HNSS(SZ:002320) Xin Lang Cai Jing·2025-09-16 11:24Core Viewpoint - Hainan Strait Shipping Co., Ltd. held an online performance briefing for the first half of 2025, where the management addressed various business aspects and investor inquiries [1][2]. Performance and Business Strategy - The company aims to enhance efficiency in the second half of 2025 by focusing on "increasing revenue, controlling costs, and integration" through measures such as controlling fuel, material, and labor costs, and promoting the integration of COSCO Shipping Passenger Transport to achieve "five shares" [3]. - The company explained the discrepancy between profit and cash flow trends, attributing it to differences in accounting methods and timing of subsidy receipts and performance bonuses [3]. Dividend and Strategic Planning - The company emphasizes the rights of minority shareholders and will adhere to a "stable, sustainable, and predictable" dividend policy while balancing development and returns [4]. - The tourism strategy includes optimizing the Sanya to Xisha tourism route, developing cruise-like vessels, and exploring other marine tourism routes, with an overall strategy centered on "one body and two wings" [4]. - To avoid operational efficiency decline during the integration period, the company will enhance operational efficiency through fleet capacity pooling and resource sharing [4]. Business Progress and Response Strategies - The company has successfully developed stable cargo sources in Fangchenggang/Beihai and is seeing good results in new hub recruitment [5]. - The Hainan Free Trade Port policy is expected to reduce operational costs, and the new Haikou port has passed acceptance tests, with the company actively participating in related exercises [5]. - The company is evaluating the feasibility of participating in duty-free businesses and assessing new route openings to strengthen its "golden waterway" strategy [5].