On September 6, 2021, the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between Shandong Port Financial Holding Company and the Qingdao Area of China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone was held in Shandong Port Building. Huo Gaoyuan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shandong Port Group; Li Fengli, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director and General Manager; Zhao Shiyu, Deputy Secretary of Qingdao West Coast New District Working Committee and Director of Qingdao Free Trade Zone Management Committee; Assistant to General Manager and Chairman of Labor Union of Shandong Port Group Gao Ya, Minister of the Organization Department of the Party Committee (Human Resources Department), Secretary of the Party Committee and Executive Director of Beijing Lugang Holding Development Group, attended the ceremony and met with the signing. The manager Jiang Chunfeng and the deputy director of the Qingdao Free Trade Zone Management Committee Wang Li signed the contract on behalf of both parties.

According to the agreement, the two parties, based on the principles of "friendly cooperation, resource sharing, and mutual benefit", will give full play to the advantages of policy and system innovation in the pilot free trade zone to promote the high-quality development of modern finance, international trade, shipping logistics, advanced manufacturing and other industries, and build Convenient and complete industrial ecology will help Shandong Port build an international shipping hub in Northeast Asia and accelerate the construction of a world-class marine port.

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Before the signing ceremony, the two parties had a discussion and exchanged and introduced the preliminary cooperation between Shandong Port Financial Holding Company and Qingdao Free Trade Zone. They agreed that the two parties will further leverage on the synergies between government and enterprises in bulk commodity transactions, ship transactions, and land-sea linkages. In-depth cooperation in areas such as funds, supply chain finance, etc. will further promote the construction of the main front of the Qingdao Free Trade Zone for the coupled development of shipping trade and finance, promote the rapid development of related projects of Shandong Port Financial Holding Company, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Responsible comrades of relevant units directly under Shandong Port and relevant departments of the headquarters participated in the activity. Editor/Xing Wentao