The "Block Chain + Air Trade" Scene Fair was held in Shanghai with the theme of "Chain Gathering Air Trade, Zhitong the World", aiming to create an exchange platform for the deep integration of policies, technologies and industries. The activity focused on the development pain points of the aviation trade industry, showed a number of application cases of block chain technology in export tax rebate, offshore trade, digital insurance and other fields, and released the excellent scene of block chain innovation and application in Jing' an district in 2025, exploring new paths for the digital transformation and upgrading of the aviation trade industry and gathering multi-party efforts.

The International Maritime Organization is holding a special meeting in London to focus on tensions in the Gulf region, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz. Secretary-General Dominguez pointed out that the recent attacks have caused many casualties to seafarers, and about 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf and face high risks. He urged all parties to de-escalate the conflict and ensure the safe evacuation of seafarers, and warned that geopolitical tensions are pushing the shipping industry to its limits, posing a broad threat to the global economy and food security.

In the first two months of 2024, Shanghai's foreign trade started strongly, with the total import and export value reaching 796.57 billion billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.1 percent, and the growth rate was higher than the overall national level. Exports rose by 19.3 per cent and imports by 26.4 per cent. Maintaining growth in major trading partners such as the EU and ASEAN, and expanding in emerging markets has achieved remarkable results. The export performance of new kinetic energy products such as electric vehicles and lithium batteries is outstanding, and the import of high-tech products and key components has grown rapidly, indicating that Shanghai's foreign trade structure has continued to optimize, and the rebound has been consolidated.

In order to cope with the pressure of ship berthing during the overhaul of the Three Gorges South Line Shiplock and Gezhouba No.2 Shiplock, the Yangtze River Maritime Safety Administration optimized and adjusted 73 anchorages and temporary berthing areas in the Chongqing-Wuhan section on March 12, which can accommodate more than 1900 ships. This adjustment implements classified management, sets up special anchor positions for ordinary cargo ships and dangerous goods ships, and guides ships to anchor in zones and sail at staggered peaks to ensure safe berthing and orderly navigation. The maritime department also reminded ships to comply with safety and pollution prevention regulations, and to control speed and limit whistling in specific areas.

In February 2026, the number of orders received by Japanese shipping companies fell to a 15-month low of only 8 277670 gross tons, down 14.3 per cent year-on-year. The order structure is dominated by bulk carriers and liquid cargo ships, and container ships have zero orders for two consecutive months. Cumulative orders received in the first two months fell 13.8 per cent year-on-year. Despite strong global demand for new shipbuilding, Japanese shipping companies missed orders due to insufficient ship capacity and labor shortages. The Japanese government plans to increase annual construction to 18 million gross tons by 2035 to compete for global market share. At present, although the number of hand-held orders has declined slightly from a high level, it can still maintain the construction workload for about 3.5 years.

The "2025 China Marine Economic Statistics Bulletin" issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources shows that the national marine GDP in 2025 will reach 11018 billion billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5 percent, accounting for 7.9 percent of GDP. The marine economic structure has been continuously optimized, with the tertiary industry accounting for the highest proportion, reaching 58.3 per cent. Traditional industries such as offshore oil and gas, shipbuilding, transportation and tourism have all achieved steady and rapid development, while emerging industries such as marine engineering equipment and offshore wind power have accelerated their growth, showing a good trend of high-quality development of the marine economy.

The article focuses on the construction of Shanghai international financial center during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and focuses on the promotion of the international influence of "Shanghai Price. The content covers the internationalization of nickel futures, the application of "Shanghai oil" and "Shanghai copper" prices in international trade pricing, and Shanghai's progress in deepening financial opening, attracting global capital, and improving financial infrastructure. Deputies and committee members suggested that in the future, we should speed up the establishment of a global allocation and risk management center for RMB assets by deepening institutional openness, enhancing the global influence of "Shanghai prices", and developing offshore and cross-border finance.

On March 11, my country's self-developed large-scale magnesium-based solid-state hydrogen storage equipment was shipped to Malaysia after hydrogen charging was completed in Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Area. This is the first time that large-scale solid-state hydrogen storage equipment in a hydrogen charging state has been exported to sea in China. This technology can safely store and transport hydrogen under normal temperature and pressure, and the hydrogen storage capacity in a single tank can reach 1 ton, which marks an important breakthrough in the field of hydrogen energy storage and transportation in China, and is of great significance to promote the commercial application of hydrogen energy.

On March 11, the electronic waterway map system for the Jialing Jiangchuan section was officially launched on the "one map" platform of the electronic waterway map of the Yangtze River system, marking the integration of the Jialing Jiangchuan section into the watershed information system planned by the Ministry of Transport. The system covers 534 kilometers of waterway from Guangyuan Railway Bridge to Huanghatuo in Sichuan-Chongqing Boundary, and is made in strict accordance with the Technical Specification for Inland River Electronic Waterway Chart, realizing the standardization and digitization of waterway elements. Users can query place names, bridges, docks and other information through the "Yangtze River e" application and small programs to provide accurate, efficient and safe navigation services for ship navigation and support the high-quality development of shipping in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

The digital twin system of Zhougang Company was officially launched on March 5. After two months of stable operation, it has become the first smart port platform based on WebGL architecture and supporting multi-terminal use in Zhejiang Seaport Group. The system realizes the full scene coverage of bulk cargo, containers and other multi-species, through lightweight operation and high integration integration, dynamic mapping of equipment status and operation process, effectively breaking data barriers, improve the port production chain of collaborative efficiency and scientific decision-making.

On March 9, 2025, the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress held its second plenary session in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders attended the meeting. The meeting heard and reviewed the work report of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress made by Chairman Zhao Leji. The report summarized the progress made by the Standing Committee in 2025 in the implementation of the constitution, legislation, supervision, and representative work, and deployed tasks for 2026. At the same time, the meeting heard and deliberated the work reports made by Zhang Jun, President of the Supreme People's court, and Ying Yong, procurator general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, summarized the judicial and procuratorial work in the past year, and put forward the work direction in the coming year. The meeting also considered a report on the legal clean-up work.

At the "Ministerial Passage" of the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, Minister Liu Wei answered reporters' questions on two hot issues of comprehensive transportation system construction and transportation services to ensure people's livelihood during the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period. Regarding the "Tenth Five-Year Plan", he introduced the major measures centered on "one network and four modernizations" (modern high-quality national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network, integrated integration, safety improvement, digital intelligence upgrade, and green transformation). In terms of people's livelihood services, he explained that this year will focus on three key areas: optimizing travel services, improving the quality of expressway service areas, and serving rural revitalization, and doing a good job in transportation for the people.

On March 5, 2026, Yangshan Port successfully filled the Maltese container ship "Osmim" with more than 3640 tons of domestic green methanol, setting a new record for domestic ship-to-ship filling of domestic green methanol. The filling of domestic green methanol made by biomass fermentation process demonstrates the guarantee ability of Shanghai Port in the whole chain supply of green fuel. With the increasing improvement of national policy support and filling service system, Shanghai Port is attracting more and more international shipping companies to choose green energy replenishment here to help the global shipping industry green and low-carbon transformation.

Hong Kong held a green methanol first ship filling ceremony on March 5, marking a key step in its green shipping fuel sector. The SAR government stated that it will focus on green methanol as its development focus, and build a green fuel filling and trading center with the advantages of relying on the mainland. The port fee relief and grant concessions proposed in the new budget are aimed at attracting green fuel ships and strengthening Hong Kong's status as an international shipping center. The industry believes that although Hong Kong started a little late, it is well-planned and efficient, and it is expected to catch up.

At the beginning of 2025, the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center has achieved a "good start", and a number of core data have reached a record high in the same period. Railway Luchao Port Station sea-rail intermodal transport business is busy, January-February container processing volume increased by about 15% year-on-year, an increase of nearly 50% during the Spring Festival. The number of international ship inspections in the Yangshan Port Area increased by 11% year-on-year. Shanghai Customs supervised 7281 ships in the first two months, with an average of more than 120 ships per day, an increase of 2.4 percent year-on-year. Enterprises in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta have adopted the "one box to the end" model to efficiently connect maritime and railway transportation, demonstrating the continuous improvement of the energy level of Shanghai's international shipping hub.