Booming On-Site Atmosphere! The 2nd International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (Shanghai) Opens Today | News

50SERC News · 2024-08-21

On the morning of August 21, the 2nd International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (Shanghai) (ISL Expo 2024) grandly opened at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing.

This year's expo is co-hosted by China Shipping Gazette, the Shipping and Logistics Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association, the Express Logistics Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association, and the Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center. Huang Zhendong, Former Minister of the Ministry of Transport; Xu Zuyuan, Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Chief Expert on Decision-Making Consultation of the China Association for Science and Technology; and Dong Zhiyi, Former Deputy Administrator of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, attended the opening ceremony.

Huang Zhendong, Former Minister of the Ministry of Transport

Xu Zuyuan, Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Chief Expert on Decision-Making Consultation of the China Association for Science and Technology

Dong Zhiyi, Former Deputy Administrator of the Civil Aviation Administration of China

Also attending the opening ceremony were Li Gang, Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Communications and Transportation Association and Director of the Standardization Technical Committee of the China Communications and Transportation Association; Li Wenxin, Vice President of the China Communications and Transportation Association and Former Deputy General Manager of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.; Zhang Chunzhi, Vice President of the China Communications and Transportation Association; Wang Guodong, Vice President of the China Communications and Transportation Association; Wang Hexun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of Shanghai Salvage Bureau of the Ministry of Transport; Dong Hui, Deputy Director of the Freight Department of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.; Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette; Wang Haijian, Vice President of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. and President of the Shipping and Logistics Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association; Huang Youfang, Director of the Logistics Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education and Former President of Shanghai Maritime University; Xu Dongsheng, Vice Chairman of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association; Wang Yongli, Expert of the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Transport, Expert of the "Veteran Transport" Think Tank of the Ministry of Transport, and Leader of the Expert Group of the Express Logistics Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association; Gao Wei, Deputy General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Logistics & Supply Chain Co., Ltd.; Glenn Peñaranda, Commercial Consul of the Consulate General of the Republic of the Philippines in Shanghai; Zeng Yan, First-Class Inspector of the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce; Xue Yidong, President of the China Maritime Pilots Association; Hong Jun, Assistant General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited; Shi Meiqi, General Manager of Huanming (Shanghai) International Shipping Agency Co., Ltd.; Ren Haiping, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of SIPG Logistics Co., Ltd.; Li Wucheng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director and General Manager of Shandong Port Qingdao Port Group Co., Ltd.; Jia Jun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Yangtze New Silk Road International Logistics (Hubei) Group Co., Ltd.; Wang Yi, Sales General Manager of the Route and Sales Department, MSC Greater China; Wang Xinbo, General Manager of COSCO Shipping Technology Co., Ltd.; Zeng Zhaomin, General Manager of Shanghai Panasia Shipping Co., Ltd.; Zhang Xiaodong, Director of Pudong Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport; Qu Hong, Chairman of Chongqing Port Co., Ltd.; Wang Minfeng, Deputy Director of the Public Relations Department of COSCO SHIPPING LINES Co., Ltd.; Wang Qiu, Deputy General Manager of Sinotrans Container Lines Co., Ltd.; Wang Baohui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Cangzhou Port Group; Huang Fayi, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Tianjin Port Group Logistics Co., Ltd.; Jiang Wei, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping (Group) Co., Ltd.; Xue Baoquan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Branch and Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Port Rail-Sea Intermodal Co., Ltd.; Huang Jian, President of Unitrans Group Holdings Co., Ltd.; Wen Zuyi, Deputy General Manager of Beibu Gulf Port Co., Ltd.; Li Bin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Central China Port and Shipping Logistics Group Co., Ltd.; Ye Shiyi, Executive Deputy General Manager of the Marine Transportation Division of Dasheng Logistics Co., Ltd.; She Xiuqi, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Wuhan Xingang Datong International Shipping Co., Ltd.; and Guo Jianfei, General Manager of Shanghai Hailian Zhitong Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Li Wenxin, Vice President of the China Communications and Transportation Association (the guiding unit of the expo) and Former Deputy General Manager of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., and Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette (the host unit of the expo), delivered speeches respectively, wishing the expo a complete success and providing a communication platform for all parties in the supply chain.

Li Wenxin, Vice President of the China Communications and Transportation Association and Former Deputy General Manager of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette

Dong Hui, Deputy Director of the Freight Department of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.; Ren Haiping, Chairman of SIPG Logistics Co., Ltd.; Gao Wei, Deputy General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Logistics & Supply Chain Co., Ltd.; Hong Jun, Assistant General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited; and Wang Yi, Sales General Manager of the Route and Sales Department, MSC Greater China, delivered speeches on behalf of distinguished guests, port logistics exhibitors, supply chain logistics exhibitors, terminal operator exhibitors and international exhibitors respectively. Chen Hongbing, Editor-in-Chief of China Shipping Gazette, presided over the opening ceremony.

Dong Hui, Deputy Director of the Freight Department of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

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

Gao Wei, Deputy General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Logistics & Supply Chain Co., Ltd.

Hong Jun, Assistant General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited

Wang Yi, Sales General Manager of the Route and Sales Department, MSC Greater China

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", strives to build "the expo with the largest gathering of logistics managers from foreign trade cargo owners". It is expected to attract 20,000 professional visitors, including more than 2,500 foreign trade cargo owner buyers.

A total of more than 200 enterprises and institutions participated in the exhibition or sponsorship, including shipping enterprises such as COSCO SHIPPING LINES, MSC, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, SITC International, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers, Jinjiang Shipping, Sinotrans Container Lines, China United Lines, Matson Navigation, Dalian Jifa, Jiangsu Ocean Taihai Container Shipping; port enterprises such as Shanghai Port, COSCO SHIPPING Ports, Tianjin Port, Qingdao Port, Beibu Gulf Port, Hubei Port, Xiamen Container Terminal, Cangzhou Port, Lianyungang Port; as well as freight forwarding, multimodal transport and supply chain enterprises such as China Railway Special Cargo Logistics, COSCO SHIPPING Logistics & Supply Chain, Zhongtong Express, Dasheng Logistics, Jiangsu International Freight Train, Dalian Qianjin, Yudu Supply Chain, Hailian Zhitong, Shanghai Port Rail-Sea Intermodal, Yunda Express, PACTL.

Opening Ceremony Ribbon-Cutting

At the opening ceremony, the plaque-unveiling ceremony for the "Research Group on China's Logistics ESG Series Standards" was also held. Huang Zhendong, Former Minister of the Ministry of Transport, and Xu Zuyuan, Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Chief Expert on Decision-Making Consultation of the China Association for Science and Technology, jointly unveiled the plaque. Dong Zhiyi, Former Deputy Administrator of the Civil Aviation Administration of China; Li Gang, Vice President of the China Communications and Transportation Association and Director of the Standardization Technical Committee of the China Communications and Transportation Association; Li Wenxin, Former Deputy General Manager of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. and Vice President of the China Communications and Transportation Association; Huang Youfang, Director of the Logistics Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education and Former President of Shanghai Maritime University; and Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette, witnessed the unveiling.

Plaque Unveiling of the Research Group on China's Logistics ESG Series Standards

"ESG" refers to Environment, Social and Governance, which is an important measure to promote the high-quality development of China's logistics industry. At present, the China Communications and Transportation Association has accepted and publicized the project application for the group standard General Requirements for ESG Disclosure of Logistics Enterprises, put forward by units including the Shipping and Logistics Branch and the Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center. Follow-up preparation work for the group standard Guidelines for ESG Disclosure of Shipping and Logistics Enterprises has also been included in the work plan.

To carry out the research and development of the above standards, under the guidance of the China Communications and Transportation Association, the China Top 50 Shipping Elites Forum, the Shipping and Logistics Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association, China Shipping Gazette, the Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center and other units invited key enterprises and institutions to jointly initiate the "Research Group on China's Logistics ESG Series Standards", as the main body to promote the formulation of logistics enterprises' ESG series standards. The research group is led by Professor Huang Youfang, initiator of the China Top 50 Shipping Elites Forum, former Chairman of the China Institute of Navigation and former President of Shanghai Maritime University. It gathers well-known domestic and foreign experts in logistics and ESG, as well as professionals recommended by all initiating and supporting units, forming a high-level research team that is leading in China and aligned with international standards.

In addition, the research group, in cooperation with the Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center, also launched a collection campaign for logistics ESG practice cases. At the opening ceremony, Huang Youfang, Director of the Logistics Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education and Former President of Shanghai Maritime University, and Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette, presented certificates to some enterprises participating in the case collection.

Enterprises Participating in the Case Collection Received Certificates

At the conference, the Initiative for Resilient Development of International Supply Chain Logistics was also released. Covering multiple transport modes, supporting the sustainable development (ESG) of logistics enterprises, paying attention to the reasonable demands of small and medium logistics and cargo owner enterprises, and calling for the establishment of a regular communication mechanism between cargo owners and logistics enterprises, the initiative includes the following contents: it is proposed that all parties of supply and demand in international supply chain logistics sign reasonable long-term cooperation agreements based on the market environment and business demands; it is proposed that suppliers of international supply chain logistics vigorously adopt digital and intelligent technologies to improve logistics operation efficiency and service quality; it is proposed that demanders of international supply chain logistics fully recognize the cyclical characteristics of the international logistics industry and acknowledge the value of international logistics services; it is proposed that all parties in international supply chain logistics pay attention to the survival and development of small and medium-sized enterprises; it is proposed that all parties in international supply chain logistics establish a regular communication mechanism to strengthen interaction and communication.

Chen Hongbing, Editor-in-Chief of China Shipping Gazette, Released the Initiative for Resilient Development of International Supply Chain Logistics

In the next step, China Shipping Gazette will cooperate with relevant industry organizations and major international logistics and foreign trade cargo owner enterprises to implement the spirit of the Initiative for Resilient Development of International Supply Chain Logistics, promote the formulation of relevant standards for international supply chain logistics enterprises, carry out relevant certifications, and promote them to foreign trade cargo owner enterprises, so as to jointly contribute to the resilient and stable development of international supply chain logistics.

As concurrent events of this year's expo, the 2nd Roundtable for Chairmen of China's Listed Logistics Companies and the High-Level Meeting of Core Enterprises in Port, Shipping, Railway, Air and Express Industries were held on August 20.

On August 21, events including the 3rd Rail-Water Intermodal Transport Development Forum, the 7th Global Trade and Container Shipping Conference – Strategy and Trend Session, the 1st Annual Meeting of the International Air Logistics Forum, the 1st ISEA Special Service Matchmaking Conference – Southeast Asia Session, the 2024 China Wire and Cable Products Overseas Expansion and High-Quality Supply Chain Development Conference, the 2024 National Tire Industry Export and Shipping Logistics Cooperation Forum, the 2024 PV Industry Supply Chain Logistics Forum, the 2024 China Home Appliance Industry International Supply Chain Development Summit Forum, and the Meeting between Foreign Trade Cargo Owners and Heads of Key Exhibitors & Symposium on Units of the Initiative for Resilient Development of International Supply Chain Logistics, were also held.