This article reports on the plenary meeting of the Shanghai delegation to the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, focusing on Shanghai's development strategy in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan. The meeting focused on accelerating the construction of the "five centers" of international economy, finance, trade, shipping and scientific and technological innovation, cultivating new quality productivity, and deeply implementing high-level reform and opening up. The article introduces in detail Shanghai's specific measures and plans in boosting consumption, supporting future industries, promoting cross-border financial development, strengthening technological innovation, and improving the level of urban smart governance, and shows Shanghai's blueprint for promoting high-quality development and serving the national strategy And determination.

In February 2024, the production and operation indicators of Wenzhou Port Group maintained steady growth, with cargo throughput exceeding 2.3 million tons, up 8.9 percent year-on-year, and container throughput exceeding 110000 TEUs, up 24.3 percent year-on-year. The growth was mainly due to the successful opening of the first Middle East ocean route, broadening the "Belt and Road" maritime logistics channel, while the "land-to-water" business and sea-rail intermodal transport and other multimodal transport networks continued to make efforts to attract the surrounding foreign trade sources. In the bulk cargo business, the successful introduction of new coal business and the completion of the first ship car roll-on operation, driving the throughput to continue to rise, laying the foundation for high-quality development throughout the year.

On March 5, 2025, the world's first methanol dual-fuel ro-ro ship "Hong Kong Rong" completed its first green methanol filling operation in Hong Kong, marking an important breakthrough in the field of green shipping fuel in Hong Kong. The Secretary for Transport and Logistics of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Meibao, said that this move is a key step in the implementation of the Green Marine Fuel Filling Action Plan. Hong Kong is actively building a green fuel supply chain, taking advantage of the production advantages of the Mainland and the platform of connecting the world. Status, and strive to develop into an international green fuel filling and trading center.

The article reports that 19 ports at home and abroad have joined the "container shipping punctuality cost reduction" plan deployed by the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport of China. Among them, Jiaxing Port has become the 19th port to join, and Ho Chi Minh Port in Vietnam is the first foreign port to join. The program aims to achieve punctuality, cost reduction and efficiency in maritime logistics and promote green shipping by helping container liners to book arrivals and arrive on schedule. Taking the newly opened Jiaxing Ho Chi Minh route as an example, a single voyage can significantly save fuel, reduce carbon emissions and stay in Hong Kong, reflecting the dual benefits of economy and environmental protection.

The article reported the spirit of Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng's speech on promoting Shanghai's "15th Five-Year Plan" development to achieve a good start. The core content includes: strengthening the leading role of domestic demand, serving to build a new development pattern; accelerating the construction of the "five centers" of international economy, finance, trade, shipping, and technological innovation; promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and cultivating new quality productivity; implementation High-level reform and opening up; and promote the construction of people's cities to improve people's livelihood and well-being. The goal is to achieve economic growth of about 5%, to play a leading role for the country, to be a pioneer, and to play a leading role in promoting Chinese-style modernization.

COSCO Shipping Container Lines issued a service reminder that due to the continuous escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is restricted. In order to ensure the safety of cargo transportation and the stability of shipping operations, it has decided to suspend the new booking business of related routes from now on. The scope of coverage includes two-way new bookings between the world and the UAE (except some ports), Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia (except Jeddah), and Kuwait. The recovery time will be notified separately.

This paper introduces a series of activities held by relevant institutions in Shanghai to promote the implementation of the ad hoc arbitration system after the newly revised the People's Republic of China Arbitration Law established the ad hoc arbitration system. The article focuses on the "Implementation Measures for the Coordinated Promotion of the Connection Mechanism between Maritime Litigation and Temporary Arbitration (Trial)" signed by the Shanghai Maritime Court and the Shanghai Arbitration Association. Disputes are the pilot, deepen the organic connection between justice and arbitration, provide diversified solutions for resolving maritime disputes, and help the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center.

On February 28, Intercontinental Shipping signed a strategic cooperation agreement on green energy refueling business with Qingdao Port in Shandong Province. The two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation on green methanol refueling ship leasing, market information sharing and technical management. The move aims to improve the new energy ship service layout of intercontinental shipping, enhance the green shipping capacity, and promote the low-carbon transformation. Qingdao Port said it will provide supporting measures to ensure the landing of the project and jointly inject green kinetic energy into the construction of an international shipping center.

The press conference of the Supreme People's Court announced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the people's courts concluded 168000 cases of various maritime disputes, including 12000 foreign-related cases involving 146 countries and regions. The types of cases cover many fields such as shipping trade, offshore equipment, maritime finance, port construction and marine development and utilization. The data shows that the number of cases involving offshore wind power, deep-sea aquaculture and other marine new quality productivity has grown rapidly, and the international influence and attractiveness of China's maritime justice have increased significantly, and it has become an important center for international maritime dispute resolution.

On February 9, Hebei Province shipped the "water transfer" multimodal transport goods for the first time. 5 standard boxes of 125 tons of anhydrous glucose were shipped from Jingtang Port to Nansha Port in Guangzhou, and then transferred to international liners for export overseas. The new model allows enterprises to achieve the whole process through a "single window" declaration, and the customs uses "homeopathic supervision" and other ways to integrate into the logistics process, greatly improving the efficiency of customs clearance. This can reduce the transportation cost of enterprises by about 10% and enhance market competitiveness, marking a new stage of multimodal transport business at Hebei Port.

During the Spring Festival, the main port area of Ningbo Zhoushan Port and the company's production operations operated efficiently, and the container and cargo throughput achieved significant year-on-year growth. From February 16 to 23, the port's container throughput increased by more than 15% year-on-year. Meidong Company, North Three Sets Division, North One Set Division, North Two Sets Division, Yongzhou Company and other major units performed well, of which Zhougang Company's cargo throughput increased by nearly 60%, and a number of indicators of Rat Langhu Company set a new record for the Spring Festival. The two wings of the north and south and the wharves outside the province work together, and the logistics support system operates efficiently, demonstrating the hard core strength of the port and realizing the "good start" of the Spring Festival ".