The North Bund International Shipping Forum opens with over 90 achievements empowering the shipping industry’s resilient growth

China News Service, Shanghai, October 20 (Yang Shuo, Xie Mengyuan) The 2026 North Bund International Shipping Forum opened in Shanghai on the 20th. This forum has the theme of "Common Challenges, Common Mission - Promoting the Resilient Development of Global Shipping". The total number of results released during the forum exceeded 90, the most ever, injecting momentum into the global shipping industry to cope with common challenges and achieve resilient growth.

The level of internationalization of this forum has reached a new high. There were nearly 600 guests attending the opening ceremony and the International Maritime Main Forum, a year-on-year increase of about 30%; among them, about 200 were foreign guests, a record high. During the forum, more than 150 guests delivered keynote speeches. In addition to concurrent activities, more than 800 guests from more than 50 countries and regions around the world will conduct in-depth exchanges around industry pain points and transformation paths to build consensus on development.

The opening ceremony released a batch of core results, including 8 government-leading results and 12 green transformation and high-end shipping service innovation results, covering multiple dimensions such as policy cooperation, technical standards, and industrial services. It is worth noting that the results of previous forums have continued to be implemented and deepened, and new progress has been made in the global green shipping initiative released in 2025 and the settlement of China Classification Society's three major international functions in Shanghai.

This forum is set up to cover multiple aspects, including the opening ceremony and two main forums of international shipping and international aviation, as well as five themed forums on maritime traffic safety, finance and insurance, digital and intelligence, green and low carbon, and justice and arbitration. During the same period, the forum held more than 60 supporting activities such as Shanghai Pudong International Shipping Week, Global Maritime Forum Conference, and Friendly Port Night. The total number of offline participants was about 4,000, and the number of participants in the same period of events is expected to exceed 15,000.

As an annual industry event in the global shipping industry, the North Bund International Shipping Forum continues to serve as a multilateral dialogue platform to promote deepening cooperation and collaborative transformation in the global shipping field. It will also further help improve the capacity of Shanghai International Shipping Center and serve the high-quality development of the global shipping industry. (over)