2008 is an eventful year for international shipping industry. The new challenges will lead to shipping reorganization. On Nov. 8th, 2008, 2008 3rd Global Shipping Summit is grandly opened. Taking “New New Pattern” as the theme, this summit follows “Davos” model and brings together over 500 senior shipping leaders from over 30 countries. The delegates will communicate on new development models in this new situation. Some pre-meeting pictures are as follows: