Themed Forum on "AI Wave and International Logistics Transformation" & Press Conference for the 3rd International Port, Shipping & Multimodal Transport Expo to Be Held on March 31!
The latest data from the General Administration of Customs shows that in 2024, China's total import and export value of goods trade reached 43.85 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5%, maintaining its position as the world's largest goods trading nation for the 8th consecutive year.
As a key link in global goods trade, resilient, secure, efficient, and cost-controllable international logistics services are indispensable. This requires foreign trade cargo owners and international logistics enterprises to strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust, and on this basis, establish long-term and stable cooperative relationships.
The International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (ISL Expo), with the purpose of "Clustering ports,waterway, railway and airway, Linking cargo owners", is gradually developing into an authoritative cooperation platform in this field and has been successfully held twice in Shanghai.
On-Site Scene of the 2024 International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (ISL Expo 2024)
The expo is co-hosted by China Shipping Gazette (CSG), China Communications and Transportation Association - Shipping and Logistics Branch (CCTA-SLB), China Communications and Transportation Association - Express and Logistics Branch (CCTA-ELB), Shanghai Top 50 Shipping Elites Development Research Center (50SEC), and International Shipping Enterprise Association (ISEA); co-hosted by China Port Association and China Automatic Identification Technology Association; and supported by China Shippers' Association, etc.
The 2025 International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (ISL Expo 2025) will be held at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing (SHCEC) from May 21 to 23, 2025.
In the "Government Work Report" delivered at the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress on March 5, 2025, Premier Li Qiang proposed to "launch a special campaign to reduce logistics costs across the whole society", which will inevitably include the reduction of logistics costs in the foreign trade sector. Since the 2025 Spring Festival, the artificial intelligence wave represented by DeepSeek, especially its impact on the transformation of international logistics, has brought new breakthroughs and possibilities for the proposition of reducing logistics costs.
Against the above background, China Shipping Gazette (CSG), China Communications and Transportation Association - Shipping and Logistics Branch (CCTA-SLB), China Communications and Transportation Association - Express and Logistics Branch (CCTA-ELB), and Shanghai Top 50 Shipping Elites Development Research Center (50SEC) will hold the themed forum on "AI Wave and International Logistics Transformation" and the press conference for the 2025 International Supply Chain Logistics Exposition (ISL Expo 2025) (Shanghai) in the afternoon of March 31, 2025, at Hyatt on the Bund Shanghai. Representatives from liner companies, port logistics enterprises, freight forwarding and logistics enterprises, China-Europe Railway Express operators, aviation and express logistics enterprises, AI intelligent technology enterprises, etc., are invited to attend, exchange ideas and learn from each other.
During the same period, the 2025 Working Joint Meeting of China Communications and Transportation Association - Shipping and Logistics Branch (CCTA-SLB) will also be held. Directors and Vice Directors mainly from port groups and shipowner enterprises, as well as Executive Directors and Executive Vice Directors mainly from large international logistics enterprises, will be invited to attend the meeting to jointly review the branch's 2025 work plan, aiming to better serve more than 1,700 new and old member enterprises and further contribute to the development of the entire industry.
In addition, the "ESG Evaluation for International Shipping and Logistics Enterprises" (Group Standard - Draft for Comment) will also be interpreted during the meeting, and opinions will be collected from the whole industry.
