On the afternoon of June 5, 2009, the "2009 Shanghai Forum on Green Transport and Logistics - Ecological Harmony of Space and Time" jointly organized by Shanghai Association of Productivity Science, SISI, Shanghai Maritime University as well as Shanghai Green and Ecological Building & Human Living Environment Technology Promotion Center was brought to a successful close. Chaired by Mr. Zhou Ruijin, President of Shanghai Association of Productivity Science, the forum featured presence of members of the Shanghai Association of Productivity Science, teachers from Shanghai Maritime University, researchers of SISI, parishioners in transport and logistics sectors, as well as members of relevant industry associations and academies. Wonderful speeches were received from Huang Youfang, Vice President of Shanghai Maritime University; Ye Weilong, General Manager of COSCO Logistics; Zhu Daoli, Professor at Fudan University in Shanghai; Liu Min, Division Chief of Shanghai Foreign Economic Relation and Trade Commission; Zhen Hong, Secretary-General of SISI; Lin Guolong, Director of SMU Logistics Research Center; Liu Hailan, Associate Professor at Shanghai Second Polytechnic University; and other experts and scholars.

(The Venue of the 2009 Shanghai Forum on Green Transport and Logistics)

(The forum was chaired by Mr. Zhou Ruijin, President of Shanghai Association of Productivity Science)

(Zhen Hong, Secretary-General of SISI, delivered the opening speech)

(Ye Weilong, General Manager of COSCO Logistics, delivered a speech themed "Create a Green Supply Chain")

(Associate Prof. Yan Wei, Deputy Director of the Engineering Research Center of Container Supply Chain Technology of the Ministry of Education under Shanghai Maritime University, delivered a speech themed "Green Logistics")

(Liu Min, Division Chief of Shanghai Foreign Economic Relation and Trade Commission, made a speech themed "Status of Logistics in Regional Economic Development ")

(Prof. Zhu Daoli, Dean of the Shanghai Logistics Institute under Fudan University, made a speech themed "Games between the Green Logistics Topics ")

(Lin Guolong, Director of SMU Logistics Research Center, delivered a speech themed "The Formation and Development of Green Supply Chain")

(Liu Hailan, Associate Professor at Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, made a speech themed "Recycle Economy, Green Logistics and Externality")

(Dr. Li Jianli of Shanghai Maritime University delivered a speech themed "Third-party Distribution under the Concept of Green Logistics")

(Dr. Huang Ying of Shanghai Maritime University made a speech themed "Research on Green Logistics Based on Recycle Economy")

(Dr. Gao Hongli of Shanghai Maritime University made a speech themed "Review and Thoughts on Green Logistics")

The excessive use of resources and the destruction of environment and ecosystem by human society have already posed serious threats to human survival and development as well as economic operation. For this reason, the ecological problems have drawn increasing attention. Against the backdrop of rapid economic development, the logistics industry is gradually adopting large-scale development, which however leads to signs of resource consumption and profound impacts on ecosystem. The performance-first operation model of logistics has provided a guarantee for social and economic development, but also led to serious ecological problems due to environmental destruction and excessive resource consumption. Therefore, the concept of "Green Transport and Logistics", though proposed not long ago, has been valued highly in the logistics sector for its compliance with sustainable socio-economic development in the current age. Discussing this subject on this year's "World Environment Day" will definitely promote the development of "green logistics" in China.