SHANGHAI starts building International Shipping Service Centre

THE 550,000-square metre Shanghai International Shipping Service Centre is being built on the north bank of the Huangpu River , reports Xinhua.

The centre to be completed by 2012 and jointly-invested by Shanghai International Port Group and Sinochem Corporation with each holding a 50 per cent stake

The centre will link international passenger facilities soon to be completed in Shanghai port, and then connect the north bank service area, which also calls for the construction of a two million-square metre upscale office complex.