HONG KONG
MARITIME WEEK 2017
Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Marime and Port 
Board, the Hong Kong Shipowners Associaon and the 
Hong  Kong Marime Museum, Hong Kong Marime 
Week  (HKMW)  2017  will  be  held  from  19  to  26 
November this year. Eight days of events ranging from 
industry  brieﬁngs,  seminars  and  conferences, 
corporate  funcons,  marime-themed  sports  to 
networking events are put together to interest, inform, 
involve and inspire.
Co-OrganisersOrganiser Partners
19 Nov
Sun
21 Nov
Tue
23 Nov
Thu
25 Nov
Sat
26 Nov
Sun
24 Nov
Fri
22 Nov
Wed
20 Nov
Mon
Hong Kong Marime 
Week 2017 Opening 
Ceremony
Seafarers Welfare 
following MLC 2006
Internaonal 
Conference on "Cross 
Border Insolvency 
and Marime 
Maers" Day 1
Hong Kong Marime 
Week Orienteering 
Race 2017
The Cross-Strait 
Conference 2017
5th Asia Marine 
Insurance Conference
5th Asia Marine 
Insurance Conference
Pilotage Operaon
Pilotage Operaon
GS1 Hong Kong 
eLogiscs Seminar 
(Tentave)
TradeWinds 
Shipowners Forum 
Hong Kong 
Boost business 
opportunies 
through technology in 
the Marine and 
Logiscs Industry
Marime Law 
Seminar
Blockchain for 
Shipping & Logiscs
Creang a Marine 
Insurance Hub
Internaonal 
Conference on "Cross 
Border Insolvency 
and Marime 
Maers" Day 2
Study Visit to CFS 
Warehouse
Marime CEO Forum
Arbitraon Seminar
WISTA HFS-Asia 
Workshop
ALMC Day 1
Shipping Markets: 
Changing Dynamics
Hong Kong 
Shipowners 
Associaon Annual 
General Meeng and 
60th Anniversary 
Cocktail Recepon
SCLP Networking 
Mixer
MARE FORUM 
HONG KONG 2017
ALMC Day 2
Naucal Instute  
'$afe Manning 
Onboard Ships?' 
Conference & 
Cocktail Party
MSTI Open Day
Marime & Logiscs 
Hackathon 2017
Technical Seminar in 
Marime Engineering 
and Technology
Forum on e-Cargo 
Power
MSTI Open Day
Marime & Logiscs 
Hackathon 2017
YPSN Soccer 6 
Tournament
Marime & Logiscs 
Hackathon 2017
Pi's Adventure in 
Victoria Harbour
Watersport Fun Day
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Exciting updates!

30 amazing events have already signed up for HKMW 2017. This bullen introduces three of them —

2nd HKMW Orienteering Race

5th Asia Marine Insurance Conference

Mare Forum Hong Kong 2017

Please visit the HKMW website (www.hkmw.hk) for details. Do mark your diary.

Stay tuned. More events are coming.

From the starng line, parcipants

will race against the clock to reach

designated check points and

winners will receive fabulous

prizes. Corporate members may

join this fun-ﬁlled event by forming

teams under Corporate Group!

What’s more: companies or

associaons may also choose to

race among their own teams with a

speciﬁc tled race under the

Corporate Special Package.

concession rate (unl 31 August

only)!

The 5th Asia Marine Insurance

Conference is a two-day plaorm

for ship owners, ship managers,

cargo operators, insurers and

marine claim specialists across the

globe to come together to discuss

the common issues, challenges and

come up with sustainable soluons

for all. Last year, discussion topics

included marime risk

management, impacts of climate

change on marime shipping etc.

Please register early

At the world renowned Mare

Forum, leaders in the marime

industry will come together to

share innovave ideas. Interesng

topics such as the future of trade

and shipping trends, Hong Kong’s

relevance as a shipping hub in Asia

and the world, etc will be featured.

It will be a great occasion for bright

and like minds to interact and

mingle.

HKMW

Orienteering Race,

19 November (Sunday)

9am - 2pm

Asia Marine

Insurance Conference,

20-21 November

(Full Day)

Mare Forum

Hong Kong 2017,

24 November (Friday)

8:30am - 3pm

Event Highlights

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Figure 1: Connecvity and trade relavity

Feature Article

by Dr. Venus Lun,

Assistant Professor and Associate Head, Department of Logiscs and Marime Studies

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Shipping is an essenal means to facilitate internaonal trading acvies. Because of its cost-eﬀecve intermodal

operaons, an increasing share of goods is being shipped through container transport services. These shipping

services are mostly provided by shipping lines.

Shipping lines form a network to connect global ports with each other. Lun and Hoﬀmann (2016) introduced the

concept of connecvity and trade relavity (CTR) to examine the role of shipping connecvity in promong

internaonal trade by suggesng that the formaon of free trade areas will not only promote trade between the

member countries (i.e. intra-trade) but also increase trade with the rest of the world (i.e. extra-trade).

Components of CTR are:

• Shipping connecvity posively inﬂuences intra-trade: As free trade agreements reduce tariﬀ-based trade

barriers, intra-trade is expected to increase with the existence of trade agreements. Improvements in shipping

connecvity eliminate one of the most important non-tariﬀ trade barriers so that countries can more eﬃciently

perform trading acvies.

• Shipping connecvity posively inﬂuences extra-trade: With the growth of intra-trade via economic integraon,

member countries can reap compeve advantages with higher producvity and infrastructure improvements.

Improvement in trade-related infrastructures allows increased linkages with the globe to reach trading partners

for extra-trade.

• Intra-trade mediates the relaonship between shipping connecvity and extra-trade: Internaonal trade is

strongly linked to economic development through such mechanisms of capital accumulaon, technological

change, and human resource accumulaon. With the formulaon of free trade agreements, internaonal

trade involves not only intra-trade but also extra-trade. Intra-trade governs the relaonship between shipping

connecvity and extra-trade.

Internaonal Trade and Shipping

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Topics related to shipping connecvity and internaonal trade have received increased aenon, parcularly in

the development of regional integraon contributed to the expansion of trade ﬂows. To improve the shipping

connecvity, Hoﬀmann, Wilsmeier and Lun (2017) proposed three main policy areas:

• Intermodal transport: Increasing hinterland access and facilitang transit are essenal components for the

development of internaonal trade. An eﬀecve way for enhancing shipping connecvity is to improve

intermodal inland transport and trade connecvity by improving cross-border procedures.

• Compeve operang environment: Shipping operaons should be performed compevely. Shippers should

have opons among service providers. Any restricons on transport services will negavely aﬀect shipping

connecvity.

• Eﬃcient and modern seaports. Physical infrastructures are important to accommodate ever increasing ship

sizes. Infrastructures need to have the necessary water depth and modern ship-to-shore handling equipment.

Eﬃcient port operaons are also important to avoid delays and uncertaines.

References

Lun Y.H.V. and Hofmann J., 2016. Connecvity and trade relavity: the case of ASEAN, Journal of Shipping and Trade.

Hoﬀmann J., Wilsmeier G. and Lun Y.H.V., 2017. Connecng the world through global shipping network, Journal of Shipping and Trade.

The Hong Kong Marime and Port Board (HKMPB) was set up in April 2016 to provide

a high-level plaorm for the industry, academia and the Government to work closely

together to set the direcon for the development of Hong Kong’s marime and port

services

Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board

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