On the morning of March 28, the 4th China (Dongjiang) Shipping Industry Week and the 8th China Maritime Finance (Dongjiang) International Forum grandly opened in Binhai New Area, Tianjin.
With the care and support of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee and Tianjin Municipal People's Government, under the careful guidance of the China Communications and Transportation Association and the People's Government of Binhai New Area, Tianjin, and with the support of the Administrative Committee of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, this conference is jointly planned and organized by China Shipping Gazette and Tianjin Dongjiang Port-Industry-City Investment Group Co., Ltd.
Hu Yadong, President of the China Communications and Transportation Association and Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Railways; Li Shuqi, Leader of Tianjin Municipality; Shan Zefeng, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Binhai New Area Committee and Mayor of Binhai New Area; Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette; Zhang Guihua, Deputy Mayor of Binhai New Area, Tianjin; Li Cailiang, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Administrative Committee of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone; Shan Hongjun, President of Dalian Maritime University; Sun Feng, President of China Classification Society; Jiao Guangjun, President of Tianjin Port (Group) Co., Ltd.; Zhu Chunli, Deputy Director of Tianjin Municipal Tax Service, State Taxation Administration; Li Yunshan, Deputy President of the People's Bank of China Tianjin Branch; Liu Shugang, Second-Class Inspector of Tianjin Regulatory Bureau, National Financial Regulatory Administration; Huang Haibo, Deputy Director of Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration; Shi Fuxin, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice President of Tianjin Maritime Court; Liu Hui, Member of the Party Leadership Group of Tianjin Customs and Director of Xingang Customs; Kou Xiaoshuang, Deputy Director of Tianjin Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau; Liang Nan, Second-Class Inspector of Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce; Du Erpeng, Deputy Director of Tianjin Municipal Port and Shipping Administration; Zhang Shouguo, Executive Vice President of China Shipowners' Association; Nie Linhai, Former Deputy Director-General and Inspector of the Department of E-Commerce and Informatization, Ministry of Commerce; Fei Weijun, Former President of the Water Transport Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport; Zhang Huaqin, Former President of Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Ministry of Transport; and Chen Hongbing, Secretary-General of the China Top 50 Shipping Elites Forum and Editor-in-Chief of China Shipping Gazette, attended the opening ceremony.
Also attending the event were representatives from the China Maritime Arbitration Commission, as well as renowned domestic and overseas shipping enterprises, leasing companies, manufacturers, financial institutions and intermediary service providers. The event received sponsorship support from enterprises including ICBC Financial Leasing, Minsheng Financial Leasing and Far East Horizon.
More than 450 guests attended the opening ceremony of the 4th China (Dongjiang) Shipping Industry Week, and over 40 media outlets covered the conference. Over 1,000 guests participated in the series of events of this Shipping Industry Week, with a total of more than 3,600 participants attending conferences, exhibitions and field visits both online and offline.
At present, supported and led by the high-quality development of Binhai New Area and the Pilot Free Trade Zone, Tianjin is formulating the Action Plan for the Integrated Development of Port, Industry and City in Tianjin, and has put forward the requirement of building a demonstration zone for port-industry-city integrated development. To this end, the theme of this forum is set as "Mutual Support of Shipping, Trade and Finance, Integrated Development of Port, Industry and City", aiming to build a platform to invite industry experts and leaders to offer suggestions for the future development of the industry.
Transportation Association and Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Railways
At the opening ceremony, Hu Yadong, President of the China Communications and Transportation Association and Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Railways, delivered a speech on behalf of the guiding units.
He stated that the development of new quality productive forces driven by scientific and technological innovation has become an important hotspot and trend for all sectors facing the future. The transportation industry, including maritime and port-shipping logistics, is a key sector carrying strategic emerging industries and future industries, and an important field for the development of new quality productive forces.
He emphasized that this conference focusing on the key topic of "Mutual Support of Shipping, Trade and Finance, Integrated Development of Port, Industry and City" to explore the future development trend of the industry is very timely and necessary. Tianjin Dongjiang is a gathering place for high-end shipping resources such as shipping financial leasing and offshore engineering equipment, and enjoys unique advantages in the integrated development of port, industry and city. He expressed the hope that the Shipping Industry Week brand will become a "star event" in the fields of maritime finance and shipping-trade logistics.
Li Shuqi, Leader of Tianjin Municipality
Li Shuqi, Leader of Tianjin Municipality, stated in his speech that as an important development area of Binhai New Area and the core area of Tianjin Pilot Free Trade Zone, Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone has achieved remarkable results in promoting port-industry-city integration, developing new quality productive forces and comprehensively deepening reform and opening up by leveraging its well-known strength in financial leasing. The shipping industry is booming, logistics and trade are developing innovatively, and maritime finance continues to expand. In the next step, Tianjin will continue to give play to Binhai New Area's role as an engine for high-quality development, and fully support Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone in advancing port-industry-city integration and continuously growing the financial leasing industry.
Shan Zefeng, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Binhai New Area Committee and Mayor of Binhai New Area
Shan Zefeng, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Binhai New Area Committee and Mayor of Binhai New Area, said in his speech that Binhai New Area has continuously innovated its policy system, service models and guarantee mechanisms. With a first-class business environment, it has attracted a large number of outstanding maritime finance enterprises and leading shipping enterprises to settle in, becoming a national highland for ship financial leasing and financial innovation industries, providing important support for boosting high-quality development and accelerating the formation of new quality productive forces. He sincerely hoped that entrepreneurs and leaders would continue to care for and support the construction of "Binhai City", and jointly create a new prospect for the development of China's shipping industry.
Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette
Ni Wei, President of China Shipping Gazette, delivered a speech on behalf of the organizer. He said that productivity iteration is the internal engine for the development of the port and shipping logistics industry. The industrial transformation brought by the new round of scientific and technological revolution is bringing disruptive changes to the industry ecosystem, and the financial industry will inevitably play a key role in this process. The development and investment of new port and shipping technologies cannot be separated from the support of the financial industry. He emphasized that China Shipping Gazette will give full play to its role as a professional media, work with the Administrative Committee of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone to run the Shipping Industry Week well, provide the industry with an open and harmonious platform for exchange, cooperation, discussion and consultation, and contribute to the formation of a new industry ecosystem and the building of a country with strong transportation.
Li Cailiang, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Administrative Committee of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone
Li Cailiang, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Administrative Committee of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, systematically introduced the phased achievements of Dongjiang's port-industry-city integrated development under the theme of "Mutual Support of Shipping, Trade and Finance, Integrated Development of Port, Industry and City". He said that at present, Dongjiang has attracted more than 20,000 enterprises to settle in, including over 4,000 trading companies, more than 40 shipping companies, over 600 headquarters-based leasing companies, more than 300 commercial factoring companies, and over 3,000 aircraft and vessel project companies, with leasing assets reaching 1.5 trillion yuan. In the future, Dongjiang will focus on promoting the implementation of major fiscal, taxation and regulatory reform policies for the leasing industry, build an internationally competitive business environment, innovate models to ensure the security of strategic assets such as aircraft and vessels, accelerate the construction of a vessel trading platform, activate the resources of shipping enterprises in Tianjin, and once again lead industrial transformation and development through deeper reform and innovation.
Li Hong, Deputy Director of the Financial Affairs Office of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee
Li Hong, Deputy Director of the Financial Affairs Office of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee, presided over the opening ceremony of the 4th China (Dongjiang) Shipping Industry Week and the 8th China Maritime Finance (Dongjiang) International Forum.
Zhang Zhenghua, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Chief Strategic Partner of this Shipping Industry Week
At the subsequent plenary session, Zhang Zhenghua, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., the chief strategic partner of this Shipping Industry Week, delivered a speech themed "Give Play to the Advantages of Modern Shipping Financial Services to Promote the Integrated Development of Port, Industry and City in Tianjin". He analyzed the foundation and significance of the integrated development of port, industry and city in Tianjin, and introduced the specific measures of ICBC Financial Leasing to support national strategies and serve the integrated development of port, industry and city in Tianjin.
Jiao Guangjun, President of Tianjin Port (Group) Co., Ltd.
Jiao Guangjun, President of Tianjin Port (Group) Co., Ltd., delivered a speech themed "Strive to Build a World-Class Green and Smart Hub Port and Continuously Create a New Prospect for the Integrated Development of Port, Industry and City".
Li Chengshan, Director and Analyst of Clarksons
Li Chengshan, Director and Analyst of Clarksons, delivered a speech titled "Review of the Dry Bulk Shipping Market".
Zhao Chunji, Assistant to the General Manager of China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd.
Zhao Chunji, Assistant to the General Manager of China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd.
Zhao Chunji, Assistant to the General Manager of China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd., shared his thoughts on "Injecting New Momentum into the High-Quality Development of the Shipping Industry through Pioneering Innovation and Integrated Development".
At the opening ceremony, a collective signing ceremony for major cooperation projects was also held. Specifically: the Administrative Committee of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone and Tianjin Municipal Port and Shipping Administration signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement; the Administrative Committee of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone and China Oilfield Services Limited signed a strategic cooperation memorandum; Jiangsu Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and Bank of China Co., Ltd. Tianjin Branch signed a strategic cooperation agreement; Guohai Offshore Asset Management Co., Ltd. and China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation Tianjin Branch signed a strategic cooperation agreement; COSCO SHIPPING (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., SITC Continental Ship Management Group Holdings Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Dongjiang Port-Industry-City Investment Group Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the Tianjin Tianhui Shipping Technology Co., Ltd. project.
Collective Signing Ceremony for Major Cooperation Projects
Chen Hongbing, Secretary-General of the China Top 50 Shipping Elites Forum and Editor-in-Chief of China Shipping Gazette, presided over the plenary session, the release ceremony of the "2023 China Shipping Celebrity List", and the ceremony for the upgraded naming of the 2nd International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (Shanghai) and the launch of its English official website.
Release of the "2023 China Shipping Celebrity List"
Upgraded Naming of the 2nd International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (Shanghai) and Launch of Its English Official Website
Chen Hongbing introduced that the "International Port, Shipping and Logistics Industry (Shanghai) Exposition" was first held in Shanghai in 2023, attracting 169 international logistics enterprises to participate in the exhibition, and 10,389 professional visitors including 1,402 representatives of foreign trade cargo owners to visit and negotiate. Building on the success of the 2023 edition, the 2nd exposition will be held at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing (SHCEC) from August 21 to 23, 2024. To further highlight the theme of "Gathering Port, Shipping, Railway and Air, Connecting Foreign Trade Cargo Owners", the organizer has enriched various transport modes and logistics models this year, and upgraded the exposition name to "International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (Shanghai)", with the official website at www.islexpo.cn.
Chen Hongbing further introduced that concurrent with the exposition, professional conferences such as the 7th Global Trade and Container Shipping Conference, the 3rd Rail-Water Intermodal Transport Development Forum, the 13th China Express Logistics Development Conference and the 1st International Air Logistics (Shanghai) Forum will be held. In addition, forums on export and international logistics for segmented industries such as cross-border e-commerce, automobiles, construction machinery, photovoltaic modules and home appliances will also be held.
In addition, during the panel discussion session, Jing Ge, Head of the Maritime Asset Operation Department of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., served as the moderator. He conducted in-depth discussions on the future development of shipping finance with guests including Yan Zhonglu, General Manager of the Shipping Division of SPD Bank Financial Leasing; Cai Zichu, Deputy General Manager of the Shipping Department of BOCOM Financial Leasing; Zhu Jiafeng, Deputy General Manager of the Shipping Subsidiary of AVIC International Leasing; Zhang Xinhang, General Manager of the Shipping Finance Division of Jiangsu Financial Leasing; and Xie Zhong'an, Director of the Shipping Leasing Department of China Merchants Bank Financial Leasing.
Panel Discussion Session
The 4th China (Dongjiang) Shipping Industry Week featured a rich variety of activities. Concurrent events included the 8th China Maritime Finance (Dongjiang) International Forum, the 2024 Dongjiang Session of the China Top 50 Shipping Elites Forum, the 10th China Shipping Industry Innovation Conference, the 3rd "Golden 60 Seconds" ISEA Cross-Port Matchmaking Conference, the Symposium on the Coordinated Development of Cross-Border E-Commerce, the China Maritime Finance Legal Seminar, the "Dongjiang Affairs Handled in Dongjiang" Shipping Enterprise Forum, the 2024 Cruise Development Special Forum, the Maritime Service Policy Briefing, the Offshore Engineering Equipment Industry Seminar, the Internal Seminar of the Maritime Court, the 2024 China Shipping Finance Salon, and the ISEA Shipping & Trade Logistics Exhibition and Negotiation Fair.
Teachers and students from Tianjin Binhai Vocational College provided volunteer services for this conference.
