In the presence of both parties' leaders, Zheng Lingtang, Vice President of Guangzhou Port Group, and Qin Jiangping, Vice President of COSCO Shipping Holdings, signed the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement on behalf of their respective companies. Prior to the signing ceremony, both sides held a working meeting to engage in in-depth discussions on strengthening port and shipping cooperation, deepening strategic alignment and seeking opportunities for joint development.
Huang Bo extended a warm welcome to Wan Min and his team, expressing gratitude for the longstanding support of COSCO Shipping Group. He also highlighted the recent operational achievements of Guangzhou Port Group and outlined the Company's future development plans. According to him, COSCO Shipping Group, as a global leader in shipping and a key state-owned enterprise, is an important strategic partner for Guangzhou Port Group, and the two companies share highly aligned development strategies and philosophies. Over the years, both parties have fully leveraged their respective resource advantages, continuously deepening cooperation in various fields, including ports, container shipping, bulk shipping, special transportation, logistics and energy. This collaboration has played a crucial role in supporting the construction of Guangzhou as an international shipping hub and in facilitating the smooth flow of both domestic and international economic circulation. Huang Bo expressed his hope to further solidify the foundation of cooperation, expand the areas of collaboration and enhance port and shipping service capabilities. He also proposed fostering practical cooperation in such fields as maritime trade, smart logistics and green port and shipping initiatives, aiming to establish a new cooperation model,between central and local enterprises as well as port and shipping enterprises. They aim to build a safer, more stable, efficient, open, inclusive and win-win global supply chain ecosystem, making a greater contribution to better serving the national strategy.
Wan Min expressed his gratitude for the support from Guangzhou Port Group and affirmed the achievements made in their cooperation. According to him, COSCO Shipping Group always keeps in mind the national priorities and firmly implements the strategies of building a strong transportation system, a strong maritime nation and a leading global shipping power. The Group has continuously deepened investments and initiatives in the fields of shipping routes, ports and integrated logistics while further developing the "hub + channel + network" system. Guangzhou Port Group is a long-time friend and valuable partner of COSCO Shipping Group. The two companies have a long cooperation history, with the scope of their collaboration constantly expanding and numerous successful projects resulting in a long-term and stable strategic partnership. Wan Min expressed hope that both sides would continue to leverage their resource synergies to deepen cooperation in such fields as market expansion, channel development, digital transformation and the improvement of multi-modal transportation service systems. He emphasized the importance of ensuring the smooth and stable flow of global industrial and supply chains, effectively reducing logistics costs across society and building a higher-level port and shipping community. This would provide strong support for better serving the Belt and Road Initiative and further facilitating the smooth flow of both domestic and international economic circulation.
Leaders from relevant departments and units of COSCO Shipping Group, including Chen Shuai, Tao Weidong, Zhang Wei, Chen Xinchuan, Zhang Chi and Deng Xiaobin, along with senior leaders from Guangzhou Port Group and its subsidiaries, including Su Xingwang, Chen Jiannian, Wu Taiyun, Wei Tongjun, Feng Hongde, Sun Bangcheng, and other relevant personnel, attended the meeting. (Deng Bo, Sun Xiaobing, Chen Song)