Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) participated in the 2025 North Bund Forum, co-hosted by China’s Ministry of Transport and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The forum, themed “Collaboration for Sustainable Global Shipping Development”, brought together over 400 leaders to promote maritime sustainability. A key focus was the International Green Shipping Corridor Cooperation Initiative, including the launch of the joint green shipping corridor between Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in China and HAROPA Port in France — a collaborative effort to advance maritime decarbonization.
At the forum, 30 major cooperation outcomes were announced, including the seven-point framework of the Green Shipping Corridor Initiative. This framework supports the development of an international green corridor network, clean energy vessels, near-zero-carbon ports, and sustainable fuel supply and certification systems.
The corridor between Ningbo-Zhoushan and HAROPA Ports is a strategic partnership involving Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group, HAROPA Ports, MSC Group, MSC Terminal Investment Limited, CMA CGM, and the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute. Building on a Memorandum of Understanding signed during the Maritime Silk Road Forum, the corridor exemplifies broad cooperation across ports, shipping lines, classification societies, and research institutions.
As a core technical partner, BV will provide technical support for corridor development and emissions reduction. It will work with stakeholders to advance the corridor from initiative to implementation through certification and innovative solutions.
