Sea transportation is the main transportation mode in international logistics. At present, more than two thirds' transportation of international traded goods and 90% percent of Chinese export goods are shipped by sea. And those goods are mostly shipping from Shenzhen, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Tianjin ports, to Europe, North America, South and Central America, Middle East and Africa.
With the development of China's economy, China has become one of the most important sea transportation nations in the world. China has the three large ports out of the world's five largest ports for container handling. With China's growing economy influence, the world's shipping center is steadily moving to the east.
As investment in logistics infrastructure is increasing in China, and logistics technique and equipment is enhancing, the logistics industry is booming. Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta, Bohai Sea Rim Economic Zone and Northeast China are strengthening the cooperation and coordination, forming the vast environment for the development of logistics industry. In recent years, especially after China's entering into the WTO, China's logistics market is opening up to the outside world step by step. At present, the state owned, private owned and foreign-funded enterprises are surviving and thriving in the competitive markets. Besides, with the increasing and higher demands for logistics and shipping service, the service will need to be changed from the low value fundamental services to high value added services.
At the same time, with the popularity and the steadily growing of Internet industry, that's the "New Economy", more and more logistics and shipping companies put more attention and greater input into this new industry in order to attract more clients and more attention.
