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Xiamen port companies reshuffle assets

Xiamen port companies reshuffle assets
More reshuffling is taking place among China port companies, with Xiamen Port Holding selling various assets to sister company Xiamen Port Shipping for RMB52m ($8.6m).

Xiamen Port Holding is a controlling shareholder of Xiamen International Port, which is in turn owns 10% of Xiamen Port Shipping.

These assets include a 90-metre long first phase berth, initially built in 2007, and the corresponding rear area of approximately 3605.68 square metres  as well as a 64-metre long 2010-built steel barge and the corresponding ramp bridge, strut and site situated within the Songyu Port Area in Xiamen Port.

In considering the purchase Xiamen Internaional Port said: "The board is of the view that the entering into of the Asset Transfer Agreement is beneficial to the group and the shareholders as a whole given that the Asset Transfer will allow Xiamen Port Shipping to satisfy the increasing demand for tugboat services in the Haicang Port Area by securing a berth base."

It added: "The acquisition of the assets will also assist Xiamen Port Shipping in maintaining a stable long term development in the Haicang Port Area by providing enhanced services in a more cost-effective manner."

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