China Merchants Group implements the third C-Blue Training Program in 2018

In 2016, China Merchants Charitable Foundation launched the China Merchants C-Blue Training Program. It is sponsored by China Merchants Group (CMG) and hosted by its subsidiary China Merchants Port (CMPort). China Merchants C Blue Training Program Summer 2018, launched in Shanghai on June 12, is funded by the CMCF, co-organized by CMPort and Shanghai Maritime University. On July 5th 2018, the third China Merchants C Blue Training Program held its closing ceremony at China Merchants Port Plaza in Shenzhen. 25 participants from 13 countries across 4 continents along the Belt and Road graduated from the program. The purpose of the C-Blue Training Program is to connect Chinese practitioners in the global port and shipping industry to up-and-coming practitioners from developing countries. The one-month program includes visits to Chinese institutions, lectures on maritime and trade, and field trips to various terminals. According to an April 2021 article, 188 people from 21 different countries had participated in the C-Blue Training Program over the past five years.

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