Qingdao Port will continue to provide high-quality, efficient and convenient services for shipping companies and try to become a port of call for more ships with international standards, said Li Fengli, president of Qingdao Port Group during a recent meeting with Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd AG in Shanghai.

"We commit to offer our customers a greater sense of gain through improving our services," Li said.

Hapag-Lloyd AG is a transnational German-based transportation company, whose container transport arm is currently the world's fifth largest container carrier in terms of vessel capacity.

Li said that Hapag-Lloyd is an important partner of Qingdao Port and the two sides have enjoyed a comprehensive friendly cooperative relationship.

In 2007 the two sides jointly held a dedication ceremony for the first voyage of the Qingdao Express, which established their deep friendship during the cooperation.

Jansen said that Qingdao Port enjoys a good reputation for its high efficiency and service quality.

He also mentioned that Qingdao Port created the highest automated operation efficiency on a Hapag-Lloyd vessel, which highlighted the strength that Qingdao Port has maintained over the years and that amazes the rest of the sector.

Qingdao Port and Hapag-Lloyd will strengthen coordination and cooperation to achieve more win-win results.

Li Fengli (fourth, left), president of Qingdao Port Group meets with Rolf Habben Jansen (third, left), CEO of Hapag-Lloyd AG in Shanghai on Jan 15, 2019. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A heavy-duty truck transports containers at a foreign trade container terminal in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on June 8, 2018. [Photo/VCG] 

Containers carrying goods for export are seen in Qingdao Port, East China's Shandong province, on Oct 19, 2018. [Photo/VCG]