2017 – Djibouti’s Doraleh Multi-Purpose Port, in which CMPort owns a stake, officially began operations; meanwhile, the company successfully acquired Hambantota International Port Group and Shantou Port Holdings. During the 9th BRICS summit in Xiamen, CMPort also announced its acquisition of a 90% stake in the Paranaguá Container Terminal in Brazil, expanding its business to all five continents.

Feb 2016

- CMPort’s Board of Directors announced that Mr. Li Jianhong resigned as the Chairman and Executive Director of CMPort, and it has resolved to appoint Mr. Li Xiaopeng and Mr. Hu Jianhua as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of CMPort

- CMPort completed the subscription of 1.18 billion newly issued H shares of Dalian Port (PDA) Company Limited ("Dalian Port"), or 21.05% of its enlarged capital, and become its second largest shareholder

Jul 2016

CMPort, China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Company Limited ("CMSIZ") and China Merchants Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. formed a JV with equity interest of 14%, 82.5% and 3.5% respectively, so as to develop and manage the various interests in land in Shenzhen Qianhai held by the China Merchants Group Limtied

Aug 2016

China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited officially changed its name to "China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited"

Nov 2016

- CMPort completed the issuance of a tranche of RMB Debt Financing Instruments in the form of Super Short-term Notes in a principal amount of RMB1.5 billion

- CMPort, Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority, China Merchants Investment Development Company Limited, CMSIZ, Dalian Port and IZP Group entered into an investment agreement in relation to the investment and development of the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone

Dec 2016

Colombo International Container Terminals Limited, CMPort’s investment in Sri Lanka, achieved a breakthrough of 2 million TEUs in containter throughput for the year

Jan 2015

CMHI disposed cold chain operation to China Merchants Shipping and Enterprise Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China

Merchants Group Limited.

Feb 2015

CMHI signed a strategic co-operation agreement with Dalian Port Group.

Apr 2015

CMHI’s Board of Directors announced that Mr. Hu Jianhua resigned as the General Manager but remained as an Executive Director of CMHI, with Mr.Bai Jingtao succeeding as CMHI’s General Manager. 

May 2015

CMHI signed a strategic co-operation agreement with China Resources Vanguard Co., Ltd. regarding a cross-border e-commerce direct sales center.

Jul 2015

CMHI signed a strategic co-operation agreement with CMA CGM SA in jointly exploring opportunities along “One Belt, One Road”.

The first cross-border e-commerce direct sales center in the Qianhai-Shekou Free Trade Zone, ewj, which is jointly invested and operated by CMHI and China Resources Vanguard Co., Ltd., officially commenced business. CMHI completed the issue of US$700 million  guaranteed notes.

Sep 2015

A tripartite consortium formed among CMHI, COSCO Pacific Limited and CIC Capital Corporation agreed to acquire 65% equity stake of Kumport, the third largest container terminal in Turkey

Dec 2015

The tripartite consortium formed among CMHI, COSCO Pacific Limited and CIC Capital Corporation completed the acquisition of 65% equity stake in Kumport, Turkey CMHI signed a joint venture agreement of Silk Road E-Merchants Information Technologies Co., Ltd. with China Merchants Logistics Group and IZP.

Jan 2016 To date

CMHI announced the subscription of shares representing 21% equity stake in Dalian Port (PDA) Company, becoming its second largest

shareholder CMHI’s Board of Directors announced that Mr. Li Xiaopeng was appointed as the Chairman of the Board, succeeding Mr. Li Jianhong, and Mr. Hu Jianhua was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Board.

January 2014 up to now

China merchants international on January 14 years and the united republic of Tanzania government of Tanzania, bhagat moyo project project implementation of the agreement, lay the China merchants international platform for future development for local port;

China merchants international in 14 years march suggested that to all the shareholders sale total amount not less than hk $15.3 billion of the mandatory convertible securities

Feb 2013

China merchants international completion to the gibb dike Port and free trade zone administration of acquisition is located in East Africa gibb dike gibb dike in the city of Port DE Djibouti S.A. 23.5% stake

Apr 2013

China merchants international completed to China nanshan development (group) co., LTD. Acquisition of shenzhen chiwan port and waterway co., LTD. 25% stake in additional

May 2013

China merchants international agreement to set up a 25% owned by China merchants international joint venture, to the Qingdao port (group) co., LTD., shandong Dong Gu mouth of the pier

Jun 2013

China merchants international complete XiangDaFei shipping acquisition in the global eight countries in 4 continents, development and investment consist of 15 container and bulk cargo wharf of port network Terminal Link SAS 49% stake

Jul 2013

Sri Lanka Colombo of International Container Terminals Limited was put into operation

Jan 2012

China merchants International agreed to buy Colombo International Container Terminals Limited (" CICT "), an additional 30% rights and interests, in China merchants International CICT increase stake to 85%

Jul 2012

The ultimate holding company of China merchants international China merchants group co., LTD. (" China merchants group ") and Qingdao port (group) co., LTD. Will invest in bulk cargo wharf of shandong Dong Gu cooperation signed a strategic cooperation agreement

Aug 2012

China merchants international container Terminal to the world's ten biggest operators, one of the Terminal Investment Limited SA group acquired 50% lome port container Terminal

Sep 2012

China merchants international acquisition before the shenzhen western port bonded port area of sea floor;

China merchants international and China nanshan development (group) co., LTD. (" China nanshan ") agreement, China nanshan with respect to its chiwan ports in shenzhen co., LTD. (" deep chiwan) "rights and interests of management and voting right of the entrusted to the China merchants international, the agreement comes into effect next November 12 years

Feb 2011

China merchants international subsidiaries of completing the acquisition of the pearl river shipping development co., LTD., co., LTD. 20% of the rights and interests of the pearl river the RTT, the company has 11 in the pearl river coast inland wharf, to further assist China merchants international coverage of shenzhen west of the pearl river delta river basin

Apr 2011

Shanghai international port (group) co., LTD. With debt and equity financing to complete to Shanghai sheng investment (group) co., LTD. Acquisition of yangshan phase ii and iii, the price of 22.5 billion yuan, the rights of China merchants international has fallen to 24.48%

May 2011

Qingdao qianwan united Container terminal Co., Ltd. (" Qingdao qianwan joint terminal ") and APL Co. Pte Ltd (APL) and SITC Container Lines Company Limited (" SITC ") of the joint venture of the joint venture Company set up a 70-30 of joint venture, operation and management of 2 Qingdao qianwan joint terminal berth of local development, provide service for APL and SITC opening business

Jul 2011

With China merchants group co., LTD. (" China merchants group ") and Qingdao port (group) co., LTD. Signed a strategic cooperation memorandum counterparty, set up a joint venture company with Dong Gu owns and manages a which is located in shandong province of bulk cargo wharf

Aug 2011

Led by China merchants International consortium of Colombo International Container Terminals Limited south Colombo port wharf project execution for 35 years "construction, operation, and transfer (BOT)" franchise agreements

Sep 2011

China merchants cold cold holding co., LTD. And China merchants logistics co., LTD and shenzhen agricultural products co., LTD. (listed in shenzhen agricultural products wholesale and e-commerce service providers) to enter into a memorandum of understanding on the strategic cooperation

Dec 2011

And including China merchants group and guangzhou port group co., LTD. Of the counterparty (3) the investment of nansha concluded a memorandum of understanding;

Port of Colombo south pier construction engineering project

Jan 2010

China merchants international and Americold Realty Trust (" Americold ") joint venture - China merchants cold beauty beauty cold logistics co., LTD. And China merchants holdings co., LTD. (called the "China merchants beauty cold"). China merchants international and Americold respectively hold investment 51% and 49% stake in the cold.

Mar 2010

China merchants international complete Mega Shekou Container Terminals Limited (the "Mega" SCT) in the fourth phase, so far, Mega SCT equity integration is complete, China merchants international and Modern Terminals Limited holding 80% and 20% respectively.

Apr 2010

China merchants international subsidiaries of local Vinalines with Vietnam and Vietnam national oil and gas companies affiliated company jointly set up a joint venture company, 49%, 26% and 25% stake in the project construction, development and operations in southern Vietnam economic district of bayu vung tau province vung tau international container port projects (including modern warehouse and logistics park).

Jun 2010

China merchants international co., LTD., a wholly owned subsidiary, China merchants international container terminal co., LTD. Qingdao port and Qingdao port (group) co., LTD. Signed a joint venture agreement, jointly set up a joint venture company - Qingdao qianwan port joint terminal co., LTD., respectively 49% and 51% of the equity holding company operating bulk cargo wharf.

Jul 2010

China merchants beauty cold to China merchants international acquisition success China merchants international cold chain (shenzhen) co., LTD. 70% stake.

Aug 2010

China merchants international in the nanshan development (group) company of China on the basis of a 37.014% stake in hosting wide industry investment nanshan group held 23.493% stake in the company management and voting rights will be better integration between nanshan group and China merchants international port operations, and strengthen the status of the company in shenzhen west harbor area, and then bring China merchants international strategic interests.

China merchants beauty cold, to purchasing from the independent third party logistics (tianjin) co., LTD. 100% stake.

Sep 2010

China merchants international co., LTD and Aitken Spence of PLC bidding joint (joint) by the sri lankan government issue the letter of intent for Sri Lanka Colombo south port container terminal project.

Nov 2010

China merchants international and the china-africa development fund set up 60:40 of the joint venture company with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Limited company signed an agreement to buy Tin - Lagos in Nigeria Can Island held by the Container Terminal Limited 47.5% stake.

Dec 2010

China merchants international with the development of the pearl river shipping co., LTD. Signed the agreement, agreed to pay cash for the company of its wholly owned subsidiaries of the pearl river the RTT 20% stake.

China merchants international to Americold completed its strategic investment of hk $382 million, for the purchase of Americold issue 5% coupon convertible preferred stock.

Jan 2009

On January 5, 2009, China merchants international co., LTD. (\" China merchants international \") sell Shanghai old brand (China) co., LTD. 64% stake in all transactions formally completed.

Feb 2009

Announced on February 6, 2009, China merchants international, through its wholly-owned subsidiary - to average the price of hk $7.35 per share, 184 million Hong Kong dollars spent on the market to increase of shenzhen chiwan port and waterway co., LTD. (\" deep chiwan) \"B quite 2502 shares, equivalent to about 3.9% of its equity. Overweight, after the completion of the affiliated company combined owns a 8% stake in deep chiwan about directly.

Jul 2009

Before July 10, 2009, shenzhen bay bonded port area smoothly through the national joint acceptance group's formal acceptance, the first to start operations. China merchants international is one of the operators in the region.

Aug 2009

On August 6, 2009, shekou container terminals co., LTD. (SCT) and steady Germany fu le group (Conductix - Wampfler AG) held a joint tyred gantry crane oil to the latest achievements in electric conference, announced that the two sides jointly developed the first global patent technology of automatic connection device formally consign is used, the application of the device is in the leading position in domestic large container terminals. SCT now has formed a set of perfect container terminal oil electric circuit solution, and achieved remarkable economic and environmental effects.

Nov 2009

On November 12, 2009, China merchants international and long beach \"green port\" comprehensive strategic cooperation memorandum, thereby promote the green environmental protection technical communication.

On November 18, 2009, China merchants international logistics (shenzhen) co., LTD and Orient overseas container line (Hong Kong) co., LTD formally signed about shenzhen western direct business and frozen products imported cold chain project framework cooperation agreement.

Dec 2009

On December 3, 2009, China merchants international and its terminal SCT and chiwan container terminal co., LTD. (\" CCT \") are obtained ISO14001 and ISO28000 certificate. SCT and CCT became the first Chinese won the ISO28000 certificate of container terminal company, marks China merchants international terminal environment and supply chain to achieve substantial results in safety management.

On December 18, 2009, China merchants international wholly-owned subsidiary, China merchants international container terminal co., LTD. Qingdao port and new Qingdao qianwan container terminal co., LTD. Signed a contract formed a new joint venture company, the two sides respectively has a 50% stake, nine joint venture located in the Qingdao qianwan container berths, total assets of about 6.2 billion yuan; And shall have the right to development in shore connected in six of the container berth. 

·A wholly-owned subsidiary of CMHI entered into the agreement with a JV partner for the establishment of a joint venture company named Vung Tau International Container Port Company Limited. The JV company would construct and operate the Ben Dinh Sao Mai Deep Seaport in Vietnam. Pursuant to the joint venture agreement, the company will hold, through its subsidiary, a 49% interest in the JV company, while its partner will hold the remaining 51% interest, representing the first overseas investment project for CMHI.

Invested in Phase II of Shenzhen Dachan Bay Container Terminal Project with a 14% stake; incorporated a 49% owned joint-venture company with Tianjin Port Holdings Company Limited in order to invest in and develop a logistics processing zone in the Dongjiang Port Zone of Tianjin Port.

According to the agreement between CMHI and state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Committee of Zhanjiang City (“Zhanjiang SASAC”), Zhanjiang Port (Group) Company Limited is 45% owned by CMHI and 55% owned by Zhanjiang SASAC. Zhanjiang Port (Group) Company Limited is a Sino-foreign joint stock limited company formed from its predecessor “Zhanjiang Port Group” by way of promotion. Investing in Zhanjiang Port is a step toward complementing CMHI’s port network and enables CMHI to enter the large bulk cargo terminal sector, a source for steady income.

Acquired a further 70% and 67% interest in the Mawan Port Project and Haixing Harbour, respectively, and restructured interests in Shekou Container Terminals Phase I, II and III, by placing these interests under Mega SCT, an investment vehicle formed with Modern Terminals. The five-billion-RMB outlay, China Merchants Qingdao Container Terminal, began commissioning, earmarking the full play of CMHI’s port investments in the mainland’s four largest economic regions.

Rolled out its strategic network of container hub ports in China by acquiring a 30% equity in Shanghai International Port (Group) Company Limited. CMICT was put into service while China Merchants Qingdao Qianwan Logistics Park went through state examination. Tianjin Five Continents International Container Terminal Company Limited, 14% owned by CMHI, officially commenced operation.

Completed another level of restructure by transferring its toll roads to CMHP and divested from oil tanker business. Announced to be a constituent of Hang Seng Index, signaling market recognition of its strength and results, as well as its prudent and ambitious strategies.

Successfully transformed itself from a pure investor to an operating investor with a focus on ports and ports-related businesses through the signing of a series of agreements to develop China Merchants International Container Terminal, Daxie, Ningbo (“CMICT”) with a 45% interest and management right; entered into agreement to develop Qingdao Qianwan International Logistics Park; Shenzhen Qianhaiwan Logistic Park Project began operations; increased stake in Zhangzhou China Merchants Port by 11% to 60%.

Completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in each of China Merchants Container Services Limited and China Merchants Port Services (Shenzhen) Company Limited; entered into the shareholders' agreement to develop Shekou Container Terminal (Phase II), pursuant to which CMHI took a 51% interest.

Positioned the port business as its core business. CMHI indirectly held a 33% equity in Haixing Harbour in Mawan Port through the acquisition of a 23.9% stake in China Everbright Pacific Limited which was subsequently renamed China Merchants Holdings (Pacific) Limited (“CMHP”).

Indirectly owned a 20% interest in Shenzhen Kaifeng Terminal Company Limited (forerunner of “Chiwan Container Terminal Limited”) through a series of acquisitions; acquired a 49% interest in Zhangzhou China Merchants Port Company Limited.

Acquired a 32.5% interest in Shekou Container Terminals Limited to become its single largest shareholder, and acquired a 20% interest in Asia Airfreight Terminal Limited as a foray into the airport terminal business.

Became the second-largest shareholder of Modern Terminals Limited (“Modern Terminals”) as an indirect shareholder, and acquired a 28.5% interest of China Nanshan Development (Group) Incorporation, becoming its largest shareholder.

By acquiring interests in 5 toll roads in the PRC and a 23.73% interest in China International Marine Containers (Group) Limited, CMHI further extended into the toll roads business and ports investments.

The company branched out to shipping and industrial manufacturing sectors by acquiring Ming Wah (Universal) Shipping Incorporation and was renamed China Merchants Hai Hong Holdings Company Limited.

Attington was renamed Hai Hong Holdings Company Limited and listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in July as Hong Kong’s first red chip company.

Attington Investment Limited (“Attington”),forerunner of China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited (“CMHI”), was incorporated in Hong Kong.

China Merchants sets up China’s first joint-venture insurance company: China Ping An Insurance Company.

China Merchants sets up China’s first joint-stock commercial bank: China Merchants Bank.

China Merchants establishes China’s first industrial zone open to foreign investment: China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone.

China Merchants emerges as the owner of 246 vessels (257,000 DWT), which amounts to 40% of the nation’s total ship fleet, making it the largest shipping company in China.

On 27 January, with the newly-established Nanjing Interim Government in financial crisis, Provisional President Dr. SUN Yat-sen sends telegram to China Merchants—China Merchants mortgages its properties for a bank loan to the Interim Government.

In November, China Merchants founds the Commercial Bank of China – the pioneer of modern Chinese banking.

China Merchants issues shares to fund its ship insurance company: Renhe Insurance Company--the first insurance company in China.

“Aden” sets sail to Japan, marking China’s first ocean-going commercial route.

On 26 December,LI Hong-zhang, then Minister of the Northern Monarchy, receives approval from the Qing throne to set up China Merchants Group. The same year, China Merchants vessel "Aden" sets sail to Shantou, marking the first sail by a Chinese commercial vessel to the South Sea.

Since 1872, the Qing throne has sent four groups of Chinese youngsters, boarding China Merchants’ vessels, to study in the United States. Mr. Zhan Tianyou who later became China’s prominent railway engineer was one of them.