“New faces” accounted for 70% of participants in Shipping Week.

Demonstrate stronger leadership and influence.

Opening the program for the 2025 Pudong Shipping Week, we see a flurry of “new faces.” According to the Pudong Shipping Office, activities featuring first-time participants account for as much as 70%, covering 14 major categories—including National Day events, international exchanges, shipping finance and investment, green shipping, digital and smart shipping, insurance, legal arbitration, overseas expansion by shipping companies, integrated shipping and trade, and the aviation industry. “The newly joined organizers are injecting fresh ideas, a new image, and new content into the series of Shipping Week events, demonstrating even stronger leadership and influence,” said a relevant official from the Pudong Shipping Office.

The active participation from all parties stems from the global shipping community’s strong recognition of the previous two Pudong Shipping Weeks. Statistical data show that the first two Pudong Shipping Weeks collectively hosted nearly 100 diverse events, attracting over 10,000 shipping professionals from more than 20 countries to participate on-site. Global online viewership exceeded 250,000, making it an international platform for extensive engagement among shipping professionals and for connecting resources across multiple sectors.

The “15th Five-Year Plan” period represents a crucial stage for Shanghai’s international shipping center as it strives to leap forward and become “globally leading.” Among the key factors, firmly seizing the historic opportunity presented by the global shipping industry’s decarbonization is of paramount importance. The “2025 Pudong Shipping Week” focuses on hot topics such as green and digital-intelligent future trends. In addition to the opening ceremony of Shipping Week—the “Steady Voyage, Smart Future—Winning Together in a Sustainable Ecosystem” Conference—and a special “Singapore Day” event, the week will also host numerous “Leading Brand Events.” Moreover, dozens of series of events independently planned and organized by enterprises and institutions will center around the digital, intelligent, and green transformation of shipping, bringing together discussions on large-scale models, AI-driven reshaping of the shipping industry, smart vessels with autonomous navigation capabilities, decarbonization and net-zero emissions, ESG initiatives, green fuels, and more. Innovation in the Electric Boat Industry Wait to launch one “brainstorm” after another.

Six days, over 40 events covering global shipping market outlook, new drivers of productivity in the shipping industry, and building a brand for maritime arbitration. Low-altitude economy Among numerous hot topics, the event is expected to attract over 6,000 shipping professionals from around the globe to Shanghai for in-person participation.

The circle of international influencers has expanded once again.

London Shipping Week First-time in-depth participation

Benchmarking against international shipping hubs such as London, Singapore, and Hong Kong, China, and aiming to foster deeper cooperation, information exchange, and cutting-edge exploration within the domestic and global shipping industries—and thereby enhance the influence of Shanghai as an international shipping center—starting in 2023, the People’s Government of Pudong New Area in Shanghai and the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, together with shipping enterprises and institutions, have jointly organized the “Pudong Shipping Week” event.

This year’s Pudong Shipping Week has once again expanded and upgraded its “International Influencer Network.” For instance, the official organizer of London Shipping Week will host an “International Maritime Roundtable Summit” and a business networking reception—marking the first time that an event from London Shipping Week is being held at Pudong Shipping Week.

In addition, the UK’s Department for Business and Trade, London International Shipping Week (LISW), the Chinese Shipping Association of London (CSAL), Maritime London, the Baltic International Shipping Council (BIMCO), and the Transport Asset Protection Association Asia-Pacific (TAPA APAC), Swiss Aussenfeld Accelleron, the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the Baltic Exchange, and others will host a variety of events.

The Asia-Pacific Transport Asset Protection Association will host a “Singapore Day” event, linking maritime resources from both regions to promote joint development. The London Maritime Services Association will organize the “UK-China Shipping Forum,” focusing on ship energy efficiency and the path toward low-carbon shipping. Océane, a Swiss company, will hold the “Green Maritime Summit 2025,” inviting a group of leading Swiss industry experts to attend. The Singapore Exchange and the Baltic Exchange will jointly host the “Shipping and Dry Bulk Risk Management Forum.” There is strong interest among overseas entities in participating; the total number of invited foreign guests is expected to exceed 850.

The spillover effect is becoming prominent.

Become a new platform for high-level investment promotion and business matchmaking.

Pudong Shipping Week is China’s “shipping calling card” presented to the world.

Zhuang Wei, General Manager of the Asia-Pacific Region at the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), is eagerly anticipating the upcoming 2025 Pudong Shipping Week. “We established our office in Pudong, Shanghai, in 2013, and since then, we’ve achieved remarkable growth in this vibrant international shipping hub. We’ve played a pivotal role as a bridge and link, accelerating the adoption of world-class standards while enabling Chinese shipping experts to participate actively in the development of these standards. Looking ahead, we’re increasingly focused on areas such as digital transformation and energy transition—challenges that the entire shipping industry is facing. In this process, we firmly believe that Pudong has tremendous potential, and we’re eager to become an integral part of Pudong’s thriving network.”

It is reported that during the 2025 Pudong Shipping Week, a series of significant outcomes in shipping industry cooperation—including a shipping industry fund—will be unveiled, along with the latest green technologies, services, and products, as well as a report on the development of net-zero carbon emissions in the shipping sector. The event aims to generate broader and deeper “spillover effects.”

Meanwhile, as a leading indicator of global maritime technology trends, the 2025 China International Maritime Exhibition will be held from December 2 to 5 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The “Pudong Shipping” booth, with an exhibition area of 180 square meters, is located in Hall W2 of the New International Expo Center. The booth brings together relevant Pudong authorities, subdistricts, and key shipping enterprises to create a central platform integrating exhibition displays, industry exchanges, and business cooperation negotiations.

The latest data show that Pudong has attracted nearly 13,000 shipping companies and high-end service institutions and has been further endowed with... Local legislative power This provides a solid legal foundation for innovation in shipping finance. The continuously improving shipping ecosystem has attracted the attention of shipping companies worldwide, and Pudong has become a central hub for deepened cooperation, information exchange, and cutting-edge exploration within the domestic and international shipping industries. Pudong Shipping Week is not only a grand gathering for global shipping professionals but also a new platform for high-level investment promotion and business negotiations.