{{Short description|Chinese manufacturing company}} {{About|the Chinese shipping equipment company|the Cisco Integrated Management Controller|Cisco Unified Computing System}} {{Infobox company | name = China International Marine Containers (Group) Company Ltd <br /> 中国国际海运集装箱(集团)股份有限公司 | logo = CIMC logo.svg | image = 中国国际海运集装箱（集团）股份有限公司 CIMC - panoramio.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = Headquarters of CIMC | type = Private company | traded_as = {{ubl|{{nowrap|{{SZSE|000039}} (A share)}}|{{hkse|02039}} (H share)|<hr>|SZSE 200 Component (A)}} | foundation = 14 January 1980 | founder = Yuan Geng | location_city = Shenzhen, Guangdong | location_country = China<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/2039:HK|title=International Marine Containers Hong Kong Ltd|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> | location = Shekou | key_people = Legal Representative and Chairman:Sia Li Jianhong | area_served = Worldwide | industry = Shipping and logistics | products = | services = | revenue = RMB 57.874 billion (2013) | operating_income = | net_income = RMB 2.18 billion (2013) | num_employees = 57,686 (as of 31 December 2013) | divisions = | subsid = | owner = {{ubl| China Merchants Group|China COSCO Shipping}} | parent = | homepage = {{url|http://www.cimc.com}} }}
'''China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd''' ('''CIMC'''; {{zh|c=中集集团}}) is a Chinese company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of transportation equipment, such as containers, road transport vehicles and airport ground-handling equipment.
China International Marine Containers was a constituent of SZSE 100 Index, but was removed in January 2017.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cnindex.com.cn/zxzx/zsgg/201612/P020161212327378020690.pdf|script-title=zh:关于调整深证成指、中小板指、创业板指、深证100、中小创新等指数样本股的公告|date=12 December 2016|access-date=1 November 2017|publisher=Shenzhen Securities Information|language=zh-cn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075233/http://www.cnindex.com.cn/zxzx/zsgg/201612/P020161212327378020690.pdf|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{as of|2017|7|4|df=yes}}, it is one of the 200 components of SZSE 200 Index (the mid cap index of 101st to 300th companies).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnindex.com.cn/docs/yb_399009.xls|script-title=zh:指数样本|trans-title=Constituents|date=4 July 2017|access-date=1 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101002202/http://www.cnindex.com.cn/docs/yb_399009.xls|archive-date=1 November 2017|url-status=live|publisher=Shenzhen Securities Information|language=zh-cn|format=Microsoft Excel}}</ref>
== Corporate history == CIMC was incorporated in Shenzhen as a joint venture on 14 January 1980 as China International Marine Containers Co., Ltd. ({{zh|t=中國國際海運集裝箱股份有限公司}}). After being restructured as a joint stock limited company in December 1992, and publicly offered A shares and B shares which were listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1994, CIMC adopted its current name in 1995.<ref>p.7, Annual Report 2013</ref> Vanguard National Trailer Corp., CIMC's US subsidiary, acquired Monon in 2003.<ref>[http://trailer-bodybuilders.com/archive/monon-completes-sale-vanguard-national-trailer Monon completes sale to Vanguard National Trailer]</ref>
In 2026, CIMC was among the 4 shipping firms charged by US for conspiring to restrict output and fix prices between 2019 and 2024, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. It was alleged that the supply chain was deliberately put under pressure by the container cartel to raise profits.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-20 |title=US charges 7 Chinese executives and 4 shipping firms linked to container cartel |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354151/us-charges-7-chinese-executives-and-4-shipping-firms-linked-container-cartel |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
== Business Operations == Its container department produces dry freight containers, refrigerated containers, special containers and other containers. CIMC also offers road transport vehicles, including logistics vehicles, tanker trailers and construction vehicles. In addition, the Company designs and manufactures passenger boarding bridges and cargo handling systems for airports. Based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CIMC is also engaged in the real estate industry through its subsidiaries.
With over 40% market share in the international container business and 56% market share in the dry marine container market, CIMC has been the biggest container-manufacturing company in the world since 1996.<ref>{{cite news| last =Tsui |first =Sandra |title =Top box firm halts output | work =Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News | page =16 | publisher =Informa Australia | date =2008-12-11 }}</ref> It has 12 production bases lay out in South, East and North of China, with products ranging from dry van, reefer, tank and other special containers. The customers include leading shipping companies and container leasing companies. thumb|Ziegler Z8 fire engine In 2013, CIMC acquired German manufacturer of fire engines Ziegler, including its subsidiary Visser B.V., which builds ambulances and interiors of defense vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-08 |title=China's CIMC buys German fire-fighting truckmaker Ziegler |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/chinas-cimc-buys-german-fire-fighting-truckmaker-ziegler-idUSL5N0IT25M/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-24 |title=Chinees staatsbedrijf bouwt onze pantservoertuigen: 'Kwalijk en naïef' |url=https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/artikel/5360612/defensie-china-militair-pantservoertuigen-spionage-boxer-bushmaster |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=RTL Nieuws & Entertainment |language=nl}}</ref>
It owns Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in Yantai, China.
== Listing and Shareholders == On 8 April 1994, the A shares of CIMC were listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.<ref>p.6, Annual Report 2013</ref>
On 19 December 2012, CIMC converted its B shares into H shares, and listed its H shares by way of introduction on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, being the first enterprise in China to do so.<ref>p.6, Annual Report 2013</ref>
According to the 2013 Annual Report of CIMC, China Merchants Group holds 25.54% while COSCO holds 22.75% of the total shares of the company.<ref>p.100, Annual Report 2013 of CIMC</ref> == Other container manufacturers == *CXIC *DFIC *SINGAMAS
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== External links == *[http://www.cimc.com/ China International Marine Containers] *[http://www.vanguardtrailer.com/ Vanguard National Trailer Corporation]
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