COSCO Shipping Co., Ltd. is principally engaged in provision of deep sea special general cargo transportation services. The Company operates five fixed shipping lines, including Far East to Bangladesh, Far East to Africa, China to the America, China to the Gulf and Red Sea region, as well as Far East to Europe and Mediterranean. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had 55 multipurpose and general cargo ships, two semi-submersible ships, five heavy lift ships, three pure car carriers and three roll-on roll-off ships. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had three major subsidiaries, which involved in international automobile transportation and deep sea cargo transportation services.