On 4 March 2024, the 8th Plenary Meeting of Global Shipping Think Tank Alliance (hereinafter referred to as the "Alliance") was successfully held in Alexandria, an Egyptian port city, combining online and offline methods. The meeting aims to promote information exchange and sharing among the members, focusing on the topic of Creativity and Innovation in Ports and Shipping Services & Best Practices in Maritime Industry.
Hosted by Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, representatives from Shanghai International Shipping Institute (China), Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (Germany), Korea Maritime Institute (South Korea), World Maritime University (Sweden), PolyU Maritime Data and Sustainable Development Centre (HK China), Center for Maritime Studies of National University of Singapore (Singapore), Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (Egypt), Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness of University of Texas at El Paso (USA), China Academy of Transportation Sciences (China), and CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd (Singapore) attended the meeting.
Professor Burkhard Lemper, the current chairman of the alliance, and Professor Alaa M. Morsy, dean of the Port Training Institute of AASTMT delivered welcome speeches respectively. Ms. Liu Zhengyu, Deputy Secretary-general of GSTTA, presented Alliance working report on behalf of the secretariat. The representatives presented speeches on the topic of Creativity and Innovation in Ports and Shipping Services & Best Practices in Maritime Industry from different perspectives. The discussions also covered topics including the future development of the Alliance, updates to the Alliance's official website, and cooperation opportunities.
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