In the just-concluded promotion conference on building world-class marine cluster and international logistics corridor, the 2024 Comprehensive Index for World-class Marine Port Clusters compiled by the Xinhua News Agency was officially unveiled, according to which the port cluster of Shandong Port Group has elbowed its way into the first tier.

As shown in the index, the first tier of port clusters not only excel in business scale and exposure capacity, but also boasts exceptional international competitiveness, spearheading the development of worldwide port clusters. Following the high-efficiency integration of seven ports in Shandong Province, Shandong Port Group has taken advantage of the size of its ports to wrap up high-quality green and intelligent transformation and work out many innovative advanced technologies, thus setting a good example for the application of green and intelligent technologies in ports and building of new types of ports in the world.

The port cluster of Shandong Port Group is a typical world-class marine port cluster. Since its founding, Shandong Port Group has been pushing ahead with the “integration, coordination and coupling” strategy and accelerating efforts to build a world-class marine port cluster. Ranking top globally in terms of cargo throughput and container throughput, it increasingly plays a pivotal role in serving national strategies, and contributes remarkably to high-quality social and economic development.

The busy Qianwan harbor area in Qingdao Port of Shandong Port Group.