On May 27, 2026, the 10th Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum 2026 (hereinafter referred to as the Maritime Silk Road Forum, MPF) grandly opened at the Ningbo International Conference Center. The forum was hosted by the People's Government of Ningbo Municipality, the Department of Transport of Zhejiang Province, the Department of Ocean Economy Development of Zhejiang Province, and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, and undertaken by Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co., Ltd. and Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group Co., Ltd.

He Zhongwei, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province; Huang Zhendong, Former Minister of the Ministry of Communications; David Osborne, Director of the Marine Environment Division of the International Maritime Organization (IMO); Lin Ji, Director and General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Group; Xu Zuyuan, Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport; He Jianzhong, Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Former Chairman of the China Institute of Navigation; Jin Jingdong, Chief Planner of the Ministry of Transport; Liang Linchong, Director-General of the Department of Regional Opening-up of the National Development and Reform Commission; Yan Xinping, Chairman of the China Institute of Navigation; Jens Meier, President of the International Association of Ports and Harbors and Chief Executive Officer of the Hamburg Port Authority, and other leaders attended the opening ceremony.

Huang Youfang, Chairman of 50SERC and Director of the Expert Committee, and Chen Hongbing, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of 50SERC, President and Editor-in-Chief of China Shipping Gazette (CSG), were invited to attend the opening ceremony.

Founded in 2015, the Maritime Silk Road Forum has grown from a regional exchange platform into an important international cooperation platform in the port and shipping sector of the Maritime Silk Road after more than ten years of development. It has attracted more than 10,000 participants from over 80 countries and regions, becoming one of the iconic platforms connecting global ports and serving the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

With the theme of "Resilient Collaboration for a Win-Win Future", the forum directly addresses the current risks of global trade fragmentation and supply chain challenges. "Resilience" emphasizes building a port and shipping logistics network with strong impact resistance and rapid recovery capabilities; "Collaboration" advocates open cooperation across systems and regions; "Win-Win" demonstrates the firm stance against trade protectionism and upholding the multilateral system. This theme not only deeply inherits the spirit of cooperation over the past decade, but also strongly guides the future development path.

On the afternoon of May 27, the 2026 Port Technology Innovation Conference, a concurrent event of the Maritime Silk Road Forum, was held. With the theme of "Promoting 'AI + Port and Shipping' Scenario Innovation to Build a New Smart Port and Shipping Ecosystem", the conference was hosted by the China Ports & Harbors Association (CPHA), and co-organized by the Science and Technology Professional Committee of the China Ports & Harbors Association, China Communications News Agency, and Port Technology Magazine.

Huang Youfang, Chairman of 50SERC and Director of the Expert Committee, was invited to attend the conference and presented the first prize of the 2025 China Ports & Harbors Association Science and Technology Award.

Huang Youfang, Chairman of 50SERC and Director of the Expert Committee

President Huang Youfang presented awards to the representatives of the winning teams

The China Ports & Harbors Association Science and Technology Award aims to reward units, teams and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological progress of the port industry, fully mobilize the enthusiasm and creativity of scientific and technological workers in the port industry, promote the scientific and technological progress of China's port industry, and drive the high-quality development of ports.