On the morning of today (November 21), the "2023 International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (Shanghai) & the 6th Global Trade and Container Shipping Conference" grandly opened at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing.

Huang Zhendong, Former Minister of the Ministry of Transport; Xu Zuyuan, Maritime Goodwill Ambassador of the International Maritime Organization and Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport; and Ma Liqiang, Former Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for Key Large State-Owned Enterprises, attended the opening ceremony.

Huang Zhendong, Former Minister of the Ministry of Transport

Xu Zuyuan, Maritime Goodwill Ambassador of the International Maritime Organization and Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport

Ma Liqiang, Former Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for Key Large State-Owned Enterprises

Also attending the opening ceremony were Li Gang, Vice President and Secretary-General of China Communications and Transportation Association; Wang Guodong, Vice President of China Communications and Transportation Association; Hu Hanxiang, Former Director General of the Water Transport Department, Ministry of Transport; Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette; Zhang Ye, President of Shanghai Shipping Exchange; Zhang Aiguo, Secretary-General of China Shipowners' Association; Song Baoru, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Maritime University; Wang Jianhua, Director of the Pearl River Maritime Administration of the Ministry of Transport; Fei Weijun, Former President of the Water Transport Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport; Huang Youfang, Former President of Shanghai Maritime University; Xu Guoyi, Former Director of the Office of Shanghai Combined Port Administrative Committee; Wang Xianjin, Vice President of the Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transport; Xie Chunlin, Former Chairman of China Merchants Energy Shipping; He Xianli, General Manager of Hubei Port Group Co., Ltd.; Sun Zhengfu, Deputy General Manager of Shandong Port Group Co., Ltd.; Cao Zengdong, Secretary-General of China Ports Association; Chen Zhaohui, Chairman of Xiamen Port Development Co., Ltd.; Sin Chanthy, President of Cambodia National Logistics Association; Fu Peng, Deputy General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Logistics & Supply Chain Co., Ltd.; Ren Haiping, Chairman of SIPG Logistics Co., Ltd.; Shi Meiqi, General Manager of Huanming (Shanghai) Shipping Agency Co., Ltd.; Xiao Junguang, Board Secretary of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings; Luo Heping, Director of the Comprehensive Bonded Zone Management Division, Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality; Xu Weifeng, Deputy General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Ports; Zhao Chunji, General Manager of Sinotrans Container Lines Co., Ltd.; Wang Yi, Sales General Manager of Central and North China, MSC Greater China; Fang Fang, Secretary-General of China Automatic Identification Manufacturers Association; Xiao Jian, President of Shanghai Customs Brokers Association; Li Linhai, Secretary-General of Shanghai International Freight Forwarders Association; Ge Shangen, Chairman of AMASS International Logistics Group.

Li Gang, Vice President and Secretary-General of China Communications and Transportation Association (the guiding unit of the expo), Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette (the organizer of the expo and the container shipping conference), and Zhang Ye, President of Shanghai Shipping Exchange (the organizer of the container shipping conference), delivered speeches respectively, wishing the expo and conference a complete success and providing a communication platform for all parties of shipowners and cargo owners.

 Li Gang, Vice President and Secretary-General of China Communications and Transportation Association

Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette

Zhang Ye, President of Shanghai Shipping Exchange

In addition, Sin Chanthy, President of Cambodia National Logistics Association, delivered a speech on behalf of foreign guests. Ren Haiping, Chairman of SIPG Logistics Co., Ltd., and Wang Yi, Sales General Manager of Central and North China, MSC Greater China, delivered speeches on behalf of domestic and international exhibitors. Luo Heping, Director of the Comprehensive Bonded Zone Management Division, Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality, delivered a speech on behalf of supporting units. Chen Hongbing, Editor-in-Chief of China Shipping Gazette, presided over the opening ceremony.

 Sin Chanthy, President of Cambodia National Logistics Association

 Ren Haiping, Chairman of SIPG Logistics Co., Ltd.

Wang Yi, Sales General Manager of Central and North China, MSC Greater China

Luo Heping, Director of the Comprehensive Bonded Zone Management Division, Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality

Chen Hongbing, Editor-in-Chief of China Shipping Gazette

The three-day expo, themed "Gathering Port, Shipping, Railway and Air, Connecting Foreign Trade Cargo Owners", aims to connect upstream and downstream resources of the industrial chain, including foreign trade cargo owners, shipowners, ports, cross-border freight trains, air cargo and international freight forwarding logistics.

Numerous well-known port and shipping enterprises participated in the exhibition or sponsorship, including COSCO SHIPPING Lines, MSC, Yang Ming Marine Transport, SITC International, Shanghai Port, COSCO SHIPPING Ports, Shandong Port, Jiangsu Port, Hubei Port, Guangzhou Port, Xiamen Port, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers, Panasia Shipping, Sinotrans Container Lines, Jinjiang Shipping, Matson, China United Lines, Yantian International, as well as upstream and downstream supply chain enterprises and institutions such as COSCO SHIPPING Logistics & Supply Chain, Dasheng Logistics, E-bao Network Technology, COSCO Shipping Technology, AMASS International, Platypus, Hailian Zhitong, Shanghai Woxing, Chunhong Supply Chain, Civil Aviation Express, Junzheng Logistics, Unitrans Group, WiseTech Global, and Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality.

Guests Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

At present, the global shipping market is in a turbulent downturn, and a stable ship-cargo relationship is the cornerstone of the healthy development of industrial and supply chains. To promote the building of a community with a shared future for shipowners and cargo owners, at the opening ceremony of this expo, China Shipowners' Association, China Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Enterprise Association and China Shipping Gazette, together with some cargo owner enterprises and major port and shipping logistics enterprises, jointly released the Initiative on Integrity and Collaboration between Shipowners and Cargo Owners.

The main contents of the Initiative on Integrity and Collaboration between Shipowners and Cargo Owners include: it is proposed and encouraged that all parties of shipowners and cargo owners sign operable long-term agreements; it is proposed that shipowner enterprises improve service quality; it is proposed that cargo owners deepen their understanding of the shipping industry and support the digital and low-carbon development of shipping; it is proposed that all parties explore freight rate stabilization mechanisms to help form an "open, fair and just" price system; it is proposed that the annual long-term contract signing quarter be determined in line with China's national conditions.

 Chen Hongbing, Editor-in-Chief of China Shipping Gazette, Released the Initiative on Integrity and Collaboration between Shipowners and Cargo Owners

On November 20, the Roundtable for Chairmen of China Listed Logistics Companies was held. On November 21, events including the 10th Annual Meeting of the China Top 50 Shipping Elites Forum, the "Tribute to 30 Years" — Gala Dinner for the 30th Anniversary of China Shipping Gazette, the First Advanced Training Course on International Trade and Supply Chain Logistics, the 2023 PV Industry Supply Chain Logistics Forum, and the Heavy Industry and Construction Machinery Logistics Forum were also held.

On November 22, events including the Symposium on Cross-Border Freight Train Business Development, the "Port and Shipping Logistics Digitalization Roundtable", the Technology and Service Innovation Session of the Container Shipping Conference, the Member Meeting of the Shipping and Logistics Branch, as well as cargo owner matchmaking events such as the Automobile Export Logistics Forum and the Cross-Border E-Commerce Development Forum will be held.

The "2023 International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (Shanghai)" is co-hosted by China Shipping Gazette, the Shipping and Logistics Branch of China Communications and Transportation Association and the Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center, co-organized by China Ports Association and China Automatic Identification Manufacturers Association, supported by China Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Enterprise Association, with government support from the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality and the Investment Promotion Office (Shipping Office) of Hongkou District, Shanghai, and co-organized by COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd., COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, Shandong Port Group Co., Ltd., Xiamen Port Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai International Freight Forwarders Association, Shenzhen Cross-Border E-Commerce Association and Shanghai Customs Brokers Association, with support from COSCO SHIPPING Logistics & Supply Chain Co., Ltd.

The 6th Global Trade and Container Shipping Conference is co-hosted by China Shipowners' Association, Shanghai Shipping Exchange and China Shipping Gazette, and co-organized by COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. and COSCO Shipping Technology Co., Ltd.

It is learned that the 2nd International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (Shanghai) will be held in Shanghai from August 21 to 23, 2024.