World Shipping (China) Summit 2008 to Take Place in Dalian

World Shipping (China) Summit, the prominent yearly event for the World shipping circle jointly organized by China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, China Maritime, Drewry Shipping Consultants Limited (UK), the Journal of Commerce (USA) and Dalian Municipal People's Government, will be held alongside Shiport China 2008 on November 6.7, 2008 in Dalian under the same ceiling of Dalian World Expo Center. To celebrate the coincidence of these two major events, the organizers of Shiport China have decided to change the show date from October 23.25 to November 5.8, 2008, exhibition period extended to 4 days and the exhibition venue kept unchanged. World Shipping (China) Summit was first initiated by COSCO Group in 2004 in Beijing following which Shanghai, Shenzhen and Tianjin successfully hosted the Summit. Most recently, the previous Summit was finished in early November, 2007. The Summit was actively attended by governmental institutes, organizations, shipbuilders, shipping companies, logistics providers, port authorities, traders etc from around the world.Shiport China, organized by China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, the Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Dalian Municipal People's Government, has grown to be one of the leading maritime trade shows in China. It specially features revolutionary innovations in areas like shipbuilding, ship repairing, ship auxiliaries, port/logistics, ocean engineering, marine services, marine technology and ships/boats etc. After careful considerations and justification, for the benefits of exhibitors, the Show organizers finally concluded a change of Show date to meet the dates of the Summit. Around 1,000 high quality ship owners/high profile delegates of shipping companies/ports will attend the exhibition site. A union of providers and buyers will be beneficial to both Shiport China exhibition and World Shipping (China) Summit.

Source:Transportweekly