Chapter 599 Shipping Development Ideas (asking for monthly tickets at the end of the month)

In the early years of Hong Kong, there were four people known as shipping kings, namely the four shipping kings of Hong Kong.

These four people are Bao Yugang, Dong Haoyun, Zhao Congyan and Cao Wenjin.

These four are not natives of Hong Kong, but "outsiders". Dong Haoyun and Bao Yugang are from Ningbo, Zhao Congyan is from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, and Cao Wenjin is from Shanghai.

They all entered Hong Kong around 1949.

Bao Yugang began to sell ships and divest bad assets in the late 1970s, and acquired British companies such as Wharf Holdings, abandoning the ships and going ashore.

At that time, because of his relationship with the mainland, Huo Yingdong made great efforts to enter the shipping industry, and the scale of his fleet grew rapidly, and now has a total tonnage of 10 million tons.

The shipping group established by Liu Tao through controlling the company in Hong Kong has expanded rapidly in recent years, with more than 200 ships of various types and a tonnage of more than 20 million tons.

The second is Dong's Orient Overseas Container Line, which now owns 200 ships of various types with a tonnage of more than 18 million tons.

In recent years, the two sides have also cooperated in shipping.

However, Dong's Orient Overseas Freight Shipping Company has rapidly expanded under a high debt ratio through huge loans. After Dong Haoyun's death, Dong Jianhua further invested and expanded the scale, resulting in Orient Overseas's debts at that time.

In recent years, the shipping business has been good. Huaxia has exported a large number of goods to all parts of the world and purchased a large number of raw materials from all over the world. Coupled with the elements of war, the shipping business has been good. Orient Overseas has made a lot of money and finally reduced its debts greatly.

In the most difficult time of the year, it was on the verge of bankruptcy, but with the help of Huo Yingdong, it overcame the difficulties.

But after a few years, the status and influence of the Dong family are not as good as when Dong Haoyun was alive.

Liu Tao pondered for a moment and showed a thoughtful look.

Orient Overseas Group has 18 million tons of shipping space, which plays a huge role in shipping. Not only does it have cooperation in shipping, but Orient Overseas Group will also order ships from mainland shipyards when it changes ships in the future.

For the sake of China's shipbuilding industry, Liu Tao also has to win over these shipping giants.

Because these shipping giants have considerable orders.

Orient Overseas Group's Sea Giant, the world's largest supertanker, is 458.45 meters long, 68 meters wide, and has a load capacity of 566,000 tons. It can transport 4.1 million tons of crude oil at a time.

Even if he gives 2 Meituan a barrel of transportation price, Liu Tao has huge profits here. Orient Overseas Group can make a lot of money in one trip, but Liu Tao makes more.

After a while, he said: "Three days later, the shareholders' meeting will end, after lunch, arrange this time period."

The secretary quickly wrote it down in the notebook.

Half an hour later, the secretary left the room, and Liu Tao turned on the TV and adjusted it to the wireless TV station.

He didn't watch TV series or variety shows, but watched news reports.

At this time, the news reported the news from Singapore.

Singapore made its fortune by transit trade. Although it does not have a drop of oil, it is the world's third largest oil refining center.

The lack of crude oil has a great impact on the country's refining industry.

And Singapore's crude oil sources are not as many as New York and Rotterdam.

In the past, Singapore's crude oil came from the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, of which the Persian Gulf accounted for the majority.

Now in the Iran-Iraq war, more than five tankers in Singapore were attacked in just a few months, which cast a thick shadow on the entire Singapore refining industry.

The oil transported from the Red Sea alone is not enough to meet the needs of Singapore's refining industry. So many refining facilities are idle, and every day is a huge loss.

And the transportation cost of shipping oil from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean is too high, and Singapore cannot afford it at all.

Since the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, there has been a headache for the whole world. Anyone can buy oil in the Middle East, but the problem is that it can't be shipped out!

The empty ship was sunk when it entered the Persian Gulf. The loss is big, but it is not too outrageous. If it was sunk when fully loaded with oil, the loss would be outrageous.

Therefore, the major media in Singapore are introducing the Iran-Iraq War every day and scolding the two bastard countries every day, just because they attacked each other's merchant ships and tankers transporting oil and goods. Most of the tankers over there are ships transporting oil to Singapore.

Now Singapore's oil gap has reached 70%!

No one can bear such a huge loss.

Liu Tao looked at the news with a sneer on his face.

When the China-Myanmar Railway is opened, part of China's imports and exports will pass through Myanmar, bypassing the Cape of Good Hope.

He has not forgotten that this tiny place has jumped back and forth in history. Although that is the way for small countries to survive and develop, it is disgusting.

Since he came here, he naturally has to change some things. For example, Singapore, which relies on the geographical advantage of Malacca, will not be so comfortable.

In addition to building the China-Myanmar Railway, he also plans to develop shipping on the Irrawaddy River, Salween River, Mekong River and Red River. These four rivers have great shipping development potential.

The Irrawaddy River and the Salween River both flow into the Andaman Sea and do not need to pass through the Strait of Malacca. The Chao Phraya River flows into the Gulf of Thailand, which does need to pass through the Strait of Malacca. However, if an artificial canal of approximately 100 kilometers is dug, it can reach the Andaman Sea directly and avoid the Strait of Malacca.

As for the shipping potential of the Mekong River, it is naturally huge, but the current 100 kilometers of the lower reaches of the Mekong River are in Annan, which still poses a safety hazard. It is better to dig an artificial canal of about 90 kilometers and directly lead it into the Gulf of Thailand.

And this involves interests, and it has not been negotiated yet.

There are many forces in Thailand, and Chinese families are more delicate in Thailand.

According to the current situation, even if Panshan Group participates, it cannot obtain control. If it cannot obtain control, it means that there will be many variables in the future operation.

"Singapore, hum!" Liu Tao sneered in his heart. He wanted to be a fence-sitter and eat well on both sides. That was really too beautiful.

Sooner or later, he would force it.

Now Singapore is the world's third largest refining center, but what's the use without crude oil? Singapore Petroleum Company can't find crude oil everywhere, so the refinery will lose money.

The refineries in Guangdong Province are different. Their refining capacity is constantly improving. Perhaps in a few days, they will surpass Singapore's refining capacity. By then, perhaps the refineries in Guangdong Province can afford to supply refined oil to Southeast Asia.

As for Singapore's refineries, it would be best if they were closed down in the end.

The subsequent news, still about Singapore, was that Singapore's oil prices soared, and many people shouted that they could not afford to refuel, while Singapore called on Iran and Iraq to calm down and resolve the dispute through peaceful dialogue.

It's a pity that the tiny country has little influence and is not enough for Iran and Iraq to pay attention to it. It can even be said that Iran and Iraq will not pay any attention to it.

Iraq sank the frigate "Stark" and has not admitted its mistake until now, but the United States still can't do anything about Iraq.