Maritime industry to deepen 'openness, collaboration'

Openness and collaboration will be critical for the global port and shipping industry to work toward a more stable international trade order and a resilient world economy amid rising uncertainty and disruptions, said officials and maritime industry insiders at a forum on Tuesday.

Against the backdrop of a volatile international situation, the port and shipping industry faces both new opportunities and challenges, said Wang Gang, China's vice-minister of transport, at the 2025 Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum in Ningbo, a port city in East China's Zhejiang province.

"We stand ready to work with all stakeholders to unite our efforts, foster development consensus through collaboration, share development opportunities, jointly meet challenges, and propel the global port and shipping industry toward higher-quality and higher-level development," he said.