SISI-KMI International Maritime Forum 2015 was held at Hyatt on the Bund Hotel on November 26, 2015. Co-hosted by Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) and Korean Maritime Institute (KMI), it is already the seventh of its kind, a good example of in-depth cooperation between two sides.

At the opening ceremony, Kim Sung Gwi, President of Korean Maritime Institute, gave an opening remark, and Yu Shicheng, Former Chairman of Shanghai Maritime University Council and Director of SISI, delivered welcome speech.

With keynote speeches and a dedicated discussion session, the Forum highlighted review and prospect of global dry bulk shipping market and container liner shipping market, Tendency of Asian cruise industry and cooperation scheme between China and South Korea, Strategies for Chinese and Korean ports against the backdrop of Belt and Road Initiative and AIIB, Status quo and outlook of China’s policies on ship and port pollution control. Shipping industrial experts from China and Korea shared their insights with the audience and gave suggestions on how to cope with challenges facing the industry.