STORY: Overseas shipping companies see burgeoning potential for China's shipping industry
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023/file
DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:47
LOCATION: TIANJIN, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo 2023
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE XIRADAKIS, President of the Association of Banking and Financial Executives of the Hellenic Shipping
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEXANDER V.CHIDIAC, Managing Partner of Iskandar Group
4. various of Tianjin Port
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG BAOCHEN, Executive Vice Chairman of China Institute of Navigation (CIN)

STORYLINE:

The Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo has been held in China's Tianjin, featuring the theme of "Shipping throughout the world, leading the future."

The three-day event has attracted hundreds of exhibitors from 22 countries and regions, showcasing the latest scientific research achievements, equipment, software technology and international cooperation opportunities in the shipping field.

Attendees said that the expo offers a valuable opportunity to exhibit Chinese shipping sector's development achievements, and they have seen the burgeoning potential for China's shipping industry.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE XIRADAKIS, President of the Association of Banking and Financial Executives of the Hellenic Shipping, Greece
"Many Greek shipowners build their ships in China, having ordered around 1,300 ships for an accumulated order value of 60 billion U.S. dollars from Chinese shipyards, while during the past decade, half of the Greek newly built ships were built in China."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEXANDER V. CHIDIAC, Managing Partner of Iskandar Group, Greece
"You have a lot of interesting shipping finance schemes. A lot of our cargoes might eventually come to China. You are the only country in the world that can give me a full package on what I require for my ship."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG BAOCHEN, Executive Vice Chairman of China Institute of Navigation (CIN)
"In terms of both the proportion and level of fully automated container terminals worldwide, China has made remarkable progress. Tianjin Port has also been at the forefront of this development. Besides fully automated container terminals, our crude oil transportation terminals, roll-on/roll-off transportation terminals, and fully automated bulk transportation terminals have also achieved a highly advanced level globally."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China.
(XHTV)