On 8 July 2024, Chair and Executive Director of IAMU met on the stage of the roundtable discussion titled on Empower the Shipping Industry through Capacity Building Implementation during the 2024 DSH International Shipping Innovation Conference in Shanghai.

The DSH International Shipping Innovation Conference has been organized since 2023, which aims to accelerate innovations in the international shipping services sector in terms of technologies, business and management. The 2024 conference is supported by the Shanghai Municipal Government, initiated and co-hosted by Lin-gang Special Area and the Shanghai Maritime University.

The roundtable discussion was moderated by Professor Wei Ruan, the director of the international division at Shanghai Maritime University.