Ocean transportation is the most important mode of transportation in international logistics, which refers to a way to transport goods between ports in different countries and regions by sea routes. At present, more than 2/3 of the total international trade, and about 90% of China's total import and export freight are transported by sea.
With the rapid economic development of China, China has become one of the most important maritime powers in the world. At present, 0/9% of the world's bulk seaborne cargo is shipped to China, and 20% of container transportation comes from China. 60% to 70% of the new bulk cargo is shipped to China. China's port cargo throughput and container throughput have ranked first in the world; Among the five largest container ports in the world, China accounts for three. With the continuous expansion of China's economic influence, the world shipping center is gradually shifting from west to east, and China's shipping industry has entered the forefront of the world shipping competition stage.
At present, great changes have taken place in the world economic development environment, and the world economic center has begun to shift to the Asia-Pacific region. The development of the world economy will also set off a new upsurge in the western Pacific coast, and the further strengthening and development of regional economy and multinational groups is providing favorable conditions for the development of China's port construction and maritime industry. Faced with great opportunities, the problem of insufficient capacity of China's port and shipping industry is very prominent. Due to the lack of large oil tankers and berths for large oil tankers, the transportation rate of China's oil import transportation is only 10%, so a large number of foreign ships have to be rented for transportation. Not only need to pay a lot of foreign exchange, but also lost a good opportunity for the development of China's maritime industry and increase employment.
Maritime industry is a capital-intensive industry. Due to lack of funds, most of the transportation of import and export goods in developing countries had to be controlled by the fleets of developed countries, and China was not spared. With the development and acceleration of industrialization in China, this problem will become more and more prominent. If it is not solved well, it will form a bad cycle.
With the rapid growth of national economy and foreign trade, China's maritime industry is developing rapidly. With the increasing volume of shipping, the international influence of China's shipping has been continuously enhanced, which has become an important factor for the prosperity of global shipping. With the rapid development of China's maritime industry, its market environment is constantly undergoing profound changes. In particular, the China government has adopted an active open policy and laws and regulations in line with international maritime practices, providing a "competitive, open and transparent" market environment for the maritime industry. China shipping practitioners, including foreign businessmen who invest and operate in China, must always know and study their own market environment, so as to assess the situation, master the course and grow stronger in the process of constantly encountering new situations and constantly solving new problems.