China launches initiative to promote international green shipping corridors
China’s Ministry of Transport launched the Initiative for International Cooperation on Green Shipping Corridor at the 2025 North Bund Forum in Shanghai, promoting global collaboration for a safer, more efficient, and eco-friendly shipping industry. The initiative introduces seven measures, including expanding green corridors, developing low-carbon vessels and ports, enhancing green fuel capacity, and fostering innovation. Notably, a new green shipping corridor between Qingdao Port and Germany’s Port of Hamburg was announced. China, which leads globally in maritime connectivity, continues to expand cooperation and green infrastructure across major ports like Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Transport launched the Initiative for International Cooperation on Green Shipping Corridor on Sunday during the 2025 North Bund Forum in Shanghai, calling for joint efforts to build a safer, more efficient, and greener global shipping ecosystem.
The initiative outlines seven key measures to promote international cooperation on green shipping corridors.
The measures include expanding green shipping corridors in phases, accelerating the development of green and low-carbon vessels, developing (near) zero-carbon ports, enhancing green fuel supply capacity, leveraging government-market collaboration, sharing best practices, and supporting innovation.
Several cooperative achievements in building green shipping corridors were announced at the forum, including the joint establishment of a green shipping corridor between Qingdao Port in east China and the Port of Hamburg, Germany.
According to the ministry, China has maintained its top global ranking in maritime connectivity for several consecutive years, with steadily expanding openness and international cooperation in the sector. As of April this year, China had signed bilateral or multilateral maritime agreements with 70 countries and regions.
Major ports across China, including Shanghai Port and Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, have accelerated the development of green fuel supply infrastructure.
The 2025 North Bund Forum, the fifth edition of the event, is co-hosted by the Ministry of Transport and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. It will run through Oct. 21.
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