By Lu Xuejiao
On September 5, Guo Fang, Standing Member of the Shanghai Party Committee and Chief of the Hongkou District Party Committee, met with the delegation led by Song Baoru, Chief of the Party Committee of Shanghai Maritime University, and Lu Jing, President of Shanghai Maritime University. Lu Ming, Deputy Chief of the Hongkou District Party Committee, presided over the symposium.
Guo Fang extended a warm welcome to Song Baoru and his delegation. She said that at present, Hongkou is making every effort to build the North Bund of Shanghai and the Golden Triangle of Huangpu River according to the decision and deployment of the Municipal Party Committee and the Shanghai Government, focusing on the development of the high-end shipping service industry, strengthening the function of the shipping service headquarters base, and constantly improving the industrial concentration, brand power and leadership. Shanghai Maritime University has distinctive discipline characteristics, outstanding professional advantages and capacity in the shipping field, providing strong talents and intellectual support for the development of the shipping industry. It is hoped that the two sides will strengthen the interaction between Hongkou District and Shanghai Maritime University, form all-round cooperation at a higher level and in more fields, realize complementary advantages in a wider range, jointly launch the North Bund International Shipping Forum and other brands, jointly enhance the soft power of shipping development, and make new and greater contributions to building an international shipping service highland with the world influence and core competitiveness.
Song Baoru, on behalf of Shanghai Maritime University, thanked Hongkou for its long-term help and support.
He said that in recent years, Shanghai Maritime University has established a good cooperative relationship with Hongkou. The Shanghai International Shipping Institute, located at the North Bund, has played an important role in providing information and consulting services for domestic and foreign government departments, port and shipping enterprises, consulting institutions and others. At present, the development of Hongkou is changing with each passing day, and the planning prospect and development speed of the North Bund are even more encouraging. Next, Shanghai Maritime University will full exert the function of university serving local economy and educational resource advantage, seize the opportunity, participate in the development and construction of the North Bund, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, talent team building, information communication and other aspects, better promote the economic development of Hongkou, and jointly contribute to the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center.
Also attending were He Li, Deputy Chief of the Party Committee of Shanghai Maritime University, and Chen Shuai, Deputy Governor of Hongkou District.