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Sinotrans Sinotrans Limited

601598.SH / 0598.HK · China Merchants Group
China's largest freight forwarder and third-party logistics provider — No.1 globally in ocean freight forwarding volume and No.5 in air freight, spanning freight agency, specialized logistics and cross-border e-commerce logistics. A listed logistics platform under China Merchants Group.
No.1 global ocean freight forwarder No.5 global air freight forwarder No.1 in China Top 100 Logistics (consecutive) Founded 2002 · HQ Beijing
SCI.AI takeAfter topping the global forwarding league, Sinotrans' next five years hinge on margin defence and an asset-heavier pivot — bankrolled partly by its cash-generative DHL joint venture.
968.09RMB 100mn
Revenue
Annual report ▼ 8.34% 5-yr trend ↗
40.22RMB 100mn
Net profit attributable
Annual report ▲ 2.66%
1,559.910k TEU
Ocean forwarding volume
Annual report ▲ 2.90%
84.310k tonnes
Air forwarding volume
Annual report ▲ 2.30%
11.69RMB 100mn
DHL JV profit contribution
Annual report JV network ↗
20.39%
Interest-bearing debt ratio
Annual report ▼ 1.50%

Company profile

🟢 Updated to FY2025 (2026-10-18 maintained) L1 baseline · injected (no posts) · source: annual reports

Segments 3 segments (2025)

Agency & Related58.9%
Turnover 570.1000mn · segment profit 18.5700mn
Rev -15.13% · Profit -17.41%
  • Ocean forwarding405.26
  • Rail forwarding97.81
  • Air forwardingSegment loss RMB -0.03bn75.97
  • Warehousing & depot37.06
  • Ship agency17.85
Specialized Logistics30.3%
Turnover 293.7000mn · segment profit 5.5900mn
Rev +5.08% · Profit -22.73%
  • Contract logistics218.81
  • Project logistics+53% on metals & power projects58.06
  • Chemical logistics19.06
E-commerce10.8%
Turnover 104.2900mn · segment profit 0.2000mn
Rev +0.00% · Profit -87.65%
  • Cross-border e-commerce logisticsSqueezed by US de-minimis tariffs & platform direct-signing57.25
  • Logistics e-commerce platform67.53
  • Equipment sharing platform1.39

Supply-chain network resources Domestic + overseas + JVs + capacity · complete view

🗺️ A map view ships once coordinates are backfilled (S2+); this is the complete annual-report inventory.

⚓Domestic hubs & facilities 5

  • 11 self-operated river terminals Guangdong / Jiangsu / Anhui / Guangxi
  • 70+ port agency branches Coastal and Yangtze coverage
  • Warehousing & container depot network Revenue RMB 3.71bn
  • Parks under construction (RMB 0.97bn) Under construction Lingang 0.39bn · Chengdu 0.19bn · Weihai 0.07bn · Ningbo/Zhengzhou/Lianyungang/Xinjiang etc.
  • 6 warehouse assets to REIT BOC-Sinotrans logistics REIT listed on SSE 2025-07-29 (RMB 1.31bn raised

🌏Overseas footprint 5

  • Dubai logistics park (under construction) Under construction RMB 0.18bn invested · Middle East foothold
  • MAXX Logistics (Dubai) Equity investment RMB 0.03bn
  • Middle East SHEIN programme Key cross-border e-commerce account
  • Thailand warehouse (phase 2 under construction) Under construction Southeast Asia node
  • Japan / Korea / Thailand rep offices Agency and market reach

🤝International JV network 6

  • DHL-Sinotrans air courier JV Equity RMB 1.48bn · FY2025 profit RMB 1.17bn (dividend RMB 1.38bn)
  • Sarens JV (heavy lift) Belgium · equity RMB 0.15bn
  • Nippon Express / Senko JVs (cold chain) Japan · two JVs
  • CRCT strategic partnership Guangzhou / Xi'an JVs
  • Terminal JV matrix Dongguan Port / Lianyungang New Land Bridge / Zhejiang Airport Supply Chain etc.
  • Loscam (pallet pooling) Sold 25% for USD 0.47bn in 2025

🚂Corridors & capacity 3

  • Self-operated cross-border rail platform 16 weekly fixed trains (Changsha/Shenyang/Shenzhen/Xinxiang/Mianyang etc.); 13
  • Air "new-type carrier" system Controlled capacity · end-to-end visibility
  • Ocean & air capacity partnerships Long-term agreements with major carriers and airlines
Source: annual reports (business review / CIP / long-term equity investments) · completeness: full annual-report inventory, rolling updates

Timeline Milestones

2002
Incorporated in Beijing
Founded by Sinotrans Group as a joint-stock company
2003
H-share listing in Hong Kong
2009
Strategic merger with Changhang Group
Controlling shareholder renamed Sinotrans & CSC
2015
Merged into China Merchants Group
State Council approved the reorganisation; became CMG's listed logistics platform
2019
A-share listing on SSE
Absorbed Sinotrans Air Transportation & Development; A+H dual listing
2025
Ocean forwarding volume ranked global No.1
Air forwarding No.5 globally; interest-bearing debt ratio optimised to 20.39%
2025NEW
First central-SOE warehouse REIT listed + partial Loscam exit
BOC-Sinotrans REIT listed on SSE (RMB 1.31bn); sold 25% of Loscam for USD 0.47bn

Five-year financials Revenue / net profit (RMB 100mn)

Rev 1,088.17 Rev 1,092.94 Rev 1,017.05 Rev 1,055.51 Rev 968.09 NP 40.68 NP 40.79 NP 42.22 NP 39.18 NP 40.22 1,088 2021 1,093 2022 1,017 2023 1,056 2024 968 2025
— Revenue · — Net profit · 2021 margin 3.74% · 2022 margin 3.73% · 2023 margin 4.15% · 2024 margin 3.71% · 2025 margin 4.15% (EBIT not disclosed — see per-year basis)

Editorial key takes Judgements distilled from the profile

Scale leadership coexists with margin pressure: agency revenue fell 15.13%, yet the ocean-forwarding segment profit grew against the tide — throughput resilience of a scale leader in a downcycle.
Evidence: 2025 Annual Report · segment results
The DHL JV is a cash cow: RMB 1.17bn equity profit ≈29% of attributable net profit — the most stable block in the profit mix.
Evidence: 2025 Annual Report · long-term equity investments
An asset-heavier pivot is underway: three parks under construction (Lingang RMB 0.39bn / Chengdu RMB 0.19bn / Dubai RMB 0.18bn) plus the REIT spin-off — evolving from asset-light forwarding to a forwarding-plus-parks-plus-contract-logistics hybrid.
Evidence: 2025 Annual Report · CIP & investments
E-commerce segment profit collapsed (-87.65%): US de-minimis tariffs and platforms signing carriers directly are eroding the agency value in cross-border logistics.
Evidence: 2025 Annual Report · e-commerce segment

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