On April 21, 2026, the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government unveiled the Implementation Plan for the National Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone (Shanghai). This plan aims to systematically drive the expansion, quality enhancement, and scaling of digitalization within the shipping and trade sectors. Key initiatives encompass:

• Establishing a global supply chain digital management platform to bolster public service capabilities, including financing credit enhancement and document circulation, thereby empowering pivotal scenarios such as warehouse receipt pledge financing.
• Expediting the expansion of offshore trade service functions by promoting standardized products that offer "application-free stamp duty exemption" for offshore trade and broadening the application scope of the "offshore chain letter of credit" model.
• Refining the service system for bulk commodity trade, with a focus on advancing electronic warehouse receipt registration on blockchain in sectors like non-ferrous metals and steel.
• Strengthening shipping and logistics service capabilities by fostering the sustained scaling of electronic bill of lading platforms and optimizing the service functions of electronic document exchange and cargo release.
• Supporting the development of the Shanghai International Trade Single Window to establish a central hub for the exchange of international trade documents.