The 7th China International Cruise Shipbuilding Forum & Exhibition was held with great fanfare at the Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai China on September 4-5, 2025. The forum was jointly hosted by Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (CSNAME), and Shanghai Services Federation, with strong supported by Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, Shanghai Hongkou District People's Government, as well as Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., China Merchants Industrial Group Co., Ltd., and China Telecom Shanghai Branch. The opening ceremony was attended by and featured speeches from leaders including Mr. Wang Junli, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of CSNAME; Li Qian, Secretary of the Hongkou District Committee of the CPC; Wang Xu, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission; and Sun Jianping, President of the Shanghai Modern Service Industry Federation. The ceremony also marked the launch of the Yangtze River Delta Cruise Shipbuilding Supporting Supply Chain Alliance. The event was presided over by Lu Qingdong, Vice President of the Shanghai Modern Service Industry Federation and Director of the Shipping and Cruise Economy Service Committee.

Themed on Accelerating the Establishment of a Self-Reliant Cruise Ship Design & Construction System and Building a New Industrial Development Pattern with International Competitiveness, this forum gathered nearly 300 representatives from renowned domestic and international cruise shipbuilding enterprises, experts, scholars, and industry elites. Participants included shipyards such as China State Shipbuilding Corporation's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, Guangzhou Shipyard, Beihai Shipbuilding, CMIC Group, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, Yinghui Southern Shipbuilding, Huarun Dadong, and Wanbang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, as well as German shipyard Meyer Werft; cruise companies and owners including China Tourism Group, China Cruise, Adora Cruises, Star Cruises, Blue Dream Cruises, and CYTS Group; research institutes such as CSSC Cruise Technology, CMIC Cruise Research Institute, Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute, the 704 Research Institute of CSSC, and Chongqing Changjiang Shipping Design & Research Institute; classification societies including CCS, Lloyd's Register, RINA, DNV GL, Bureau Veritas, and ABS; cruise supply chain enterprises such as China Telecom, CATL, Weichai, Tierp, RM Group, and Headway Group; and maritime university representatives from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tsinghua University, Wuhan University of Technology, Harbin Engineering University, South China University of Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Shanghai Maritime University. The forum featured seven specialized sessions: keynote speeches, cruise shipbuilding forums, cruise design forums, international classification society forums, cruise refit & maintenance technology forums, river cruise & passenger ship forums, and cruise supply chain forums. Domestic and foreign experts and industry leaders delivered presentations on accelerating China's self-reliant cruise shipbuilding system, sharing valuable experience and insights. These speeches not only provided rich industry information and market trends but also analyzed current development trends and future prospects. Through case studies and in-depth industry insights, experts charted the course for China's cruise shipbuilding industry and provided intellectual support for sustainable development. Concurrent events included exhibitions of domestic cruise technology achievements, B2B procurement negotiations for cruise supply chains, university-enterprise talent matching sessions for cruise design & construction, classification society certification training for cruise interior materials, and domestic cruise product promotion activities.

In recent years, China's cruise shipbuilding industry has gained increasing attention, with national ministries and commissions issuing policies to support the design, construction, and development of supporting industrial chains. China has now become a key player and driving force in the global cruise market. The country's first built large cruise ship, Adora Magic City, has been successfully in operation for 20 months, while the construction of the second large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, is accelerating, with plans for delivery by the end of 2026. China International Cruise Shipbuilding Forum & Exhibition (Shanghai) has successfully held seven editions, making it the only professional cruise (passenger ship) shipbuilding forum in Asia. The event focuses on cruise shipbuilding and its supporting industrial chains, providing a face-to-face, comprehensive, and multi-level platform for collaboration among upstream and downstream enterprises in the cruise industry.

Lu Qingdong, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Services Federation,Director of Shipping & Cruise Economic Services Committee, Shanghai Services Federation (SSF) moderated the Opening Ceremony

Wang Junli, Vice Chairman & Secretary General, The Chinese Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers(CSNAME)

Wang Xu,Deputy Director, Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission

Ma Ming, Party Committee Deputy Secretary & Vice President,China Telecom Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch; Deputy Director of the Cruise & Yacht Branch of the Chinese Society of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

Sun Jianping, Chairman of Shanghai Services Federation

Li Qian, Chief of the CPC Hongkou District Committee of Shanghai

Launching Ceremony: Yangtze River Delta Cruise Ship Construction Supply Chain Alliance

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

Hou Dawai, Deputy General Manager of Cruise BU of China Tourism Group

Li Jianing,Minister of the Science & Technology Development Department of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.(SWS),CSSC

Tian Zhengjun,General Manager of China Merchants Industrial Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.,Deputy Chief Engineer of China Merchants Industry Group Co., Ltd.

Robert Zhang, Vice President of Sales China, R&M Group moderated the Cruise Ship Construction Session

Li Yuxiang,Chief Designer,Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd.

Eero Makinen, Advisor, Meyer Werft GmbH & Co. KG

Robert Zhang, Vice President of Sales China, R&M Group

Tong Huan,Section Chief of Air Conditioning Department of Thermal Engineering & Environmental Department of Shanghai Marine Equipment Research Institute,CSSC

Lu Ying, Director of Solution Center, Internet Department,Shanghai Branch of China Telecom Co., Ltd.

Tu Shan,Director，Institute of Yacht & Nautical Environmental Design(IYNED) ,Academy of Art & Design,Tsinghua University moderated the Cruise Ship Design Session

Chen Hong, Technical Manager of China's First Large Cruise Ship Project, Senior Engineer at Researcher Level, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.,CSSC

He Mingming, Assistant Director of the R&D Department,Head of the General Design Office at CSSC Cruise Technology Development Co., Ltd.