Dalian Port (PDA) Company
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UnclaimedDalian Port (PDA) Company was a Chinese port operator providing cargo handling, storage, logistics, and related maritime services at the Port of Dalian.
Last updated October 9, 2026
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Overview
Liaoning Port Co., Ltd. (SEHK: 2880), known as Dalian Port (PDA) Company, is the port operator of the Port of Dalian in Dalian, Liaoning, China. It provides container loading and discharging services, storage services for crude oil, refined oil and liquefied chemicals, container logistics services and the operation of container depots, warehouses, shipping agencies and cargo forwarders, and a bonded logistics park. The company was established in 2005 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2006 with an IPO price of HK$2.575 per share. Its retail portion of the IPO was 851 times oversubscribed and the institutional tranche was 90 times oversubscribed. As a port operator, Dalian Port (PDA) Company is engaged in the core business of handling and storing cargo, particularly containers and liquid bulk such as crude oil, refined oil and liquefied chemicals. It also offers logistics services including container depots, warehouses, shipping agencies and cargo forwarding, and operates a bonded logistics park. The company's operations are centered on the Port of Dalian, a major port in Northeast China.
History
Dalian Port (PDA) Company emerged in 2005 as a corporate operator associated with the Port of Dalian in Dalian, Liaoning Province. The port is an important maritime gateway for northeastern China, supporting container traffic, energy-related cargo, warehousing, forwarding, and other logistics functions. The company’s role was therefore primarily infrastructural and business-to-business: it operated facilities and coordinated services used by shipping lines, cargo owners, industrial companies, freight forwarders, and other participants in domestic and international trade. The company’s disclosed activities covered multiple parts of the port value chain. It provided container loading and discharging services and operated container logistics facilities, including container depots. It also provided storage for crude oil, refined oil, and liquefied chemicals, reflecting the importance of energy and chemical cargoes in the port’s business mix. Warehouses, shipping agencies, cargo-forwarding activities, and a bonded logistics park broadened the offering beyond the physical movement of cargo at the quay. Together, these services linked marine transport with inland distribution, customs-oriented logistics, and industrial storage. In 2006, Dalian Port (PDA) Company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The initial public offering price was HK$2.575 per share. The offering attracted exceptionally strong reported demand: the retail portion was described as 851 times oversubscribed, while the institutional tranche was described as 90 times oversubscribed. The Hong Kong listing placed the operator within the public-market infrastructure sector and gave investors access to a company tied to port throughput and regional logistics demand. The company’s later corporate context is associated with Liaoning Port Co., Ltd., identified in the reference material as the operator of the Port of Dalian and traded in Hong Kong under stock code 2880. The supplied sources do not provide a complete account of any renaming, restructuring, merger, or other legal transition between Dalian Port (PDA) Company and the Liaoning port operating entity. For that reason, the historical company is documented here without asserting a definitive current legal status. Its significance lies in its role as a port operator and logistics platform serving Dalian’s container, energy, warehousing, forwarding, and bonded-transportation ecosystem.
- 2006
Hong Kong listing
[1]The company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at an initial public offering price of HK$2.575 per share.
- 2006
Strong IPO subscription
[1]The retail offering was reported as 851 times oversubscribed and the institutional tranche as 90 times oversubscribed.
- 2005
Company established
[1]Dalian Port (PDA) Company was established as a port operator associated with the Port of Dalian in Liaoning, China.
Products and positioning
A port-infrastructure and logistics operator serving the Port of Dalian and associated industrial, energy, container, and maritime supply chains.
Port operations
Container terminal services
The company provided loading and discharging services for containerized cargo at the Port of Dalian. These operations formed part of its core terminal business and supported shipping lines, cargo owners, and freight-forwarding networks moving goods through northeastern China.
Bulk-liquid logistics
Energy and chemical storage
Dalian Port (PDA) Company operated storage and related handling capabilities for crude oil, refined oil, and liquefied chemicals. This service line connected port infrastructure with energy-import, industrial-storage, and regional distribution requirements.
Logistics services
Container logistics and depots
The company provided container logistics services and operated container depots. These facilities supported the positioning, temporary holding, transfer, and onward movement of containers before or after maritime transportation.
Warehousing and trade logistics
Warehousing and bonded logistics
Its broader logistics platform included warehouses and a bonded logistics park. These assets enabled cargo storage and logistics coordination connected with customs-controlled trade, inland distribution, and port-based supply-chain activity.
Maritime support services
Shipping agency and cargo forwarding
The company also provided shipping-agency and cargo-forwarding services. These activities complemented its terminal and storage operations by helping coordinate vessels, cargo documentation, and the movement of goods through the port network.
Recent events
Reported
Dalian Port reports chairman and senior executive departures[2]
Dalian Port reported that Xu Song resigned as chairman and non-executive director, and that Cao Dong would perform the chairman's duties until a new chairman was elected. The company also reported that Yan Gang, Wei Minghui and Xing Jianfei had submitted resignations from their respective deputy chairman, general manager and deputy general manager roles; their resignation letters were received on December 17, 2019.
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