On the afternoon of April 29, 2020, the press conference of the global port development report (2019) (hereinafter referred to as the report) and the Port Development Symposium of the expert forum series of activities of Shanghai International Shipping Research Center (Sisi) were held in the form of live online video conference for the first time.
Zhenhong, the Secretary General of Shanghai International Shipping Research Center and professor of Shanghai Maritime University, led the report preparation team, and Zhao Nan, Assistant Secretary General of Sisi and director of Port Development Research Institute, presided over the meeting and issued the report.
When interpreting the report, Xie Wenqing, assistant director of Sisi Port Development Research Institute, analyzed the global port development environment, production status, development status of global terminal operators, terminal investment and construction, the impact of Indian shipping policies on port development, port supply chain and cross-border e-commerce cooperation mode, anti risk ability and investment of global terminal operators, and the development trend of global cruise ports in 2019, The contents of the report are analyzed in detail.
Novel coronavirus pneumonia is a new trend in the global port development trend in 2020. Xie Wenqing believes that the global economic growth will be significantly reduced in 2020, and the throughput of global ports will increase or fall. Specifically, Asian ports may face negative growth, American and European ports continue to decline, and the growth rate of Australian ports stagnates.
At the same time, the port investment market is in a short-term downturn, which is specifically reflected in: the construction of Asian ports is relatively stable, the new round of construction of Meidong port will be shelved, the pace of port construction in China will gradually slow down, and the demand for automatic terminal construction may increase.
In terms of global terminal operators, the report believes that the tide of integration will reappear, mainly because terminal operators sell assets to promote integration. From the production capacity changes and operation of COSCO Shipping Port, China Merchants port, Dubai global port group, Maersk terminal, Singapore International Port Group, Hutchison Port and other important terminal operators in the world, the growth rate of global terminal operators is generally good.
Xie Wenqing said that he would pay more attention to the development trend of customized port service in the future. For customers, the biggest benefit brought by the integration of relevant services is the "seamless" logistics experience.
For service providers, the wider the coverage of services, the higher the service fee they can earn. Moreover, the extension of supply chain services to the upstream and downstream also means more customized service schemes and a wider customer base.
At the same time, the port supply chain also shows a trend of online development. This not only provides convenience for collaborative development, but also puts forward higher requirements for the response speed of the logistics supply chain itself.
How can the port supply chain develop in synergy with cross-border e-commerce?
Xie Wenqing concluded that the essence of the coordinated development of port logistics supply chain and cross-border e-commerce is the deep integration of the port industry towards the global logistics supply chain market.
Specifically, facing the inevitable trends of decentralization, order fragmentation and supply chain flattening, the port supply chain must seize the opportunity of "interconnection of all things". In the future, cross-border trade can provide "end-to-end" logistics integration services through the third-party cross-border e-commerce platform.
Taking advantage of the agglomeration effect of e-commerce platform, port supply chain service providers need to extend insurance, banking and other service providers on the basis of combining ports, shipping companies, docks, freight forwarders, warehousing, customs declaration and motorcade to develop a cross-border supply chain ecology. At the meeting, Professor Zhenhong also exchanged and shared with online guests on hot topics.
First, the development of port enterprises presents a networked layout trend of sea and land. Global terminal operators strengthen the control of sea port network and the layout of inland dry ports, extending the port service function inland.
Second, build a "process to process" connection, build a logistics supply chain with the port as the core, and provide a "flexible service" port with stronger response to changes in market demand.
Third, enhance the joint development of ports and cities. For example, at present, the port area has become an important support for port development, and a three zone integrated development model of "port area + Logistics Park + Port Industrial Park" can be created.
Fourth, the sustainable development model of the port can develop in the direction of "resource-saving + environment-friendly".
Fifth, a smart port with full coverage of information and data collection capabilities and advanced digital technology application capabilities will be the only way for port development in the future.
It is understood that this series of reports has won the second prize for scientific and technological progress of China Port Association. In the 2019 global shipping report recently released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and development, relevant data of the 2018 global port development report are also quoted.