On May 14, 2014, Mr. Ma Zehua, Chairman of the Board of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, met with a US delegation led by Ohio Congressman Steve Chabot, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Congressman Stephen Lynch from Massachusetts.   Chairman Ma welcomed the delegation at COSCO’s headquarters office at Ocean Plaza in Beijing and recapped COSCO’s current business in the United States.  Chairman Ma extended his gratitude to the United States’ support of COSCO, specifically mentioning the continued collaboration between COSCO and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) in Boston.

COSCO Chairman Ma (center) with Congressman Chabot (right) and Congressman Lynch (left) at Ocean Plaza

Congressman Chabot and Congressman Lynch highlighted COSCO’s role in promoting Sino-US trade and expressed their hopes to maintain this cooperation.  Both sides also exchanged views on current issues of common concern on the world economy, bilateral trade and the shipping market. 

Counselors from the US Embassy, officials from the US-China Partnership Committee (UPC) and relevant divisions from COSCO Group also attended the meeting.