[Chen Jining meets with International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Domingos] On October 20th, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Secretary Chen Jining met this morning with Arsenio Domingos, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, who came to Shanghai to attend the 2026 North Bund International Shipping Forum. Chen Jining introduced the economic and social development of Shanghai, especially the construction of an international shipping center. He said that as China's economic central city, Shanghai was born from the sea and prospered from the port. It is currently firmly grasping the opportunities of green and intelligent transformation and deepening the construction of an international shipping center. The International Maritime Organization plays an important role in promoting the development of the global shipping industry. It is hoped that the two parties will further strengthen communication and docking on the basis of the existing good cooperative relationship, focus on the green and smart development of the shipping industry, expand cooperation space in the application of low-carbon technology, green fuel promotion, etc., jointly pilot and explore ship management, digital certification and standard formulation, and strengthen exchanges and mutual learning in responding to global climate change and improving shipping resilience and safety. We will continue to create a market-oriented, legal and international first-class business environment and support various shipping institutions and enterprises to achieve greater development in Shanghai. Arsenio Dominguez said that the International Maritime Organization and Shanghai maintain a good cooperative relationship, and the two sides have achieved good results in building the Asian Maritime Technology Cooperation Center. Shanghai has the largest and busiest port in the world. Its achievements in smart port management, low-carbon technology application, and green shipping corridor construction are encouraging. It also provides professional reference for the formulation of technical standards and rules in related fields. We hope to further deepen cooperation between the two parties, strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, better transform experiences and practices into standard rules, and work together to promote the green and smart development of global shipping. (Shangguan News)