CCS makes commitment to data driven ‘green’ supply chains

CCS made its pledge during the North Bund Forum in Shanghai. It was one of 15 organisations attending the event to sign the 2021 Shanghai Initiative, including COSCO, the International Chamber of Shipping and the World Shipping Council.

The initiative aims to restore global logistics supply chains hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and build greater co-operation in the use of new-generation information technologies including big data, the Internet of Things, block chains and Artificial Intelligence.

The signatories called for more co-operation in the building of safe, smooth and green global logistics supply chains. They also committed to work jointly to drive forward the innovation and application of green, low-carbon technologies and to implement practical measures to cut global greenhouse gas emissions.

Heavyweight Chinese support

The North Bund Forum was hosted by Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and Ministry of Transport and organised by the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, Shanghai Hongkou District, Cosco Shipping and Shanghai International Ports Group. Speakers included the Vice Minister of Transport, People’s Republic of China , the Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government , the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin and the Secretary-General of IMO Kitack Lim.

The event examined the challenges facing the global shipping sector and themes included “Openness and Inclusiveness, Innovation and Reform, and Win-Win Cooperation: Embracing Future Development and Restructuring of the International Shipping ”.

CCS, played a key role at the forum, saying it is “committed to action” which includes building data service sharing platforms and improving the industry’s digital collaboration capabilities.

Digitalisation seminar

CCS hosted a ‘Digitalisation and Intelligence’ seminar at the forum presided over by Mo Jianhui, President of CCS, and was attended by representatives from domestic and foreign government agencies and members of the global shipping industry.

Nearly 150 experts and stakeholders came together to exchange opinions, discuss and share ideas and “build consensus” around the opportunities, challenges and counter measures created by new digital intelligence technologies.

Those who attended came from shipping, shipbuilding, ports, maritime management and other related industries.

Mr Jianhui told them that “trust and sharing” were crucial when it came to harnessing the benefits of digitalisation.

He said: “Only when data is applied can it generate value. The whole industry must build a culture of data sharing, based on the principle of avoiding damaging one’s own interests.”

And he added: “CCS will also continue to enhance cooperation, promote development and build data service sharing platforms for the industry.”

He said it would look at the application of shipping data based on blockchains and study security governance mechanisms and sharing regulation standards to help improve the “digital collaboration capabilities” of the industry.

He also told delegates: “CCS will master the new opportunities and new challenges faced by the shipping industry, and work with it to make contributions to green, low-carbon shipping development.”