Hutchison Port Holdings Explained

Hutchison Port Holdings Limited
Trade Name:Hutchison Ports
Type:Subsidiary
Founder:John Duflon Hutchison
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:Eric Ip (Group Managing Director)
Sin Ling Tsim (CFO)
Industry:Transport, Logistics
Products:Port operations
Services:Port operations
Parent:CK Hutchison Holdings
Location City:Hong Kong
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Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH;), trading as Hutchison Ports, is a private holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. The port operator group is a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings (formerly Hutchison Whampoa). Some operation of the company were listed as Hutchison Port Holdings Trust in Singapore Exchange.

In 2016, the network comprised 48 port operations throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia.[1]

History

In 2005, HPH was the largest port operator in the world, with a 33.2 million TEU throughput, and 8.3% world market share.

In April 2006, Hutchison Whampoa sold a 20% share of Hutchison Port Holdings Limited to PSA International for $US4.4 billion, retaining ownership of the remaining 80%.[2] [3]

In 2011, some of the assets was spin-off as a listed company as ;[4] the listed company was incorporated as a business trust under Singapore's Business Trusts Act.

In September 2016, HPH rebranded its network as Hutchison Ports.[5]

In December 2016, the Chornomorsk commercial seaport in western Ukraine, signed a cooperation agreement with Hutchison Ports. Among the agreed upon points are the company's entry into the port as a terminal operator as of 2017. Hutchison will provide expert consultative services to reform and improve Ukraine's port industry.[6] [7]

Associate company

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust is a listed trust in Singapore Exchange. Hutchison Whampoa only owned 25% stake, but had the rights to influence the trust by controlling the key stake of changing the trustee they nominated before the initial public offering.[8]

In December 2016 The Trust's subsidiaries and Shenzhen Pingyan Multimodal Company Limited, jointly purchased 80% shares of Huizhou International Container Terminals (HICT) from Hutchison Port Holdings for US$86.26 million.[9] [10]

In January, 2017 HPH Trust signed a strategic agreement to manage the operations at five terminals, including 16 berths in Kwai Tsing in Hong Kong.[11]

Port assets

CityCountry or RegionNameShare
BarcelonaSpainBarcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) in Port of BarcelonaWholly owned [12]
Buenos AiresArgentinaPort of Buenos Aires (Terminal 5)Wholly owned subsidiary
BrisbaneAustraliaPort of Brisbane (Berths 11 & 12)
SydneyPort Botany (Terminal 3)
FreeportBahamasFreeport Container Port LimitedJoint Venture (51%)
WillebroekBelgiumTrimodal Container Terminal BelgiumSubsidiary
AlexandriaEgyptAlexandria International Container Terminals Company Ltd.Joint Venture (50%)
EI Dekheila
DuisburgGermanyDuisburger Container Terminal GmbHSubsidiary
Hong KongHong KongAsia Port ServicesWholly owned subsidiary
Hong Kong (Kwai Tsing District)Kwai Tsing Container Terminals (CT4, CT6, CT7, CT9N)Subsidiary (66.5%)
Hong Kong (Kwai Tsing District)Kwai Tsing Container Terminals (CT8)2nd largest shares holder (33.3%) after COSCO Pacific
Hong Kong (Tuen Mun District)River Trade TerminalJoint venture (50%) with Sun Hung Kai Properties
JakartaIndonesiaJakarta International Container TerminalJoint Venture (51%)
JakartaTerminal Petikemas KojaSubsidiary
KarachiPakistanKarachi International Container Terminal
KarachiSouth Asia Pakistan Terminal
TarantoItalyTaranto Container Terminal S.p.A.Joint venture (50%)[13]
BusanSouth KoreaHutchison Busan Container TerminalSubsidiary
BusanHutchison Gamman Container Terminal
GwangyangHutchison Kwangyang Container Terminal
GwangyangKorea International Terminals (Port Phase II)Subsidiary (89%)
VeracruzMexicoInternacional de Contenedores Asociados de Veracruz (ICAVE)Subsidiary
Lazaro CardenasLázaro Cardenas Terminal Portuaria de Contenedores (LCTPC)
Port KlangMalaysiaWestports Malaysia Sdn Bhd2nd largest shares holder (30%) as of 2000[14]
Dar es SalaamTanzaniaTanzania International Container Terminal ServicesSubsidiary (70%)[15]
Isle of GrainUnited KingdomLondon ThamesportWholly owned subsidiary
HarwichHarwich International Port
FelixstowePort of Felixstowe
RotterdamNetherlandsHUTCHISON PORTS ECT ROTTERDAM
YangonMyanmarMyanmar International Terminals Thilawa

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hutchison Ports to Develop Container Terminal in Ukraine World Maritime News. worldmaritimenews.com. 19 December 2016 . en-US. 2019-02-07.
  2. Web site: PSA buys 20% stake in HPH Hutchison Port Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa, PSA, Acquisition and mergers. www.worldcargonews.com. 2016-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170618115203/http://www.worldcargonews.com/htm/w20060429.244367.htm. 2017-06-18. dead.
  3. Web site: 2006-04-24. PSA pays $5.9b for stake in stevedore. 2021-12-22. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
  4. News: https://hk.finance.appledaily.com/finance/daily/article/20110119/14884815. zh:和黃信託形式 分拆港深碼頭 新招賣資產. 19 January 2011. 21 November 2017. Apple Daily. Hong Kong. Next Media. zh-hk.
  5. Web site: Becoming Hutchison Ports. Hutchison Port Holdings. 6 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009125446/https://hutchisonports.com/en/about-us/our-rebranding/. 9 October 2016. dead.
  6. News: Ukraine. Port of Chornomorsk signed a memorandum with Hutchison Ports. UkrAgroConsult. ru-UA. 2017-01-26.
  7. Hutchison Ports signs MOU for development of Chornomorsk Port in Ukraine. 19 December 2016. 20 November 2017. Hutchison Port Holdings.
  8. News: 保障不足需求有限 李嘉誠願望落空 港拒跟星拓商業信託 . 31 January 2011. 21 November 2017. Apple Daily. Hong Kong. Next Media. zh-hk.
  9. News: Singapore: HPH Trust acquires 41.3% in HICT for $86.26m - . DealStreetAsia. 2017-01-26. subscription.
  10. ACQUISITION OF EQUITY INTEREST IN HUIZHOU INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINALS LIMITED. 28 December 2016. 3 March 2020. Hutchison Port Holdings Trust.
  11. Web site: Deals this week: Societe de Transport Lagunaire, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Fincantieri. Ship Technology. 5 January 2017 . 2017-01-26.
  12. News: Serra . Joan . Ortega . Maria . El port estrena la millor terminal del Mediterrani per mirar a l'Àsia . 23 November 2018 . Ara newspaper . 28 September 2012 . ca.
  13. http://www.hph.com/globalbusiness/business.aspx?gid=219 Hutchison Port Holdings
  14. Hutchison Port Holdings acquires 30% stake of Westport Holdings . Hutchison Whampoa . 26 September 2000 . 20 November 2017 .
  15. Web site: Annual Report . 2013 . 78. Hutchison Whampoa . 14 March 2015.