Annual Report 2023

ANNUAL REPORT 2023 3 China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (“ CMPort ” or the “ Company ”) and its subsidiaries’ (the “ Group ”) investment strategy focuses on hub ports in regions that attract foreign investments and are economically vibrant with strong growth of import and export trade. CMPort strives to, as a gateway to China’s foreign trade and with its expanding global ports portfolio, provide its customers with timely and efficient port and related maritime logistics services by pursuing its management style that emphasises determination, discipline and efficiency. In addition, CMPort also invests in bonded logistics operation for the extension of port’s value chain. Through synergies achieved by its existing ports network, CMPort brings economic benefits to the regions and enhances the value creation for its stakeholders. CMPort has earned itself a reputation across the industry with the professional management experience accumulated for years, its self-developed global leading ports operating system and integrated logistics management platform for import and export, its extensive maritime logistics support system, the modern and all-rounded integrated logistics solutions, its quality engineering management, and the outstanding and reliable services it provides. CMPort’s strategic vision is to be “a world’s leading comprehensive port service provider with high quality”. Pursuing the dual-wheel drive model of “endogenous growth” and “innovation and upgrade”, CMPort strives to achieve world-class level on various fronts, including global container throughput, market share, comprehensive port development, operation and management capabilities, asset utilisation, labour productivity and brand reputation, etc. China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited is a global leading port developer, investor and operator, with a comprehensive ports network at the hub locations along coastal China, as well as Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, South America and North America, amongst others. CORPORATE PROFILE