On June 13, YANTIAN held the Customer Communication Session 2023, expecting to drive industrial prosperity together with its customers and partners.

Last year, Shenzhen's international trade volume reached CNY3.67 trillion, a new record high, among which the export was CNY2.19 trillion, the highest in China for 30 consecutive years. YANTIAN is honored to be a part of such achievements. As a pioneer of Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation over the past 30 years, we have been committed to consolidating the status of Shenzhen and Hong Kong as global logistics hubs. The annual throughput of YANTIAN has ranked first in the Chinese mainland for 20 years in a row, and our international transshipment volume has topped the Chinese mainland for five years in a row. All these cannot be achieved without the strong support of governments at all levels and port supervisory authorities, the dedication of all people of YANTIAN and our counterparts of the port industry, and the trust and cooperation of our customers and stakeholders at home and abroad. In this regard, Lawrence Shum, Managing Director of Hutchison Ports YANTIAN, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the over 500 guests from all over the world present.

Li Zhong, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Yantian District Committee; Cai Xin, CPC Committee Member and Deputy Director of Transportation Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality; Zeng Jianpeng, Standing Committee Member and Executive Deputy Head of Yantian District; Zhang Yijhong, Director of Freight Department of China Railway Guangzhou Group, Pan Jiang, Director of the Office of the Ministry of Commerce in Shenzhen; Dong Jianpeng, Deputy Director of Foreign Trade Department of Commerce Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality; Hu Zhaoyang, Secretary of CPC Committee and Chairman of Shenzhen Port Group, and representatives of all the port supervisory authorities attended the event.

Speech by Zeng Jianpeng, Standing Committee Member and Executive Deputy Head of Yantian District

Speech by Cai Xin, CPC Committee Member and Deputy Director of Transportation Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality

The guests stated in their speeches that in the future, they will make every effort to support the East Port Project of YANTIAN to be the most advanced, intelligent and greenest port in the world; support the improvement of clearance efficiency; support the launch of new services, expansion of cargo catchment areas, growth of throughput, and the stability of international trade; support the preparations for the bunkering service of new energy sources such as methanol to build a bunkering center for line-haul vessels in the Asia-Pacific region; and support the in-depth cooperation between Yantian Port in Shenzhen and Container Terminals in Hong Kong to establish a global marine center.

Yantian District has distinguished advantages in port industries and industrial clusters, where more than 5,000 logistics enterprises have settled. Yantian District also rolled out a series of measures this year to further optimise the business environment, support cross-border e-commerce and cold chain industry, driving the sound development of Yantian District and helping enterprises shine on the international stage. Wu Guowei, Deputy Director of the Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Yantian District, gave a detailed introduction of Yantian District's business environment and investment policies.

From its humble beginnings to one of the world's top performing container terminals, YANTIAN has been creating new industry records one after another. Crystal Pang, Deputy General Manager of Commercial Department of YANTIAN, gave a detailed introduction to the development of YANTIAN and its innovative solutions for port and shipping industry.

YANTIAN also actively serves as a "communication bridge". At this event, we held 3 special forums on cross-border e-commerce, cold chain imports, and multimodal services to discuss trending topics in these domains and explore the cooperation model among the government, shipping companies, industry associations, and cargo owners, picturing a bright business prospect together.

01 Ushering in a new chapter for cross-border e-commerce

In recent years, cross-border e-commerce has grown significantly, becoming a key factor to stabilise international trade. YANTIAN, with its extensive services and Yantian Port as the last port of call for mega-vessels in South China, coupled with upgraded supporting facilities, is well-known as the preferred port for cross-border e-commerce in South China. At the forum, Ms. Sheree Sun, Deputy General Manager of Commercial Department of YANTIAN, introduced the development and market positioning of YANTIAN in cross-border e-commerce in recent years, while Winnie Wang, Executive Chairperson of Shenzhen Cross-Border E-Commerce Association (SZCBEA), and Li Cong, Vice President of Zongteng Group, presented "How Cross-border Artificial Intelligence Empowers Rapid Development of Cross-border E-commerce" and "Changes in the Retail Market and How to Help Chinese Brands Go Global Through the Industry Chain and Supply Chain" respectively, and addressed audience's concerns about the shipping industry.

02 Insights into the cold chain service

YANTIAN also vigorously develops the cold chain service for imports and is now the preferred port for cold chain imports in South China, the largest and third largest port for imported frozen meat in South China and in China. Linda Lin, Deputy General Manager of Commercial Department of YANTIAN, introduced the diversified portfolio cold chain imports and professional services offered by Yantian Port, as well as the port's intelligent cold chain supporting facilities. Li Jianhua, Founding President of Guangdong Cold Chain Association, Li Gang, President of Shenzhen Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export, Liu Jie, the Rotating Chairperson of Optima Integration Group, Yang Zheng, the Vice President of FanYa Group, and Wu Chunlei, the Chairperson of Shenzhen Yantian Port Logistics Group, gave speeches and shared their insights into " Present and Trends of Import Cold Chain Industry" and "Development and planning of the logistics parks of Yantian Port and how to attract more cold chain cargo sources to Yantian".

03 Multimodal services bring a sustainable future

YANTIAN has always been actively responding to the national strategic development plan and has been committed to expanding its multimodal services, consolidating Shenzhen's position as a national logistics hub. Li Guantao, Deputy Director of Department of Port and Shipping Administration of Shenzhen Transport Bureau, Zhang Yijhong, Director of Freight Department of China Railway Guangzhou Group, Wu Zhiqiang, Secretary General of Shenzhen Ports Association, and Elsa Yeung, Chairlady of Guangdong and Hong Kong Feeder Association, discussed topics such as "the future investment, subsidy policy, and planning support for multimodal services by the government and China Railway Guangzhou", "how to use multimodal transport products to expand cargo catchment areas", and "carbon emissions of rail and feeder transport vs. road transport". Frange Yu, General Manager of Shenzhen Pingyan Multimodal Company Limited also introduced the advantages of YANTIAN's multimodal transportation network and future plans. In terms of green development, YANTIAN reduced carbon emissions by 40,000 tons through multimodal services in 2022, which is equivalent to planting 2.22 million trees a year.

Speaking at the event, Lawrence Shum, Managing Director of Hutchison Ports YANTIAN, said, "In view of future opportunities and challenges, we will steadfastly uphold our customer-first philosophy and meet our customers' needs with professional and attentive services. We will keep innovating our services, actively explore and practice new approaches to ascend our technology application, service quality, and environment protection to a new level. We will fully support Shenzhen to be a logistics centre with global influence, consolidate Hong Kong's status as an international shipping centre and international trade centre, drive cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong to build a mutually beneficial and win-win service system for port and shipping, modern logistics, and industry chain and supply chain, enhancing the international competitiveness of the Greater Bay Area. Together, we contribute to the high-quality development of international trade in China!"