In principle, the alliance meeting will be held once every year which applies by the members. If no one applies, the Secretariat arranges as planned. The meeting focus on the hot issues of the shipping industry and forward-looking study and discussion of the new trends. The contents of issues suggested by the Secretariat are in accordance with the members. Meanwhile, the members may exchange and discuss the related information of the global and national developments in the shipping, and actively provide suggestions to the shipping industry and the related organizations.

The members of the Alliance are encouraged to carry out cooperative research based on their own characteristics. Alliance members will assign personnel to participate in each other's study. Research funding can be provided by the proposed research or be determined by consultations among partners. If the research task comes from non-member institutions, the funding shall be charged by the entrusted institute. Alliance members can jointly published research reports. The principle of funding is consistent with the principles of collaborative research.

In the case of not affecting the interests of Alliance members, the members shall share information and research results with each other. The Secretariat will found and maintain its website to promote the development of the alliance and send information bulletins to its members regularly.

Each member appoints a liaison officer. If the liaison officer is unable to attend the annual liaison meeting, the relevant member shall assign someone else to participate. The meeting can be conducted in the form of correspondence. Topics of the meeting include the following:

i. The study of major issues concerning the development of the Alliance, providing guiding advice and communicating and coordinating major tasks in the work agenda;

ii. Summarizing work in the previous year and discussing future work arrangements;

iii. Discussing hotspot issues and trends of the global port and shipping industry, studying the shipping policy of various countries and the world at large and actively putting forth advice;

iv. Voting to elect a chairman every three years.

II. Inviting relevant government departments and enterprises to special seminars on specific policy measures.

According to the suggestions of the members, the Alliance will irregularly hold seminars inviting the relevant agencies of shipping industry.

No membership fee will be collected and no direct economic relations exist. To carry out research, actively striving for funding from national and regional government where a member is located and related body. The secretariat bears the expenses for the website, bulletin compilation and printing and other publicity expenses, as well as the everyday business of the secretariat. Expenses for meetings organized by the Alliance are borne by the host organization, but travel expenses are borne by the organization of the participants.