On April 17, the Forum on Shipping Finance Helping the High-Quality Development of Northeast Asia International Shipping Center was held in the Zhongyuan Auditorium of Dalian Maritime University. Luo Dongsheng, a member of the Standing Committee of the Dalian Municipal Committee, Executive Deputy Mayor, Deputy Leader of the Northeast Asia International Shipping Center Construction Leading Group, Zhang Baochen, Executive Vice Chairman of the China Institute of Navigation, Sun Yuqing, the President of Dalian Maritime University and Chairman of Alumni Association of Dalian Maritime University, Vice Chairman of the China Institute of Navigation, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Li Liqian, general manager of Huayang Maritime Center Co., Ltd., was invited to attend the meeting as an interview guest.
Luo Dongsheng pointed out that to build Dalian into an international shipping center in Northeast Asia, it is necessary to make full use of the geographical advantages and basic conditions of the coastal area of Liaoning, give full play to Dalian's leading role, and promote the further opening up of the northeast region. While promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the old industrial base, we need to achieve the strategic goal of a maritime power and promote high-quality economic development. He said that he hoped to take this forum as an opportunity to gather elites from all parties in Dalian Maritime University as a platform and focus on the high-quality development of shipping finance. With the joint efforts of everyone, the construction of Dalian Northeast Asia International Shipping Center will surely enter the fast lane of development.
Zhang Baochen stressed that the shipping finance industry has increasingly become a strong support for the vigorous development of the shipping industry, and China has paid more and more attention to the development of shipping finance and has successively introduced a series of policies. He elaborated on the close relationship between shipping and finance, the role of shipping finance in promoting the accumulation of social resources in the shipping industry, and the important role played by shipping finance in the construction of an international shipping center. He said that the China Institute of Navigation will be committed to building a maritime academic exchange brand, establishing an international maritime science and technology exchange and cooperation platform, and wholeheartedly advise and provide services for the vast number of maritime science and technology workers.
On behalf of the university, Sun Yuqing expressed his warmest welcome to all the leaders and alumni, and expressed his most heartfelt gratitude to all alumni who have been caring about and supporting the development and construction of the alma mater. He pointed out that in recent years, the university has insisted on building a world-class maritime university based on maritime affairs, serving transportation and the oceans, and fulfilling its own mission and responsibility in serving national strategies, serving industry development and serving local economic development. The university will continue building a talent training platform and innovate talent training models, and striving to cultivate more outstanding talents for the construction of Dalian as an international shipping center in Northeast Asia and the construction of the great transport power.
The opening ceremony of the forum was presided over by Wang Xiaoyong, Vice President of Dalian Maritime University.
In the forum session, many important people shared and exchanged ideas including Gu An, former deputy director of the First Evaluation Bureau of China Development Bank, director of the Ship Finance Center, full-time member of the loan review committee of the head office of China Development Bank, general convener of the financial branch of the Dalian Maritime University Alumni Association, Fang Zhongyou, senior expert of the people's Insurance Company of China, chairman of China Insurance Research Institute of Automotive Technology Co., Ltd., and chairman of China Insurance Research Institute of Automotive Technology (Beijing), Sui Cong, Professor of School of Shipping Economics and Management, Dalian Maritime University, Deputy Director of Comprehensive Transportation Collaborative Innovation Center, Fang Xiuzhi, Director of Shipping Business of Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Convener of Financial Branch of Dalian Maritime University Alumni Association, Han Jingwei, Researcher of Institute of Water Transport Science, Ministry of Transport, Secretary of Shipping Finance Professional Committee of China Institute of Navigation, Zheng Shijun, a senior industry expert in the strategic operation department of Far East Horizon Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. , Deng Jinle, general manager of Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co., Ltd., and convener of the financial branch of the Dalian Maritime University Alumni Association, Wei Taoli, vice president of CM International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and secretary general of the financial branch of the Dalian Maritime University Alumni Association, Dong Zhuangzhi, ship financing industry expert from the Export-Import Bank of China.