Sinotrans is a state-owned enterprise.

Sinotrans & CSC is one of the important state-owned backbone enterprises directly managed by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It is a large-scale international modern enterprise group with integrated logistics and shipping as its main business.

On December 29, 2015, Sinotrans & CSC Group was integrated into China Merchants Group and became its wholly-owned subsidiary.

China Merchants Group was founded in 1872 during the Westernization Movement of the late Qing Dynasty.

Over the past 140 years, China Merchants Group has established China's first modern merchant fleet, opened China's first bank and first insurance company, and is a pioneer of China's modern national industry and commerce.

As of March 23, 2024, China Merchants Group's operating headquarters is located in Hong Kong, China, and is listed as one of the four largest Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong, China. As of the end of 2014, its total assets reached 624.1 billion yuan, and its total assets under management were 5.35 trillion yuan. Its main business

It focuses on the three core industries of transportation (ports, highways, energy transportation, logistics, ocean engineering and ship repair), finance (banking, securities, funds, insurance) and park and real estate development.

Sinotrans & CSC was formed in 2009 through the reorganization and merger of Sinotrans and China CSC. It is China's largest comprehensive logistics service provider with logistics as its core business, shipping as an important pillar business, and shipbuilding industry as related supporting businesses.

, is also China's largest international freight forwarding company, air cargo and international express mail agency, the largest inland shipping company, the second largest shipping agency, and the third largest shipping company. As of the end of 2014, its total assets reached 109.1 billion yuan.