Global Harbor Cities Forum 2018

Cities exist because of people’s lives, and harbors flourish because of urban exchanges. The “2018 Second Global Harbor City Forum” discussed the industry, tourism, sustainability and other topics with representatives of nearly 50 important harbor cities and opinion leaders from all walks of life, and reached a number of cooperation consensus.

From the moment when urban civilization marched towards the ocean, it was equivalent to proclaiming the beginning of harbor development. Cities exist because of people’s lives, and harbors flourish because of urban exchanges. Harbors are part of the urban space. The barriers between harbors and cities have always been formed by man-made rather than nature. With the deepening of the barriers, the ideal of “promoting the city with the city and rebuilding the city with the city” has also gradually drifted away. Fortunately, in recent years, under the wave of global environmental protection and the rise of urban self-consciousness, the application of emerging smart technologies has become Transformation and evolution provide a possible solution. The theme of the “2018 Global Harbor City Forum” is “Here and Beyond, the new future of the harbor”.