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Fang Mingyuan's hotel suite was never quiet. The visitors who came to visit were like crucian carp crossing the river. Often the first one had not left before the next one arrived. When Li Xianlong appeared in the suite, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. .

"Master Fang, I'm sorry for bothering you at this time." Li Xianlong said politely.

"Mr. Li is too polite." Fang Mingyuan greeted him and sat down and said, "Tea, coffee, or something?"

"Just some boiled water, please. At this time, I don't want to toss and turn all night long." Li Xianlong nodded to Lin Rong and said with a smile.

Lin Rong brought tea to the two of them and then left.

Li Xianlong took a sip of water and sighed softly: "It's so cold in Shanghai this season, especially at night, it almost freezes me to death!" Singapore is located near the equator and belongs to a tropical rainforest climate zone. The climate is hot and humid, and the temperature difference between day and night is small. The average temperature is between 20 degrees and 33-34 degrees. Compared with the Shanghai stock market, the temperature difference in December is more than 20 degrees. People who are used to living there will come here. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is indeed a torture.

"People from Shanghai will definitely be extremely hot if they go to Singapore at this time." Fang Mingyuan said with a smile, "It hasn't rained or snowed in Shanghai yet, so the temperature will drop to zero degrees." The two of them said with a smile. After chatting for a while, Li Xianlong explained his purpose.

"Master Fang, I am here to visit you this time because I want to discuss with Kuok Shipping Group on behalf of the Singapore Port Group and reach a strategic partnership between the two parties!" Li Xianlong said seriously, "I have been officially authorized by the company's board of directors. , fully representing the Port of Singapore Group, this is my official authorization letter!”

"Ah?" Fang Mingyuan handed over the authorization letter handed over by Li Xianlong in surprise, looked at it for a few times, and put it on the table.

Li Xianlong's request was somewhat unexpected by Fang Mingyuan. Originally, he thought that Li Xianlong wanted to discuss the Yangdao deep-water port project with him, but now it seems that the Singapore Port Group wants to negotiate with Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd. Full cooperation.

The Port of Singapore, as the world's largest port management company, operates many ports around the world, especially the Port of Singapore. This important transit port is stuck in the chokepoint of the Strait of Malacca. Its status in East Asia is self-evident. .Kok's Shipping Group Co., Ltd. is Asia's top and Hong Kong's largest shipping company. Although currently, the focus of development is on oil tankers, container transportation is also the focus of the business. There are many business aspects between the two. cooperate.

Fang Mingyuan's surprise was not deliberately concealed, so Li Xianlong could easily see it. "Master Fang, to be honest with you, although our Singapore Port Group is known as the world's largest port management company in the industry, we cannot say that we can sit back and relax. Mr. Fang has just taken over Guo's Shipping Group Company, and I'm afraid he doesn't know enough about things in the industry. Otherwise, I don't think you will be so surprised." Li Xianlong said,

It turns out that the core port of the Singapore Port Authority is the Port of Singapore. This port has become one of the busiest ports in the world. There are more than 250 shipping routes to and from all over the world, and nearly 100,000 ships belonging to 780 countries and regions.

Various ships of 150 shipping companies enter and leave the port day and night. According to official statistics of the Singapore Port, on average, one ship enters and leaves the port every twelve minutes. Therefore, Singapore is known as the "most utilized port in the world". Singapore

The port's cargo throughput and revenue account for more than half of the total cargo throughput and revenue of the Port of Singapore Group.

However, the status of Singapore Port is not unchallenged. Tanjong Port in Malaysia, which is also located across the Strait of Malacca from Singapore, has already sounded the clarion call to challenge Singapore Port.

Just three months ago, Maersk Group officially transferred all its container transshipment operations in Southeast Asia for ocean-going long-distance freighters to Tanjong Port. This is almost two million TEUs per year, equivalent to 10% of the Port of Singapore.

Right and left, this move by Maersk Group is tantamount to a blow to the ambitious Singapore Port Group!

"Master Fang, as far as we know, Taiwan's Evergreen Shipping Co., Ltd. is now somewhat tempted to transfer its container shipping business to Tanjong Port in Malaysia. In addition, the Dutch railway company Java is actively discussing a merger with the Maersk Group.

Once the two major companies merge, it is also possible to change the transit port of their routes to Tanjong Port in Malaysia." Li Xianlong sighed, "If these three major companies collectively turn to Tanjong Port, it will affect the operation of our Singapore Port.

Have a heavy impact.”

Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but be moved. He really didn't pay attention to the trends in this area. However, if what Li Xianlong said was true, he would not lie on something that is easy to find out. Maersk Group, Taiwan Evergreen Line

Both the Dutch railway company and the Dutch railway company ZMC have switched to Tanjong Port in Malaysia, which has really played a role in the operation of the Singapore Port. The three major companies are all well-known in the industry, so it is easy to create a trend.

"Tanjong Port in Malaysia? Mr. Li, can you introduce this port to me? I'm very surprised. Since Maersk Group chose it, it must have merits, right? But why haven't I heard of it at all?" Fang Mingyuan frowned.

Frowning.

Li Xianlong smiled bitterly and said: "Young Master Fang, let alone you who are new to the shipping industry. Even the old people in the shipping industry do not know everyone. Tanjong Port in Malaysia has been established since the early 1990s.

Construction started, but it was not until the Asian financial crisis broke out that the port was completed and opened. It can be said that the development prospects of the port were very bleak at that time."

Fang Mingyuan nodded in understanding. After the financial crisis broke out, the economies of East Asian countries and even countries around the world were significantly affected. The shipping industry was naturally no exception. If the port was opened during this period, the results could be imagined.

"A newly opened port, can it be said that its supporting facilities are more complete than those of the Singapore Port?" Fang Mingyuan was even more confused. What exactly attracted Maersk Group and Taiwan Evergreen Line to an emerging port.

"No, no, no, it relies on low prices and the transfer of shares to the Maersk Group!" Li Xianlong said angrily. In recent years, due to the Asian financial crisis, the world shipping market has generally been in recession. In order to avoid losses, many shipping companies

We have to desperately reduce transportation costs. Although the Port of Singapore is the most efficient port for transfers and has complete supporting facilities, the service fees charged are also very high.

The Maersk Group has a large number of ships transiting through the Port of Singapore every year, and the various fees paid to the Port of Singapore are also an extremely considerable amount. For this reason, the Maersk Group has proposed to the Singapore Port Authority more than once, requesting that these fees be reduced, and Maersk

The group hopes to acquire shares in the Port of Singapore.

This request was naturally rejected by the Port of Singapore Group! Maersk Group is not just a shipping company. It also operates ports and is the third largest port management company in the world, second only to the Port of Singapore Group and Hong Kong's Heping.

Remember Huangpu, and the Port of Singapore is the core port of the Port Group, how could they let their competitors own the shares of their core port! Malaysia's Tanjong Port took advantage of this situation. It not only offered Maersk

The group promised to charge only half of the service fee equivalent to that of Singapore Port, and also transferred 30% of the shares to Maersk Group! Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but suddenly realized that if this was the case, Maersk Group's behavior would be understandable.

Fang Mingyuan pinched his chin. To be honest, he is still basically blind to the charges at various ports and has not yet learned about it. But he feels that although the labor costs in Singapore are definitely higher than those in Malaysia,

But if the Port of Singapore really wants to retain Maersk Group, it is not unthinkable.

Li Xianlong saw Fang Mingyuan's thoughts and felt a little helpless. In fact, just as Fang Mingyuan thought, if Singapore Port wants to retain Maersk Group, it is not impossible. After all, the scale of Tanjong Port in Malaysia is limited, and various supporting facilities are also very limited.

It is difficult to be more complete than the Port of Singapore in the short term, and Singapore is not just a port. There are many aspects that cannot be replaced by Tanjong Port in Malaysia. However, the Singapore Port Group is absolutely unable to accept the conditions of the Maersk Group.

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If it is just a Maersk Group, even though it is the leader in the container transportation industry, the Singapore Port Group will not care much. After all, the throughput of the Singapore Port is close to saturation, and the construction of new terminals will not be completed in a short period of time.

It can be done, and the shipping industry has shown signs of recovery. Major companies are expanding shipping capacity. The share vacated by Maersk Group will soon be filled by new companies.

What they care about is the leading role of Maersk Group in this behavior. At present, Taiwan Evergreen Line has only given some signs, and Dutch Iron Gate has only speculated. In this way, many shipping companies have already become a little worried.

It’s ready to move. Moreover, Malaysia’s Tanjong Port has successfully attracted the Maersk Group, which has also raised the hope of other ports near the Strait of Malacca to compete with the Port of Singapore. Therefore, the Singapore Port Group must do something to dissuade other shipping companies.

idea to consolidate its position as an international transit port in the Strait of Malacca!

Therefore, those well-known shipping companies in the world and Asia, especially those with a large number of ships passing through the Port of Singapore, have become the focus of the public relations of the Singapore Port Authority. Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd. is world-famous, top in Asia, and the largest in Hong Kong.

A shipping company, it is also the public relations target of the Port of Singapore.

Moreover, Li Xianlong believes that although Guo's Shipping Group currently lags behind the world's top shipping companies such as Maersk Group, Mediterranean Shipping Company, and Dutch Iron Gate Shipping Company in terms of comprehensive strength, it still has two businesses in it.

, in fact, we already have the capital to challenge these companies!

For example, the oil tanker fleet of Guo Shipping Group Co., Ltd. has been greatly enhanced with the launch of super tankers one after another. Moreover, according to his investigation, Guo Shipping Group Co., Ltd.

The oil tanker fleet of the group company is generally relatively young, with an average age of only four to five years. And with Guo Tianyu’s previous actions, the proportion of single-hull oil tankers in the Guo Shipping Group company is now

They are already very small, and these tankers are all ships that have been scheduled for modification. This reduces the risk of large-scale crude oil leakage in Kuok Shipping Group's tanker fleet during transportation to an extremely low level.

Li Xianlong still remembers that not long ago, the single-hull oil tanker of the Indonesian Shipping Company leaked in the Strait of Malacca, which caused the surrounding countries to panic. For this reason, the Indonesian shipping company also paid a heavy price.

Compensation for environmental pollution has just settled the matter.

And Fang Mingyuan's taking over the position of president of Guo's Shipping Group Company made Li Xianlong more determined to tie Guo's Shipping Group Company to his own chariot. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and more updated novels.

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