos; storage services; port management; container freight station operations; cargo logistics; agency services; towing; tallying; facilities construction; port equipment manufacturing; electricity power and fuel supply; tugboat and barging; ocean shipping tallying; security and emergency services; stevedoring and handling; shipping repair and agency; engineering and construction; cargo and trade agency; property management; media services; lightering; oil pipeline transportation; check and inspection services; LNG operations; and financial products such as deposit taking, guarantees, insurance agency, investment management and corporate loans. Incorporated in 2013 and headquartered in Qingdao, People's Republic of China, it functions as a subsidiary of Shandong Port Group Co., Ltd. (formerly SPG Qingdao Port Group Company Limited) and primarily serves the northeastern Asian market with operations centered in Qingdao's Dagang, Qianwan, Huangdao Oil and Dongjiakou port areas, handling over 92 berths as of late 2021. Recent major changes include the September 2024 acquisition of four liquid bulk terminal companies under Shandong Port Group valued at RMB 94.4 billion to enhance asset size, revenue and profitability; acquisitions in 2024 of 100% equity in Rizhao Port Oil Terminal, 50% in Rizhao Shihua, 53.88% in Yantai United Pipeline and 51% in Shandong Gangyuan Pipeline Logistics through share issuance and cash to consolidate crude oil operations and resolve intra-group competition; and expansion in 2025 with 11 new container routes, six international transshipment channels and five sea-rail intermodal routes connecting Belt and Road regions, the US, South America, Middle East, Mediterranean and Southeast Asia.