Mr. Qin, aged 56, is currently the deputy general manager of the Company, the employee representative director and deputy general manager of COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company), and the chairman of Shanghai Ocean Shipping Company Limited. Mr. Qin started his career in 1988 and served successively as captain of Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd., manager of the maritime service center, crew management division and commerce division of COSCO Shanghai Manning Company Limited, deputy manager and manager of the crew management department of organization/human resources division of China Ocean Shipping Company Limited, the general manager of China-Japan International Ferry Co., Ltd., deputy general manager and the general manager of Shanghai Ocean Shipping Company Limited, etc. Mr. Qin graduated from Dalian Maritime University (formerly known as Dalian Maritime College) with a bachelor's degree in nautical science and is a senior captain.