We primarily provide metal ore and coal handling services primarily through nine dedicated berths at the Qianwan Port Area and, through QDOT, five berths at Dongjiakou Port Area. We also operate six multi-purpose berths at the Qianwan Port Area that are capable of handling metal ore and coal. We are able to provide stevedoring services for ore vessels with a capacity of 400,000 DWTs at the Dongjiakou Port Area. Customers of our metal ore and coal handling services are primarily domestic and international metal and mining companies and domestic power plants and steel plants.

Most of our metal ore and coal throughput were inbound shipment. Inbound metal ore and coal are usually transported from our facilities at the Qianwan Port Area by railway. The rail tracks and related equipment at our facilities at the Qianwan Port Area enable us to load and unload metal ore and coal with high efficiency, which adds to our competitive advantage.

We also offer short-term storage services for metal ore and coal. We exercise special care to ensure that metal ore and coal stored at our facilities suffer a minimal amount of attrition in the handling process through various protective measures.

We strive to implement industry’s best practice for metal ore and coal handling and we are especially keen on minimizing the environmental impact of our operations. For example, we implement various protective measures such as frequent water spraying and comprehensive physical coverage at each step of the handling to prevent metal ore and coal from spilling outside of the storage area.