In the afternoon of April 29, 2020, the launch of Global Port Development Report (2019) (hereinafter referred to as "the Report") and Port Development Special Lecture of Shanghai International Shipping Research Center (SISI) Expert Lecture Series was held for the first time by video conference online live.
The conference was led by Zhen Hong, Secretary General of Shanghai International Shipping Research Center and Professor of Shanghai Maritime University, who was the keynote speaker of the report preparation team, and Zhao Nan, Assistant Secretary General of SISI and Director of Port Development Institute, presided over the conference and released the Report.
In the interpretation of the Report, Xie Wenqing, Assistant Director of SISI Port Development Institute, from the 2019 global port development environment, production status, the development status of global terminal operators, terminal investment and construction, the impact of India's shipping sector policy on port development, port supply chain and cross-border e-commerce cooperation model, global terminal operators' risk resistance and investment, global cruise port development trend analysis, etc. In eight aspects, a detailed analysis of the report content was made.
When talking about the development trend of global ports in 2020, Xie Wenqing believes that, influenced by the global pandemic of New Crown Pneumonia and the surge of shipping costs under low sulfur oil, the growth rate of global economy and trade will drop significantly in 2020, and the growth rate of global port throughput may fall. Specific performance: Asian ports or face negative growth, the Americas and European ports continue to fall, Australia's port growth stagnation.
At the same time, the short-term downturn in the port investment market, specifically: Asian port construction is relatively stable, a new round of construction in the U.S. East ports will be shelved, the pace of China's port construction will gradually slow down, the demand for automated terminal construction may be enhanced.
For global terminal operators, the Report believes that there will be a new wave of consolidation, mainly due to the sale of assets by terminal operators to promote integration. From the capacity changes and operations of global key terminal operators such as COSCO Shipping Ports, China Merchants Ports, Dubai Global Ports Group, Maersk Terminals, Singapore International Port Group and Hutchison Port, the growth rate of global terminal operators is generally positive.
In making predictions on the development trend of port supply chain, Xie Wenqing said that more attention will be paid to the integrated and customized services for customers in the future. For customers, the biggest benefit from the integration of related services is a "seamless" logistics experience.
For service providers, the broader the coverage of services, the higher the service fee can be earned. The extension of supply chain services upstream and downstream also means more customized service solutions and a broader customer base.
At the same time, the port supply chain also shows a trend to develop online. This not only provides convenience for collaborative development, but also puts forward high requirements on the response speed of logistics supply chain itself.
How can the port supply chain and cross-border e-commerce synergistic development?
Xie Wenqing concluded that the essence of the synergistic development of port logistics supply chain and cross-border e-commerce is the deep integration of the port industry for the global logistics supply chain market.
Specifically, in the face of the inevitable trends of decentralization, order fragmentation and supply chain flattening, the port supply chain must seize the opportunity of the era of "Internet of Everything". In the future, cross-border trade can be provided through a third-party cross-border e-commerce platform, providing "end-to-end" logistics integration services.
Using the agglomeration effect of e-commerce platform, port supply chain service providers need to unite ports, shipping companies, terminals, freight forwarders, warehousing, customs clearance, fleet, based on the extension of insurance, banking and other service providers to develop cross-border as the core supply chain ecology. During the meeting, Professor Zhen Hong also exchanged and shared with online guests on hot topics.
First, the development of port enterprises showed a trend of network layout in the sea and land direction, global terminal operators to strengthen the control of the sea port network, as well as the layout of inland waterless ports, the port service function to the inland extension.
Second, to create a "process and process" docking, build a logistics supply chain with the port as the core, and provide a "flexible service" type port that is more responsive to changes in market demand.
Third, to enhance the development of port-city linkage. For example, at present, the port area has become an important support for the development of the port, and the development model of "port area + logistics park + port industrial park" can be created.
Fourth, the sustainable development mode of the port can be developed in the direction of "resource-saving + environment-friendly".
Fifth is to have full coverage of information and data collection capabilities, with advanced digital technology application capabilities of the smart port, will be the way to the future development of the port.
It is understood that the series of the Report has won the second prize of Science and Technology Progress of the China Ports Association, and the relevant data of the Global Port Development Report 2018 was also cited in the Global Maritime Transport Report 2019 recently released by UNCTAD.