The Ship Export Work Conference of the Chamber of Commerce for Machinery and Electrical Industry was held in Qingdao on September 24th. The annual meeting and council of the Ship Branch of the Chamber of Commerce for Machinery and Electrical Industry was held simultaneously with the Ship Export Work Conference.

On September 24th, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products held a "Chamber of Commerce for Ship Export Work" in Qingdao. Wang Guiqing, Vice President of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products, leaders from the China Shipbuilding Industry Association, Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and relevant regulatory departments, as well as leaders from commercial regulatory departments in cities such as Nantong, Weihai, Yantai, and Jingjiang, and more than 30 representatives from key ship export enterprises such as China Shipbuilding Industry Trading Corporation, China Machinery Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd., China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd., Dalian China Shipbuilding Corporation, Yantai Raffles, China Export&Import Bank, China Export&Credit Insurance Corporation, and other units, attended the meeting.

Vice President Wang Guiqing delivered an important speech at the meeting. In his speech, he put forward specific and feasible suggestions on how to strengthen the bridging role of the electromechanical chamber of commerce between the industry and the government, and better serve enterprises through specific measures. Moreover, it is suggested that the Chamber of Commerce for Machinery and Electronics, China Export&Credit Insurance Corporation, and the Export Import Bank work together to objectively and properly address the overcapacity in the shipbuilding industry; Clarify the concept of eliminating excess and low-end overcapacity in the market; Together with other related export products, we will address the issue of increasing export tax rebates for anchor chain products used in ships and marine equipment; The project of establishing a ship export foundation should be put on the agenda of the government regulatory department as soon as possible, and the initiative of local governments should be stimulated to strive for more funding from local governments to support the export of ship products. Good opinions and suggestions have been put forward, which have been unanimously welcomed and praised by the attending representatives.

The leaders of the China Shipbuilding Industry Association provided a detailed introduction to the current economic operation of China's shipbuilding industry, and interpreted policies such as the transformation and upgrading of the shipbuilding industry and the conversion of excess capacity. At the meeting, the representatives also focused on implementing the instructions of the central leadership on maintaining China's traditional advantages in foreign trade and accelerating the cultivation of new competitive advantages; Regarding the Implementation Plan for Accelerating Structural Adjustment and Promoting Transformation and Upgrading of the Shipbuilding Industry (2013-2015) (Guofa [2013] No. 29); Financial and insurance institutions have conducted extensive exchanges and discussions on issues such as financing services for ship export enterprises; We have further strengthened the bridging role of the Mechanical and Electrical Chamber of Commerce between the government and ship export enterprises, and conducted extensive exchanges and discussions in adjusting and optimizing the service functions of the Chamber of Commerce.

The Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Commerce introduced the performance and experience of Qingdao's ship exports. At the meeting, the Nantong Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Jingjiang Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and Weihai Municipal Bureau of Commerce expressed their good opinions on the operation of local ship export business, the problems existing in ship export, and the policy suggestions for government regulatory departments, as well as financial and insurance institutions; We exchanged and discussed specific projects such as establishing a ship export joint construction base and ship export financing with the Chamber of Commerce for Machinery and Electronics, and reached a consensus to further strengthen cooperation.

The annual meeting and council of the Ship Branch of the Mechanical and Electrical Chamber of Commerce, held simultaneously with the Ship Export Work Conference, completed the scheduled agenda of the meeting in accordance with relevant regulations and articles of association, achieved the expected goals, and achieved complete success.