Cig Yangtze Ports Plc
Management in Central

The principal activities of CIG Yangtze Ports PLC are investment in and the development, operation and management of container ports which are conducted through the WIT Port, which is 85% owned by the Group. Surrounding areas which are serviced by WIT include Hunan, Henan, Shanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei and Shaanxi Provinces. The trans-shipment services provided by WIT offers a more economical alternative to ship container cargoes using bigger ships carrying more containers to and from Shanghai and overseas. As many of the manufacturing/assembly plants of these international companies are new, their planned production expansion will contribute to the growth in throughput at the WIT Port.Due to the inherent water-depth limitations along the upstream regions of the Yangtze River, it precludes bigger ships from navigating directly between those areas and Shanghai. As a deep water regional container hub port at the mid-stream of Yangtze River and a feeder port to the ports in Shanghai, the WIT Port plays a key role in the transportation of container cargoes to and from Wuhan and surrounding areas along the Yangtze River corridor, including the upstream areas of Chongqing and neighboring provinces.The strong and well established industrial base of Wuhan featuring operators in major industries including automobile and parts, chemical, steel, machinery and equipment as well as those in the construction materials businesses have been and will continue to be the principal providers of gateway cargos to the WIT Port. Strategic initiatives by the government for shipping companies and WIT promote direct shipment to Yangshan Port in Shanghai (????) have further strengthened the position of WIT Port as a trans-shipment port at the mid-stream of the Yangtze River.