Published on: 2026-06-10
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Stable development of one of China’s industries has become an important factor in the reliability of global supply chains. The company Zhenghe (Tianjin) Food Technology, located near the Tianjin port, imports frozen meat and seafood from Argentina, Brazil, and other countries, covering 25 countries and regions worldwide, on a monthly basis. Thanks to the efficient operation of the port and convenient logistics, the trade volume of the meat processing plant in Argentina with the company Zhenghe has doubled over five years.
Tianjin customs data show that in the first four months of this year, the Tianjin port imported 621 thousand tons of meat, which is 5.8% more compared to the same period last year, with a significant increase in imports from developing markets such as Latin America. At the same time, efficient port clearance and logistics speed allowed reducing complex logistics costs by 10-20%.
At the recently held 4th Tianjin International Shipbuilding Industry Exhibition, more than 400 companies gathered. Participants noted that the resilience of China’s shipbuilding instills confidence in the stability of global supply chains. Johannah Christensen, co-founder of the Global Maritime Forum (GMF), stated that despite the challenges facing the world, international cooperation remains important.
Currently, China accounts for almost a third of the world’s international shipping volume, and by the volume of cargo turnover at ports, the country has held the first place in the world for more than 20 consecutive years.
Sui Kai, chief information officer of the Shanghai International Shipping Research Center, noted that the stability of China’s shipping industry is due to its developed infrastructure, integrated industrial system, high technological innovation competencies, and deep global presence, which give a certain resilience to otherwise unstable global supply chains.
In the field of technological innovation, the Tianjin port has already built the world’s first “smart terminal with zero carbon emissions,” which provides automation of operations using 5G, artificial intelligence, and remote control, and the level of automation of large-scale equipment exceeds 80%.
Waqas Samad, the CEO of the consulting company Lloyd’s List Intelligence, believes that this reflects the future direction of the shipping industry—a combination of connectivity, technology, and intelligence. Chinese solutions for “smart ports” are already being implemented both domestically and abroad. For example, the Peruvian port of Chancay became the first “smart port” in South America, which allowed logistics costs between China and Peru to be reduced by more than 20%.
Sui Kai emphasized that the fate of global shipbuilding requires joint efforts from all countries, and China is an indispensable force in this process.
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