SISI Forum on International Shipping & Port Development 2014

I. Time and Venue

Register: 08:30-09:30 (Thursday, July 3, 2014)

Time: 09:30-17:05 (Thursday, July 3, 2014)

Venue: Shanghai

II. Organization Mode

There will be three sessions dedicated to three topics respectively. Under the guidance of moderator, specialists will deliver their presentations, each 15-20 minutes. At the end of each session, an interactive discussion is scheduled for speakers and the audience.

Ⅲ. Organization Parties

Organized by：Shanghai Maritime University

Hosted by: Shanghai International Shipping Institute

Co-organized by: China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Erasmus Smart Port Rotterdam

Supported by: Water Transport Bureau of China’s Ministry of Transport, Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, Hongkou District People’s Government

08:30-09:30 Register

09:30-09:45 Open Ceremony

Moderator: Kong Fancun, Vice President of Shanghai Maritime University

09:30-09:40 Opening Remarks

1.Speech by Yu Shicheng, Party Secretary of Shanghai Maritime University, Director of Shanghai International Shipping Institute

2.Speech by the director of Hongkou District People’s Government

09:40-09:45 SISI Product & Service Launch

09:45-09:55 Keynote Speech

Xu Zuyuan, Former Vice Minister of Ministry of Transport

09:55-10:10 Coffee Break

10:10-12:00   Session One   Policy Perspective: Reform and Open Up of Shipping

Moderator: Xiao Baojia, Vice President of Shanghai Maritime University, Deputy Director of Shanghai International Shipping Institute

10:10-10:30 Prospect of China shipping policy

Wang Mingzhi, Vice Director of Water Transport Bureau of China’s Ministry of Transport

10:30-10:50 Free trade zone and open up of shipping industry

Zhang Lin, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission

10:50-11:10 New practice of supply chain in free trade zone

Huang Youfang, President of Shanghai Maritime University

11:10-11:30 Port governance in the US

Shmuel Yahalom, Professor of State University of New York, Maritime College

11:30-11:50 Pilot policy of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

Zhen Hong, Secretary General of Shanghai International Shipping Institute

11:50-12:00 Q & A

12:00-13:30 Lunch Buffet

13:30-15:30   Session Two   New Trend in Shipping Development

Moderator: Shmuel Yahalom, Professor of State University of New York, Maritime College

13:30-13:50 New pattern of shipping finance services

Niu Weidong, Deputy General Manager of International Far Eastern Leasing Co., Ltd

13:50-14:10 Policy in China’s shipping reform and open-up

Xu Ping, Deputy Chief Engineer of China Academy of Transportation Sciences

14:10-14:30 Shipping policy in a market economy

Guan Changqian, Professor of United States Merchant Marine Academy

14:30-14:50 Impact of new energy application in shipping

Torgeir Sterri, Vice President, Regional Manager of DNV GL Maritime Greater China

14:50-15:10 IMO's market-based measures: its meaning and impact on international shipping

Jong Kwan Rim, Former Vice President of Korea Maritime Institute

15:10-15:30 Q & A

15:30-15:45 Coffee Break

15:45-17:05   Session Three   New Trend in Port Development

Moderator: Zhen Hong, Secretary General of Shanghai International Shipping Institute

15:45-16:05 Impact of shipping alliance on shipping market

Li Gang, Deputy Secretary General of Shanghai International Shipping Institute

16:05-16:25 Policy breakthrough in China’s ports reform and open-up

Expert from Shanghai International Shipping Institute

16:25-16:45 Sustainable development of green port

Harry Geerlings, Professor of Department of Public Administration at Erasmus University & Erasmus Smart Port Rotterdam

16:45-17:05 Q & A