Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) is a leading international corporation committed to innovation and technology with businesses spanning the globe.

Its diverse array of holdings range from some of the world's biggest port operators and retailers to property development and infrastructure to the most technologically-advanced and marketing-savvy telecommunications operators. With operations in 54 countries and approximately 220,000 employees worldwide, Hutchison has five core businesses - ports and related services; property and hotels; retail; energy, infrastructure, investments and others; and telecommunications.

HWL's port development and operations expertise began in Hong Kong, where Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) is the world's busiest independently owned container terminal operator.

In 1991, HWL acquired the Port of Felixstowe, its first port acquisition outside Hong Kong. Reflecting HWL's ongoing global expansion and internationalisation, Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) was formally set up in 1994 to hold and manage HWL's ports and related services worldwide. Since 1994, HPH has expanded globally to strategic locations in 25 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Today, HPH is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator with interests in a total of 308 berths in 51 ports.

In 2009, HPH handled a combined throughput of 65.3 million TEUs worldwide.