Nowadays, global trade is in a weak situation, as the most important mode of transportation for global cargo trade, the shipping industry is also experiencing complex and changing risk test. Especially in the context of foreign trade pressure, and import and export closely related to the shipping industry how to base on resource advantages to realize the transformation and upgrading, enhance the industry chain supply chain resilience, empower China's foreign trade and high-quality development? Chinese and foreign enterprises that are deeply engaged in the field of logistics are giving their answers in the new round of development and upgrading.

Constructing resilient shipping, "feeding" the new development of foreign trade

At present, digital trade and green low-carbon is an important embodiment of China's high-quality development, which is also the necessary path for the development of domestic shipping industry.

At the sub-forum of Hongqiao Forum on Enhancing the Resilience of the Global Industry Chain Supply Chain of China International Import Expo 2023, Zhang Yong, Deputy General Manager of COSCO Shipping Group, said that COSCO Shipping Group is making every effort to lay out the two new tracks of green and low-carbon and digital intelligence, and to accelerate the realization of the strategic goals of "five shipping" including resilient shipping, green shipping, low-carbon shipping, intelligent shipping, and inclusive shipping, and strive to achieve the "five shipping" goals. "The strategic goal of the Silk Road Shipping", and strive to build "Silk Road Shipping" Hong Kong, navigation and trade integration and development of the first prototype.

"The resilience of the industry chain supply chain cannot be separated from technological empowerment. Intelligent shipping will reshape the value chain of the industrial chain supply chain to better match supply and demand." Zhang Yong said that in recent years, China's new energy automobile exports have been growing rapidly, COSCO Shipping has launched automobile ro-ro ships, container ships, "pulp ships + customized automobile frames" and other transportation modes to create a full, visual, three-dimensional digital supply chain, from port to port, ship to ship development to door to door, end to end, high-quality services for the development of the automobile industry. Meanwhile, intelligent shipping will deeply promote the integration of port, shipping and trade. COSCO Shipping initiated the establishment of the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) platform, which has realized the issuance of blockchain electronic bills of lading for containers, bulk bulk cargoes, crude oils, and general cargoes, and facilitated the in-depth integration of trade, logistics and finance.

"Green development is an inherent requirement for the high-quality development of shipping. Currently, the annual greenhouse gas emissions of the international shipping industry account for nearly 3% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. In order to deeply implement the national 'dual-carbon' strategy, COSCO Shipping has accelerated the layout of the clean energy industry." Zhang Yong listed, such as cooperation to build the world's first marine green methanol whole industry chain project covering R&D, production, transportation, refueling, certification and other aspects. The 12 24,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel-powered container ships designed, built and operated by the company are expected to reduce carbon emissions by 1.3 million tons per year after all of them are put into the Asia-Europe route.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, during which economic and cultural exchanges between countries have become increasingly close and foreign trade has continued to expand, resulting in the rapid development of the international logistics industry.

Focusing on the development of global trade, Yunzhao will further enhance the breadth and depth of maritime and air transportation in the relevant regions of the "Belt and Road". In the field of sea transportation, the resource capacity of Yungtay can cover more than 90% of the main capacity routes in Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa; in the field of air transportation, Yungtay has made efforts to speed up the layout of resources, and in November this year, China's direct air transportation products to Brazil and Chile were newly launched, and transshipment services to Argentina and Colombia were provided to fill in the shortfall of domestic direct flights for logistics and air transportation to Latin America.

Complementing each other's strengths and opening a new voyage hand in hand

Although the global supply chain is being reshaped, China's position at the center of the supply chain industry chain is still favored by multinational companies. Multinational logistics enterprises are optimistic about the Chinese market, Chinese enterprises also need foreign high-quality partners. As a result, Chinese and foreign logistics enterprises are staging a "two-way running to" story, injecting new impetus for the development and prosperity of global trade.

COSCO Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Premier Operations Co., Ltd. held a cooperation signing ceremony during the 6th Fair. The signing of this cooperation agreement signifies that the two parties will further build a long-term and stable cooperative relationship with complementary advantages, and launch closer cooperation in the fields of global end-to-end supply chain, blockchain digital transformation, and green logistics, so as to establish a low-cost, low-carbon, high-efficiency, stable, and flexible global supply chain system, and to realize resource sharing and mutual benefits.

A few days ago, the Singapore International Port Group's Jin Sheng Logic and Shandong Province Electronic Port Co., Ltd. and Shandong Port Qingdao Port subsidiary Qingdao Port International Container Development Co., Ltd. formally signed a letter of intent during the plenary session of the Singapore-Shandong Economic and Trade Council to cooperate in the field of port digitization and expressed the intention to explore the establishment of the "LU-Singapore" Single Window. The company also expressed its intention to explore the establishment of a "Lu-Singapore 'Single Window' Joint Operation Center" to simplify the process of cross-border trade transactions.

This cooperation is conducive to promoting closer exchanges of goods, services and investment between Shandong and even China and Singapore, helping Shandong to grasp new opportunities in digital trade, and promoting the common prosperity and development of Lu-Singapore and Sino-Singaporean economy.

We hope to help Shandong ports reach new heights in digitalization and empower them to become highly efficient, convenient and intelligent international ports," said Mr. Eric Huang, Regional Vice President of Northeast, Central and Southeast Asia and General Manager of Greater China, PowerLogic. PowerLogic is ready to help customs, ports and foreign trade enterprises around the world to improve trade digitization and facilitation."