SM Line, the shipping affiliate of SM Group's shipping institutional sector, said on the 24th that it was selected as an excellent partner by China's Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and Shanghai Port.

SM Line's Maeng Jae-young, head of the Ningbo branch (third from right), poses for a commemorative photo with representatives of other honorees after being named a shipping company with sustainable growth potential at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Annual Port Transport Exchange in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China, recently. /Courtesy of SM Line

The selection of excellent partners was made at the recently held Ningbo-Zhoushan Port annual port transport exchange meeting and the Shanghai Port 15th five-year development plan vision proclamation ceremony.

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port selected SM Line as a "shipping company with sustainable growth potential," and Shanghai Port selected it as a "promising carrier."

SM Line began calling at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in 2017 when it launched a U.S. West Coast service, and in 2018 it also launched a U.S. Pacific Northwest service.

Last year, the cargo volume handled by SM Line at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port reached 200,000 TEU (1 TEU = one 20-ft container).

In 2024, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port handled 39.31 million TEU, ranking third after Shanghai Port (51.51 million TEU) and Singapore Port (41.12 million TEU).

With this award as a turning point, SM Line plans to further step up efforts to attract export cargo from China bound for the United States and Asia.

Kang Ho-jun, CEO of SM Line, said, "We will devote our utmost efforts to accelerating growth and building trust in the Chinese market as a bridgehead linking Asia and the United States."

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