SEAWORLD, SHENZHEN
Jitthu Sukumaran Nair
Business Development & Strategy, Eltorque Norway, Chief Advisor HSL, Ministry of Defence, Green & Renewable Energy
Sea World is a famous place in Shekou, even Shenzhen. Not only because of the international bar street, but the big Minghua Ship. The Minghua Ship was named ANCEEVILLA before. On August 7, 1962, the Minghua boat first launched in French as luxury passenger yacht. The French President de Gaulle attended the opening ceremony of lunching Minghua Ship that day.
In 1973, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO in short) bought ANCEEVILLA from French in Malta and changed its name from ANCEEVILLA to Minghua.
In 1983, Shekou Industrial Zone signed the agreement of transfer of the Minghua Ship with COSCO at the price of 3 million. Shekou Industrial Zone Co.,Ltd belongs to China Merchants who first developed the Shekou. Until today, a large area of Shekou belongs to the China Merchants.
The Minghua Ship has 9 floors, 263 guests rooms, the biggest dining hall at the boat can hold 500 people at the same time. It has 2 swimming pools, 4 bars and more than 200 beds.
ULTRADEEP SOLUTIONS, SINGAPORE build the "State of the Art" DSCVs with China Merchant Heavy Industry, Shenzhen