The 2026 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report was released recently. The report shows that Shanghai has surpassed London for the first time to claim the second spot globally in comprehensive strength, while Ningbo-Zhoushan jumps to sixth worldwide. Compared with the early stage of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, five out of seven Chinese shipping centre cities ranked among the world’s top 20 have climbed up the rankings to varying degrees. Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Guangzhou, Qingdao and Tianjin each rose one position, marking a pivotal transition for China’s international shipping centres from leading the world in scale to leading in comprehensive functional competitiveness.
As one of the most widely influential evaluation systems in the international shipping sector, the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index conducts comprehensive assessments of 43 global international shipping centre cities across three major dimensions: port conditions, professional maritime services and general comprehensive environment. The report points out that competition among international shipping centres has evolved beyond rivalry over port scale and shipping route networks into an all-round contest covering green transition capacity, digital innovation capacity, influence over shipping rules and global resource allocation capabilities. Shipping centres across the Asia-Pacific region as a whole maintain strong development resilience, and shipping hubs in emerging economies remain a key engine lifting the world’s capacity to allocate maritime resources globally. （Outlook New Era）
Edit：Liu Zhiyu Responsible editor：Li Yulu
Source：www.people.cn
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