The 2021 "Silk Road Maritime" International Cooperation Forum opened in Xiamen, Fujian Province on September 8. Participants at the forum discussed the topic of "Silk Road Shipping-New Stage, New Opportunity, New Mission" on topics such as port and shipping cooperation, economic and trade prosperity, and high-quality development of the "Belt and Road", and made suggestions for the development of "Silk Road Shipping". Suggestions.
Fujian Provincial Party Committee Secretary Yin Li said in his speech that the creation of "Silk Road Shipping" is an important measure for Fujian to implement the "Belt and Road" initiative, build the core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, and promote opening up and international exchanges and cooperation. Fujian warmly welcomes more companies and institutions to actively join the "Silk Road Shipping Alliance" family, further optimize the route network layout, encrypt international container routes, and jointly build "Silk Road Shipping" into a world-renowned shipping logistics brand, and use it as a carrier , To strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the fields of industry, investment, economy and trade, and achieve common development and prosperity through mutual benefit and win-win results.
Zhang Baochen, the executive vice chairman of the Chinese Society of Navigation, said in his speech that "Silk Road Shipping", as an international integrated logistics service brand oriented to the "Belt and Road", is a new platform for international trade and shipping services with standardized services, convenient operation, and intelligent management. . Regarding the construction and development of the Maritime Silk Road in the 21st century, how to adapt to the new stage, seize new opportunities, meet new challenges, and shoulder the important task of promoting the development of the Silk Road maritime transport with high quality under the new development pattern should be one of the forum’s concerns. The core of the series of topics.
Ning Jizhe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated in his keynote speech that shipping still plays a dominant role in international trade and transportation. As the "core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road", Fujian has rare opportunities and promises to do. It should focus on expanding the influence of the "Silk Road Shipping" brand, innovating the "Silk Road Shipping" multimodal transport, and promoting the quality of the "Silk Road Shipping". effect.
Li Xinghu, chairman of Fujian Ports Group, said that in the past year, Fujian Ports Group has ensured the stable operation of the port logistics chain, and has achieved new results in promoting the intensive, regional and large-scale development of ports in the province. In the future, Fujian Port Group will integrate into Fujian's strategy of "Strengthening the Ocean Province" and demonstrate its actions in major development strategies such as serving the province's marine economy and digital economy, and build "a world-class port group that leads the two sides of the strait and serves the sea silk".
The forum also released a series of important achievements: "2021 "Silk Road Maritime" Blue Book", "Silk Road Maritime" customs clearance service standards, the eighth batch of "Silk Road Maritime" named routes, and held the "Silk Road Maritime" informatization The launching ceremony of the platform and the awarding ceremony of new members of the "Silk Road Shipping" alliance.
Xu Yuchang, chairman of the China Economic Information Service, said that since 2019, the China Economic Information Service, in conjunction with the Ministry of Transport Research Institute of Water Transport and Fujian Silk Road Shipping Operation Co., Ltd., has compiled and released the "Silk Road Maritime Transport" Blue Book for three consecutive years. "It has become an important carrier to showcase the development effectiveness of "Silk Road Shipping" and enhance brand influence. In the future, the construction of the “Belt and Road” and the further opening of my country will give birth to new routes and trade models. The market will seek flexible and diversified transportation solutions. The “Silk Road Shipping” will usher in major development opportunities.
Bai Fengchuan, secretary-general of the China Customs Brokers Association, issued the "Silk Road Shipping" customs clearance service standards. He said that so far, there has not been a systematic and comprehensive evaluation index system for the entire customs clearance and port service performance of international seaborne container cargo. The "Silk Road Shipping Customs Clearance and Port Service Standards" can provide an objective, quantifiable and comprehensive evaluation for domestic and even international shipping ports, and provide a practical and effective tool for comparison, reference and improvement of various ports.
Zhan Chenhui, deputy director of the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that eight new routes from Tianjin, Shandong, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, and Guangxi have been seleced as the eighth batch of "Silk Road Shipping" named routes. So far, the number of named "Silk Road Shipping" routes nationwide has reached 80. It is hoped that more ports and enterprises will actively participate in the construction of "Silk Road Maritime Transport" and jointly open up new routes for high-quality development of the "Belt and Road".
In addition, the "Silk Road Shipping" information platform was announced at the forum. The platform will integrate the resources of the existing customs-port-trade information platform in Fujian Province, expand domestic and foreign smart logistics partners, open up the “information islands of the ports through which the “Silk Road Maritime” route passes, and realize customs “three mutual”, commodity traceability and The whole process of logistics is visualized, and the deep integration of logistics and information flow is promoted.
This forum was hosted by the People’s Government of Fujian Province and the Chinese Society of Navigation, and organized by the People’s Government of Xiamen City, Fujian Development and Reform Commission, Fujian Provincial Department of Transportation, Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce, Fujian Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade Industry professionals from trade service companies, universities, think tanks, and related industry associations attended the conference.
(Source: Xinhua Silk Road original title: Undertake the new mission of port and shipping in the new stage-2021 "Silk Road Maritime" International Cooperation Forum opens)
