According to official plans, by 2030, Shanghai will have basically established itself as an international shipping center with a significant improvement in global shipping resource allocation capabilities.
On the 9th, the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission published the "Shanghai Accelerating the Construction of International Shipping Center '15th Five-Year' Plan (Draft for Public Comment)" on its website, openly seeking opinions.
The draft plan states that every effort will be made to support Shanghai in building a world-influential, socialist modern international metropolis. By 2030, Shanghai will have basically established an international shipping center that is globally leading in hub gateway capacity, excellent and convenient modern shipping services, a demonstration model for intelligent and low-carbon shipping, a resilient and well-equipped shipping governance system, and significantly enhanced global shipping resource allocation capability.
The plan points out that efforts will be made to consolidate the status as a world-class shipping hub, build a world-class container hub port with leading capability and superior quality, and play a core leading role in the Yangtze River Delta world-class port cluster, with an annual container throughput of about 58 million TEUs. At the same time, Shanghai will consolidate its status as China's top international air hub, basically establish a leading Asia-Pacific air hub, with the city's two airports reaching an annual passenger throughput of 150 million and an annual cargo and mail throughput of about 4.7 million tons.