The company was once known as “Tianjin Shipping Co., Ltd.” and “Tianjin Tianhai Investment and Development Co., Ltd.” It was established on December 1, 1992 with the approval of the Tianjin Municipal Government. The shares were listed on A shares and B shares on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, respectively. The company relies on the “Hainan Free Trade Port Construction Overall Plan” and the “Belt and Road” policy dividends to actively participate in the construction of international trade services at the Hainan Free Trade Port. Focus on and actively promote the development of modern international trade in Hong Kong, form a new economic and trade industry cluster with effective global elements, orderly flow of information, and efficient allocation of resources, and build an entire trade chain that “has upstream resources, midstream provides transportation capacity, and downstream faces customers”. The company's main business is shipping, commodity trading, etc.