Initiated in 2015, Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum (MPF) has been successfully held for 8 sessions, attracting more than 500 organizations and 7,000 delegates from more than 60 countries and regions, and drawing extensive attention from the industry and media at home and abroad. As one of the earliest and most mature international port and shipping professional forums in China, after a decade of development, the forum has become an annual event for the global port and shipping industry. Theming upon “Go Green, Go Intelligent”, MPF 2025 will be held in Ningbo, Zhejiang from May 26th to 29th at Ningbo International Conference Center.
Thematic forum: “Sustainable Development of Ports and Shipping” will take place on 28th May 2025 in Ningbo, China. Focusing on “Greening the Future, Chaining the World”, the forum will gather industry elites to jointly share and exchange insights into policies for the green transition of the shipping industry, green marine fuels, fuel bunkering, production and certification of green marine fuels, smart ports, etc.
Overview
Theme: Greening the Future, Chaining the World
Time: 28th May PM, 2025
Place: Ningbo International Conference Center
Sponsor:
Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co., Ltd., Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group Co., Ltd.
Organizers:
Zhejiang Seaport International Trading Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Seaport Smart Energy Co., Ltd., CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd.
Supporter:
Xinde Marine News
Time | Agenda |
May 26th Night | Reception Dinner (paid guests only) |
May 27th | Opening Ceremony and Main Forum |
May 27th Night | HI SEA PARTY |
May 28th Sustainable Development of Ports and Shipping | |
12:30-13:30 | Registration |
Host: CHEN Shuwei, CEO, Xinde Marine | |
13:30-13:50 | Opening Address Speakers: ·WANG Zheng, Director, Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co. Ltd. ·Heike Deggim, Director, IMO Marine Environment Division (more to be announced) |
13:50-14:05 | Voice of Academician: Transformation of Green Energy in Shipping Speaker: ·HUANG Zhen, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
14:05-14:20 | Keynote Speech 1: Green Transition in Shipping Industry |
14:20-15:10 | Keynote Speech 2: Green Energy and Smart Ports Speakers: ·Hans Nagtegaal, Director Sustainability, Port of Rotterdam Authority ·YANG Jiemin, Vice President, Tianjin Port Group ·QIAN Liming, Deputy General Manager, CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd. ·LI Na, Deputy General Manager, Zhejiang Seaport International Trading Co., Ltd. ·WANG Jun, Deputy General Manager, Zhejiang Seaport Smart Energy Co., Ltd. |
Tea Break | |
15:25-15:40 | Keynote Speech 3: Production and Certification of Green Marine Fuels Speaker: ·ZHANG Chunchang, Shanghai Maritime University |
15:40-15:50 | Keynote Speech 4: Green and Sustainable Development for China Port and Shipping Industry from a Global Perspective Speaker: ·CAI Ouchen, Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Port Research Center, China Waterborne Transport Research Institute |
15:50-16:00 | Keynote Speech 5 Speaker: ·LUO Yun, Chairman, Metaspace (Beijing) Air Dome Corp. |
16:00-16:15 | Signing Ceremony |
16:15-16:25 | Keynote Speech 6: Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol Development Under New Energy System Requirements TIAN Lei, Deputy Director and Researcher of the Energy Strategy Center, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) |
16:25-17:25 | Panel Discussion:Building a Green Port and Shipping Industry Development Community Topics may cover: Promoting the Development of Green Port and Shipping in the Shipping Industry through the Collaboration of "Government, Industry, Education, Research, and Application"; Exploring New Models of International Cooperation under the Green Shipping Corridor; Building Green Marine Fuels Bunkering and Supply Chain System; Talent Development in Green Port and Shipping and AI - driven Digital Technology Innovation Moderator: ·ZHAO Zuozhi, General Manager, Siemens Energy (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Panelists: ·Felicia Ng, Senior Procurement Manager, Green Fuels, Maersk ·XU Hui, Deputy General Manager, China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. ·Lars Anke, Chief Representative Asia- Pacific, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (TBC) ·China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) Co.,Ltd. (TBC) ·Goldwind (TBC) ·China Tianying Inc. (TBC) |
17:25-17:40 | Fireside Chat: The Implementation of International Regulations and Industrial Cooperation Drive the Green Transformation of the Shipping Industry Moderator: ·CHEN Shuwei, CEO, Xinde Marine Panelist: ·Heike Deggim, Director, IMO Marine Environment Division ·TENG Yahui, Deputy General Manager, Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co., Ltd. |
18:00-20:00 | Dinner Reception |
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