At the Shenzhen Port Global Supply Chian High-Quality Development Conference 2026 held in Shenzhen, on 9th July2026, Hutchison Ports YANTIAN (YANTIAN), one of the world's largest container terminals, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on APEC Sister Port Cooperation (MoU) with 16 ports from 10 APEC member economies (i.e. Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Thailand, the United States and Viet Nam). Guided by the shared vision of “Benefitting from New APEC Opportunities, Forging a New Future for Port and Shipping Cooperation”, the participating organizations will collaborate on smart port development, green port technologies, trade facilitation and maritime workforce development.

YANTIAN signed the Memorandum of Understanding on APEC Sister Port Cooperation (MoU) with 16 ports from 10 APEC economies (i.e. Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Thailand, the United States and Viet Nam).

YANTIAN also launched with Shenzhen Port Group, Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach the Shenzhen Port International Green Shipping Corridor Cooperation Initiative, a joint effort to speed up maritime decarbonisation and to develop sustainable supply chain. These parties together with Shenzhen Transportation Bureau and Shenzhen Maritime Safety Administration kicked off the launch during the conference, which brought together nearly 900 representatives from Chinese government agencies, consulate-general of APEC membereconomies, shipping lines, port operators, 3PLs, cargo owners and industry associations to explore new pathways for the high-quality development of global supply chain. The conference served not only as a platform for industry exchange in support of APEC CHINA 2026 but also coincided with the 22nd Maritime Day of China on 11th July.

From left to right: Lawrence Shum, Managing Director of YANTIAN; Hu Zhaoyang, Chairman of Shenzhen Port Group;Eric Ip, Group Managing Director of Hutchison Ports, Chairman of YANTIAN; Jia Liwei, Deputy Director General of Transportation Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality; Xiubin Guo, Shenzhen Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China;Michael DiBernardo, Deputy Executive Director, The Port of Los Angeles; Roger Wu, Director, Business Development, The Port of Long Beach.

Jia Liwei, Deputy Director-General of Shenzhen Transportation Bureau, said in the conference “By leveraging world-class ports as a fulcrum and APEC regional cooperation as a bond, Shenzhen will keep strengthening policy guidance and service support, advance in-depth integration of port, shipping, logistics and manufacturing sectors, comprehensively boost trade and investment facilitation as well as the competitiveness of industrial and supply chains, and build more efficient, stable and resilient logistics corridors for Asia-Pacific as well as global connectivity.”

Eric Ip, Group Managing Director of Hutchison Ports, the world’s leading port investor, developer and operator, and Chairman of YANTIAN, shared “as a Chinese port enterprise originating from Hong Kong, China, Hutchison Ports has been deeply engaged in the port sector since the 1990s, investing in, developing, and managing port operations around the world. As early as 1993, we began investing and developing in Yantian Port. YANTIAN has also become an important talent incubation base for Hutchison Ports, providing the necessary talent pool for our international expansion growth. Asia-Pacific region is one of Hutchison Ports’ core strategic markets. Today, the Group operates in 22 ports across 9 APEC member economies, regarding ports as platforms to promote trade, connect markets, and bring together people and cultures.   

Hu Zhaoyang, Chairman of Shenzhen Port Group, said, “Guided by its mission of ‘Supporting national strategies and connecting global resources’, Shenzhen Port Group has built a comprehensive service system covering warehousing, and land, rail and sea transport for Chinese manufactured goods. Shenzhen Port Group will stand alongside with global partners to jointly foster a new port and shipping ecosystem featuring ‘safety, resilience, smart technology, green development and shared prosperity’.”

At the conference, Hutchison Ports also signed a Memorandum of Understanding separately with Midea Group, the global smart home and technology giant, and TCL Industries, a global leader in consumer electronics, to co-create a stable and efficient supply chain to support Midea Group’s and TCL Industries’ global expansion. With YANTIAN as a key strategic anchor point, these partnerships aim to progressively scale up the successful collaboration model established at YANTIAN across Hutchison Ports’ vast global network. All parties will continue to strengthen alignment on a global level, jointly exploring innovative, green and digital logistics solutions to set a new benchmark for smarter, greener and more resilient global supply chain.

Sam Shi, General Manager of the International Supply Chain Capability Center of Midea Group (1st from left) and Ken Chou, Group Commercial Director of Hutchison Ports (1st from right), signed the MoU under the witness of Lewis Fu, President of Midea International (2nd from left) and Eric Ip, Group Managing Director of Hutchison Ports (2nd from right).

Serena Chen, Deputy General Manager, Global Logistics Center, TCL Industries (first from left) and Ken Chou, Group Commercial Director of Hutchison Ports (1st from right), signed the MoU under the witness of Weiguo Shi, Vice President of TCL Industries (2nd from left) and Eric Ip, Group Managing Director (2nd from right).

Lawrence Shum, Managing Director of YANTIAN, said: “YANTIAN has a dense network of services, with 100 weekly services reaching numerous global destinations, including 53 weekly sailings to APEC member economies, offering robust logistics support for APEC trade growth. As a pioneer in Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation for nearly 33 years, YANTIAN always stay steadfast in our original aspiration: ‘Anchored in Yantian, partnering Shenzhen & Hong Kong, extending services throughout China, and connecting across the globe.’ Looking ahead, we will continue to empower deeper APEC trade and economic cooperation, and do our utmost to ensure the stability and smooth flow of global industrial and supply chains, thereby contributing to the development of mutually beneficial global supply chain ecosystem.”