Shanghai sets target to build intl shipping hub

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Shanghai aims to transition from expanding scale to enhancing capacity to establish itself as an international shipping hub during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). The port, the world’s largest container port for 16 years, handled over 55 million TEUs in 2025, with growing demand for multidisciplinary talent to support this development.

As Shanghai moves from scale expansion to capacity enhancement in building an international shipping center during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, demand for talent with cross-disciplinary expertise is rising, according to experts. The port of Shanghai, the world’s largest container port for 16 consecutive years, handled 55.06 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) throughout 2025, ...