The 7th Silk Road Maritime International Cooperation Forum recently unveiled the 15th batch of 15 newly named sea shipment routes under Silk Road Maritime, and for the first time released a green port-shipping evaluation system.
The forum also witnessed the induction of 14 new members of the Silk Road Maritime Association.
Other key releases from the forum included the Top 10 Achievements in Silk Road Maritime Construction, the 2025 Silk Road Maritime Blue Book, the Phase II Planning for Building the Silk Road Maritime International Shipping Comprehensive Service Platform, the Report on the Development of New and Clean Energy for Shipping 2024, and the 2024 Annual Report on the Economic Development of Fujian Port .
As China’s first comprehensive international logistics service platform centered on maritime shipping under the Belt and Road Initiative, the Silk Road Maritime now boasts 148 named sea shipment routes, connecting 150 sea ports across 48 countries and regions. To date, the Silk Road Maritime network has operated more than 20,000 container sailings, and handled over 24 million standard containers, together with general cargo throughput exceeding 27 million tons, and a trade volume approximating 26 billion yuan ($3.6 billion).
The Silk Road Maritime Association has 367 members from diverse sectors such as shipping, energy, manufacturing, and the internet, continuously expanding its network and global influence.
Over the past six years, this thriving "golden waterway" originating from East China’s Fujian province has achieved substantial practical outcomes in infrastructure connectivity, rules and standards alignment, and people-to-people exchanges.
The Silk Road Maritime has been incorporated into China's the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. The integrated development of ports, shipping, and trading services under the Silk Road Maritime is one of eight major actions proposed by China to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. The Silk Road Maritime, together with the China-Europe Railway Express and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, make up China's three major logistics brands for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
(Executive editor: Yuan Ting)
