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BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 2022 Silk Road Maritime International Cooperation Forum kicked off on

Thursday in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, where participants shared

constructive opinions and suggestions on enhancing the brand influence of Silk

Road Maritime.

Focusing on effective measures to support the new development dynamic and boost

the "dual circulation" of domestic and international markets, discussions at

the forum covered multiple topics such as serving the unified domestic market,

integrated development of international logistics and cross-border e-commerce,

construction and application of port shipping big data, as well as financial

innovation services of port shipping.

Aiming to build an inclusive and cooperative ecosystem for shipping and

logistics among Belt and Road countries, the brand Silk Road Maritime was

launched in December 2018 by Fujian Province, a core area of the Maritime Silk

Road. By the end of August this year, a total of 9,014 trips have been made

through shipping routes named after Silk Road Maritime, with the total

container throughput reaching 10.182 million twenty-foot equivalent units.

Speaking highly of the achievements of Silk Road Maritime, participants at the

forum pointed out the importance of integrating the essence of the Silk Road

spirit with the practical efforts in deepening and expanding economic

partnership with relevant countries. Through increasingly engaging themselves

in Silk Road Maritime, the guests were committed to jointly maintain the safety

and stability of global industrial and supply chain, in a bid to inject new

impetus into the development of Belt and Road Initiative.

In the future, Silk Road Maritime will continue to make innovative efforts to

achieve high-standard, sustainable and people-centered development, according

to Chen Zhiping, chairman of Fujian Provincial Port Group Co., Ltd. and Fujian

Silk Road Maritime Management Company.

A blue paper on the development of Silk Road Maritime from 2021 to 2022 was

released at the forum, along with the tenth batch of shipping routes named

after the brand. An awarding ceremony for new members of the Silk Road Maritime

Alliance was also held during the forum.

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SOURCE  Xinhua Silk Road