Global law firm HFW has accompanied the UK's minister for shipping Nusrat Ghani on a visit to CoscoCS headquarters in Shanghai.
The delegation was there to discuss maritime opportunities in the UK in a meeting on Wednesday.
HFW partners Nick Poynder and Stephen Marais, and senior manager Jenny Chester, formed part of the UK government party alongside Ghani and senior officials from the UK departments for transport and trade.
They met CoscoCS chairman Xu Lirong, professors from its maritime department and the heads of the company's strategy and corporate management, operating management, capital operation management, and public divisions.
Marais said: "We are honoured to have accompanied Ms Ghani on this important visit and would like to thank Captain Xu Lirong and the rest of the Cosco team for their warm welcome.
"The UK and China are two of the world's most important centres for the shipping and maritime industry, and the already strong ties between the countries are only likely to increase in light of Brexit. It's an incredibly exciting time to be part of such a thriving sector."
In 2016, HFW entered into a formal association with Chinese law firm Wintell & Co, becoming only the second international law firm to enter into a local partnership under the Shanghai Free Trade Zone rules.
