国内英语资讯:Feature: COSCO SHIPPING -- A name card of China in Greece on Maritime Silk Road_时事

国内英语资讯:Feature: COSCO SHIPPING -- A name card of China in Greece on Maritime Silk Road

On February 18, 2016, COSCO and China Shipping merged into COSCO SHIPPING, the world's largest integrated shipping group. In June 2008, the former COSCO won the international bid for a 35-year concession for the No. 2 and No. 3 piers at the port of Piraeus.

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. (PCT), a subsidiary corporation of COSCO SHIPPING, has been formed and started to operate the No. 2 and No. 3 piers.

On August 10, 2016, COSCO SHIPPING acquired 67 percent of the shares of the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), officially taking over the port's business.

HEARTWARMING FREE LUNCH

"Here in Greece, COSCO SHIPPING is not only seeking its own development, but also contributing to friendship between China and Greece. COSCO SHIPPING has helped solve the local employment problem," President of the PPA, Fu Chengqiu, told Xinhua.

"There are 276 employees at the PCT with outsourcing staff accounting for more than 1,200, but there are only seven Chinese managers including me. Today, we still firmly adhere to the commitment that there will be only seven Chinese managers despite further development and growth of the company," Fu said.

With years of hard work overseas, COSCO SHIPPING has become a well-recognized name card of China in Greece.

After taking over the operation business of the No. 2 and No. 3 piers, the management of COSCO SHIPPING decided to provide free lunch for its employees, as it was very hard to find a dining place around the port and some staffers could only bring their lunch from home.