| · | On September 26th, 1978 the COSCO vessel "Ping Xiang Cheng" set sail from Shanghai bound for Sydney, Australia. It not only opened the first Sino-Australia container shipping liner route, but also marked the opening up of China's first international liner container service. |
| · | On May 21st, 1980 Five Star Shipping & Agency Co. Pty Ltd. was established. It was the first joint venture between a Chinese company, COSCO and Burns Philp & Company Limited in Australia. Five Star Shipping & Agency Co. Pty Ltd was mainly engaged in the agency business of COSCO Container Lines. |
| · | On September 28th, 1991 COSCO (New Zealand) Ltd. was established. |
| · | In January 1994 Five Star Shipping & Agency Co. Pty Ltd became a wholly-owned subsidiary COSCO Group. |
| · | On August 23rd, 1995 COSCO Oceania Pty Ltd was established as the regional head office for the COSCO Group. |
| · | On August 23rd, 1995 COSCO Oceania Marine Services Pty Ltd was established. |
| · | On November 27, 1995 Ocean & Air Cargo Services Pty Ltd was established. |
| · | On June 13, 1996 COSCO Oceania Chartering Pty Ltd was established |
| · | On October 9, 1997 Five Star Bulk Shipping Agency Pty Ltd was established. |
| · | On September 1, 2000 Oceania Container Services was registered, mainly engaged in container repair and depot operations. |
| · | On January 4，2016 Approved by the State Council, COSCO and China Shipping were merged into China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited. On February 18 ,2016, China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited was formally established in Shanghai. In June 2016, COSCO SHIPPING (Oceania) Pty Ltd was established. |