BEIJING, Sept. 8,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 600 dignitaries and
representatives from sectors of shipping, trade, finance and
technology in the world attended the 6th Silk Road Maritimes
International Cooperation Forum, which kicked off on Saturday
in Xiamen city, East China's Fujian
Province.
Themed with "Integrating Ports, Shipping and Trading Services,"
the forum, featuring four sub-forums in specially designated
topics, is expected to strengthen the connection and collaboration
between upstream and downstream of the industrial and value chains,
providing efficient trade solutions for international transport
industry.
During the opening ceremony of the forum, Silk Road Maritime
Association (SRMA), the organizer, launched the 2024 Silk Road
Maritime Blue Book and the Silk Road Maritime Ports, Shipping, and
Trade Service Integration Initiative, which aims to standardize the
association's services and promote international trade and ocean
shipping.
In addition, SRMA released 10 new SRMA-named sea shipment
routes, signed 12 cooperation agreements with 13 enterprises, and
announced 13 new members of the association.
As China's first maritime
shipment-centered international logistics service platform under
the Belt and Road Initiative, set up six years ago, the association
now boasts a total of 132 named sea shipment routes, connecting 145
sea ports across 46 countries and regions, consisting of over 340
members.
During the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
held in October 2023, China announced eight action plans aimed at
pursuing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, emphasizing that
China will work to integrate
ports, shipping and trading services under the Silk Road Maritime
platform and accelerate the building of the New International
Land-Sea Trade Corridor and the Air Silk Road.
Looking ahead, SRMA will continue to innovate in integrated
port, ocean shipping and trade development, exploring more dynamic
and sustainable cooperation mechanism to enhance the global
integration of port, shipping, and trade services.
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SOURCE Global Times