CIMC Attended the “Intermodal Asia 2017”

On March 21, 2017, the Intermodal Asia 2017 that brings together global container, transport and logistics industry was opened at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. The intermodal transport solution and tool involving multiple means of transport from the land to the sea to the sky fully demonstrates the entire intermodal transport industry chain.

The intermodal transport development has become national strategy

This event was hosted by Informa Exhibitions, CCIA (China Container Industry Association), branch of CCTA (China Communications and Transportation Association) and supported by CIMC. The opening ceremony was attended by Huang Tianhua, executive vice president of CCIA, president assistant of CIMC, Yang Hongyi, vice president and secretary general of CCTA, Peter Hall, general manager of Informa Exhibitions, Brian Darnoskwi, president of COA (Container Owners Association), Reginald Lee, president of Asia Tank Container Association, Li Muyuan, vice president and secretary general of CCIA, executive vice president and secretary general of CCTA branch.

At 10:00 am, Huang Tianhua made an opening address and extended warm welcome and sincere appreciation to participating guests.  He said, in the beginning of 2017, the 18 departments (e.g.Ministry of Transport) jointly issued the Notice on Further Encouraging the Development of Intermodal Transport, marking that China has regarded the development of intermodal transport as national strategy. With the implementation of Notice requirements, intermodal transport development will be greeted with a golden period. On one hand, the implementation of intermodal transport will push Chinese logistics industry to a new stage and social logistics resources will be fully used, which will considerably boost Chinese logistics efficiency. On the other hand, the development of intermodal transport, especially sea-land transport through sea-rail transport and road-rail transport, will further bolster China’s “The Belt and Road Initiative” and drive socioeconomic development of countries along the “The Belt and Road”.

Industry giants discuss present situation and development trend of container transport industry

During the event, “Industry Leaders Strategy Summit”, “Water-based Paint Environmental Forum” and “Logistics Industry Development Forum” will be held, which provides an important international platform for global container transport and intermodal industry professionals to exchange viewpoints on strategic trend and problems of global market and strengthen business communication. In addition, the problems facing the shift of China’s container industry to water-based paint system will also be discussed, e.g. economic effect of the use of water-based paint system on factories and buyers, the effect of paint system selection on production capacity, how to overcome technical problem of “flash rust”, etc. They will discuss how to provide premium container for buyers, improve air quality and achieve sustained profitability when China is shifting to the paint system with low VOC emission.

CIMC business segments work together to show CIMC’s soft power  in leading intermodal transport development

During the “Intermodal Asia 2017”, CIMC showed up at the event with its segments closely related to intermodal transport, such as Container, Vehicles, Energy and Chemical, Logistics, C&C Trucks, CIMC Intelligent, CIMC E-commerce, fully demonstrating CIMC’s integrated service capabilities of “Manufacture+Service+Finance”. The booth reflecting the concept of eco-friendly container gathered a large number of industry participants.

The event offered more chances for CIMC to have in-depth talks with professionals from all over the world. A procurement manager from some Dutch shipping company said he had attended the Intermodal Shanghai every year since it was first held, and they paid much attention to the logistics product and technology showcased by industry-leading CIMC.

In the future, as the event goes on and becomes more widely known, each level of government and market players in China will have a better understanding of container-based intermodal transport; moreover, with further implementation of China’s “The Belt and Road Initiative”, rapid development of intermodal transport will surely inject new vigor and opportunity into logistics equipment manufacturing and service industry.