The World Shipping (China) Summit 2010 ("Summit"), with the theme of "Staying the Course", is grandly held in Guangzhou, China on November 9th. The Summit attracts more than 1000 delegates from all parts of the world. Mr. Xu Zuyuan, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport of P. R. China, Mr. Zhu Xiaodan, Executive Vice Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr. Gan Xin, Vice Mayor of Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, Capt. Wei Jiafu, President and CEO of COSCO Group deliver speeches at the grand opening. The ceremony is chaired by Mr. Zhang Fusheng, Executive Vice President of COSCO Group.

With great support from Bureau of Water Transport of MOT P. R. China, the Municipal People's Government of Guangzhou, the Summit is jointly organized by COSCO, Maritime China, Drewry and Journal of Commerce. BIMCO, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO, ICS and CSA are acting as the honorary organizers.

The Summit receives an overwhelming response in shipping and related industries. China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd. (CIMC) acts as the special sponsors, Guangzhou Port Group is partner sponsor, and HSBC takes its role as the lead conference sponsor. Many other sponsors include the Evergreen Group, Hanjin Shipping, Yang Ming Marine Transport, SEASPAN, CCS, Lloyd's Register, DNV, Port Metro Vancouver, Port of Rotterdam Authority, E. R. SCHIFFAHRT, Total Soft Bank Ltd., Port of Antwerp, etc.. COSCO Guangzhou works as the assistant organizer. COSCO Logistics is the exclusive logistics provider.

Nearly 60 speakers deliver their speeches on the Summit. Among them are heads of maritime organizations such as BIMCO, INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, Baltic Exchange; Capt. Wei Jiafu, President and CEO of COSCO Group, Mr. Zhao Huxiang, President of SINOTRANS, Mr. Zhang Guofa, Vice President of China Shipping (Group) Company, Mr. Su Xingang, Vice President & Chief Economist of China Merchants Group Limited, Mr. Chang Dechuan, Chairman and President of Qingdao Port Group, Mr. Zhou Xiaoxi, Vice Chairman & President of Guangzhou Port Group Co., Ltd., Dr. Frank F. H. Lu, Chairman & CEO of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., Mr. Bronson Hsieh, Vice Group Chairman of Evergreen Group & Chairman of Evergreen Marine Corporation, Mr. Young Min Kim, President and CEO of Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd./ Hanjin Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd., Mr. Koji Miyahara, Chairman of NYK Line, President of the Japanese Shipowners' Association, Mr. Kenichi KUROYA, President & CEO, KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. (K Line), Mr. Masakazu YAKUSHIJI, Representative Director and Vice Chairman Executive Officer of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Mr. Hans Smits, President and CEO, Port of Rotterdam Authority, Mr. Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO of Antwerp Port Authority, Mr. Robin Silvester, President and Chief Executive Officer of Port Metro Vancouver, Mr. Don Krusel, President and CEO of Prince Rupert Port Authority, Mr. Michael E. Moore, President and Chief Executive Officer of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc., Mr. Frans Van Riemsdyk, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy of Maher Terminals, Mr. John Wolfe, CEO of Port of Tacoma. Also, representatives from financial institutions such as Mr. Niu Ximing, President, Bank of Communications, Mr. Zhang Guanghua, Executive Vice President and Executive Director of Board, China Merchants Bank, Mr. Mark Long, Global Head of Transport, Shipping, Services and Offshore at HSBC, Mr. Knud E. Stubkjaer, Vice Chairman, E.R. Capital Holding GmbH & Cie. KG., Mr. Gerry Wang, Co-founder & CEO of Seaspan Corporation, address the audience. Furthermore, Ms. Shirley Bond, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for the Province of British Columbia, Canada, Mr. Dong Qiang, Vice President of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Mr. Mai Boliang, Director and President of China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd. (CIMC), Mr. Dai Zhihao, Vice President of Baosteel Group Corporation, Mr. Makoto Harunari, President of Japan Maritime Center, Mr. Li Kejun, Chairman & President of CCS, Mr. Richard Sadler, CEO of Lloyd's Register, Dr. Tor E. Svensen, President of DNV, Mr. Paul D. Waite, Vice President, Intermodal, CN, Mr. John McBoyle, Vice President, Marketing & Sales Intermodal, CP Railway, Ms. Michelle Liu, Chief Representative and Director, International Services, BNSF Railway, Mr. John DeBenedette, Vice President Commercial of INTTRA, Mr. John Williams, Owner and Managing Director of Maritime Transport Ltd., Mr. Adam Cunliffe, Managing Director of Freightliner Ltd., Mr. Alan Marsh, Chairman of Braemar Seascope Ltd., Ms. Yael Selfin, Head of Macro Consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are on the speaker list.

About 100 media show great attention and interests to the event. Xinhua News Agency, China News Agency, Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg, CCTV, MeantimeWire, Trade Winds, Lloyd's List, British Sea Trade Publishing Group, People's Daily, China Daily, Economic Daily, China Stock News, Securities Market, 21st Century Business Herald, China Business News, {非本站网址}, {非本站网址}, {非本站网址}, Chinanews. com. cn, China Communications News, China Ship News, Containerization Int'l, Shipping Exchange Bulletin, China Ship Survey, the local TV and newspapers of Guangdong Province, report the whole process of the summit.

The World Shipping (China) Summit has developed into a senior exchange platform for the world shipping community and associated industries, and a window for comprehending the market movement, understanding the customer needs, exploring new opportunities and realizing potentials for a "Multi-Win" situation. "China Factor", "Managing Change", "Riding the Wave", "Navigating Cross-Currents" and "Changing Priorities" created by the events, have become the popular words in shipping circle.