The 6th China International Cruise Ship-building Forum & Exhibition successfully concluded on November 13-14, 2024, at the Sunrise on the Bund, Shanghai, China. Jointly hosted by the Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (CSNAME), Shanghai Hongkou District People's Government, and Shanghai Services Federation, the event was guided and supported by various prominent entities such as Shanghai Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission, Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission, and leading shipbuilding companies like Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, China Merchants Heavy Industry, Guangzhou Shipbuilding International, and China Telecom Corporation Shanghai Branch. The forum and exhibition were organized by Shanghai Services Federation Shipping and Cruise Economy Service Committee and Tiger Cruise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., with China Cruise Design Alliance as the co-organizer.

The forum gathered nearly 300 attendees from well-known enterprises, experts, scholars, and industry elites in the cruise ship-building field. Wang Junli, Secretary-General of Chinese Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering; Chen Shuai, Deputy Mayor of Shanghai Hongkou District People's Government; Zhou Ying, Second-Class Inspector of Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission; Sun Jianping, President of Shanghai Services Federation, delivered speeches. Lu Qingdong, Vice President of Shanghai Services Federation and Director of Shipping and Cruise Economy Service Committee, presided over the opening ceremony. At the ceremony, the unveiling of Cruise & Yacht Committee (Shanghai) of Chinese Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering also took place, with the Shanghai office of the Cruise & Yacht Committee being located in Hongkou District. This Committee will focus on promoting the research and development of cruise technology, advancing the formulation and implementation of policies and regulations, strengthening international exchanges, which is of great significance for enhancing the overall competitiveness of China's cruise industry.

This forum is themed "Accelerating the establishment of China's independent cruise shipbuilding and supporting system, and building a new industrial development landscape"‌. Participants included senior executives from shipyards such as Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, Guangzhou Shipyard International, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai), China Merchants Shekou Youlian, Shanghai Huarun Dadong, and Chongqing Changhang Dongfeng Shipbuilding, as well as Fincantieri and Meyer Werft. It also attracted senior leaders from cruise lines such as Adora Cruises, Huaxia Cruises, MSC Cruises, Shanghai Blue Dream Cruises, Tianjin Oriental Cruises, and Bohai Cruises. Additionally, high-level representatives from renowned institutions such as CSSC Cruise Technology, China Telecom Shanghai Branch, Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute, Wuhan Yangtze River Ship Design Institute, CCS, BV, DNV GL, RINA, Liberian Registry, and Tillberg Design of Sweden attended the exhibition. A series of activities were held during the exhibition. Notably, the cruise ship (passenger ship) supporting B2B negotiation meeting was held for the first time, and the organizing committee invited total assembly enterprises such as Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and Guangzhou Shipyard International, as well as interior decoration general contractors such as R&M, Huanan Building Materials, and Shanghai Construction Engineering Decoration Group, to engage in face-to-face, in-depth exchanges and pragmatic cooperation discussions with domestic supporting enterprises of interior decoration materials. This event aimed to jointly explore cooperation opportunities and lay a solid foundation for future cooperation between the parties, which is of positive significance for excellent domestic supporting enterprises to enter China's cruise ship supporting supply system and accelerate the localization rate of China's cruise ship supporting industry.

China International Cruise Ship-building Forum and Exhibition has successfully held six editions so far. It is the only professional cruise ship (passenger ship) construction exhibition in Asia and the best way to keep abreast of the latest products and technologies in global and Chinese cruise ship construction. It provides industry professionals with a face-to-face, comprehensive, multi-layered, and authoritative platform for exchanges and cooperation. It has practical significance in accelerating the formation of the cruise ship manufacturing and supporting industrial system in Shanghai, establishing the Shanghai model of cruise economy consisting of a "hub port + headquarters port + manufacturing port," and promoting high-quality development of the entire cruise industry chain in China.

Lu Qingdong,President of Shanghai Services Federation,Director of Shipping and Cruise Economic moderated the Opening Ceremony

Wang Junli,Secretary General,The Chinese Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

Zhou Ying,Second-level Inspector,Shanghai Municipal Transport Commission

Sun Jianping,Chairman of Shanghai Services Federation

Cruise & Yacht Committee of The Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (Shanghai) Unveiling Ceremony

Sun Weiguo, Former Secretary of Shanghai Hongkou District Party Committee , Honorary Director of Cruise Economic Services Committee, Shanghai Services Federation (SSF) moderated the Keynote Speech

Chen Binyi,Deputy Director of Cruise Accommodation Department,Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.

Chen Binyi,Deputy Director of Cruise Accommodation Department,Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.

Wang Libin, Deputy General Manager, China Telecom Corporation Shanghai Branch

Cheng Juehao,Secretary General of Council of Asia Cruise Academy,Vice Chairman,China Cruise & Yacht Industry Association

Xiao Baojia,Former Vice President of Shanghai Maritime University,Chairman of Council of Asia Cruise Academy moderated the Cruise Ship Construction Session

Chen Hao,Chief Design Officer of Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd.

Li Jinbao, Technical Manager & Senior Engineer, China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co., Ltd.

Li Jinbao, Technical Manager & Senior Engineer, China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co., Ltd.

Tian Yajun,Deputy General Manager, Huanan Building Materials (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Tu Shan,Director，Institute of Yacht & Nautical Environmental Design(IYNED) ,Academy of Art & Design,Tsinghua University.

Zhang Yu,Deputy General Manager,VONE Technology Co.,Ltd.

Qiu Ling, Deputy Director, Shanghai International Cruise Business Institute moderated the International Classification Society Session

Xie Daming, Team Leader,Cruise Project Team of China Classification Society(CCS)

Fu Yuguo,Deputy Director, Key Account Management,Ship Owner Segment, BV Marine & Offshore