The 4th International Port, Shipping, Logistics and Multimodal Transport (Shanghai) Exhibition will be held from April 22 to 24.
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In 2026, the global trade, economic, and shipping markets face multiple uncertainties. A stable shipper-carrier relationship is the cornerstone for addressing various challenges and promoting the healthy development of industrial and supply chains. Building a new type of shipper-carrier relationship based on the principles of integrity and harmony, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, jointly facing challenges, and moving forward together is an important driving force for the high-quality development of international trade.
Positioned as "gathering ports, shipping, rail, and air to connect foreign trade shippers" and aiming to create "the leading logistics exhibition in terms of the number of foreign trade shippers," the 4th International Port, Shipping, Logistics, and Multimodal Transport (Shanghai) Exhibition (ISL Expo 2026) will be held from April 22 to 24 at the Shanghai Transnational Procurement Convention and Exhibition Center. This exhibition will establish a pragmatic cooperation platform for direct dialogue between various supply chain parties, including shipping, ports, railways, aviation, express delivery, and logistics, and China's foreign trade shippers. By strengthening communication and collaboration among all parties, it aims to jointly enhance the resilience of China's industrial chain in the face of global changes.
ISL Expo 2026 is hosted by China Shipping Weekly and the Shipping Fifty Research Center, co-hosted by the China Automatic Identification Technology Association, the International Shipping and Trade Logistics Platform (ISEA), the Shipping Logistics Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association, and the Express Logistics Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association. The total exhibition area is expected to be 20,000 square meters, attracting 25,000 professional visitors, including 3,000 foreign trade shipper buyers.
According to the organizers, during this exhibition, 15 categories of shipper supply chain forums will be held, covering industries such as photovoltaics, home appliances and consumer electronics, construction machinery, steel, tires, cold chain, automobiles and parts, furniture, cross-border e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, semiconductors, power batteries and energy storage cabinets, intelligent manufacturing (industrial robots), and building materials. There will be 18 foreign trade shipper-related activities, and the first list of 493 major participating shipper companies has recently been announced.
The international supply chain logistics field is broad in scope and long in chain, with complex and diverse shipper demands. As a distinctive brand exhibition, to efficiently, pragmatically, and comprehensively achieve business matching between supply and demand, this exhibition brings together a rich ecosystem of participating enterprises, covering key nodes of the international supply chain, truly achieving full-element aggregation.
Participating enterprises include: COSCO Shipping Lines, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), SITC International, Sinotrans Container Lines, Jinjiang Shipping, China-Poland Shipping, Hede Shipping, Zhonglian Shipping, Zhonggu Logistics, Jiangsu Ocean Shipping, Hailitong Shipping, and other shipping companies; Shanghai Port Logistics, COSCO Shipping Ports, Zhejiang Seaport, Qingdao Port, Beibu Gulf Port, Guangzhou Port, Shenzhen Port, Xiamen Port Authority, Chongqing Port, Lianyungang Port, Cangzhou Port, and other port enterprises; China Eastern Logistics, China Railway Special Cargo, China Railway Express, Zhongtong Express, SF Express, Yunda Express, China Post, Shanghai Railway Bureau, and other aviation, railway, and express enterprises; COSCO Shipping Logistics Supply Chain, OOCL Logistics, Dasein Logistics, Global Express, Huamao Logistics, Shanghai Qingyun, Ningbo International Logistics, Shenzhen Tiantu Tongxun, Meishe International, New Journey, Tianjin Youtong, Shenzhen Yuehai, Shenzhen Modern Future, Qingdao Rongshengda, Qingdao Jiyong, Shanghai Xiumei, Milkyway, Yuanya Logistics, CHI MA HTT LOGISTICS (Vietnam), YIWUGOU (M) SDN. BHD. (Malaysia), CTE LINKS SDN. BHD. (Malaysia), Shizhi International Logistics (Malaysia), Ruishi International Logistics Group, Sanchuan (Japan) Logistics Co., Ltd., Shanghai Yitong, Haiguanjia, Dituo Technology, Yita Technology, and other international freight forwarding and technology enterprises, as well as Ningbo Zheshang Customs Clearance, Saibao Network, Shanghai Waili Inspection, and other import and export service enterprises. The total number of participating enterprises, sponsors, and supporting units exceeds 200.
During the exhibition, the 9th Global Trade and Container Transport Conference, the 3rd International Air Logistics Annual Conference, the 14th Express Logistics Development Conference, the Express Logistics Business Development Seminar, the Rail-Water Intermodal Business Development Seminar, the 3rd Annual Meeting of the China New Liner CEO Club, "Golden 60 Seconds"—the 9th ISEA Cross-Border Business Cooperation Matching Conference, the 1st "Freight Forwarder 1-on-1" Negotiation Meeting, the Short Video Forum for Helping Port and Shipping Logistics Enterprises Expand Customers and the Port and Shipping Logistics "Influencers" Meetup, the International Logistics Supply Chain Enterprise Leadership Training Camp, and other diverse activities in the port and shipping logistics field will be held. A total of 37 foreign trade shipper-related and logistics industry-related activities will provide a pragmatic and efficient platform for communication and matching for all parties in the supply chain.
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