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Trade and logistics industry is one of the four pillars of our Hong Kong economy, contributing a significant share in terms of both GDP and employment. Facing ever-growing demand from customers for shorter lead time, the port of Hong Kong has been striving to remain efficient amid fierce competition from its neighboring ports. To succeed, it is not enough to only rely on a few major players, but requires a high level of collaboration among all port users including liners, forwarders, terminal operators, shippers, truckers, etc.

The known causes hindering port efficiency are overwhelming paper-based processes and an almost lack of effective communications among port users. With full comprehension of these underlying problems, many visionary port authorities and port communities around the world - like Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Singapore - started developing port community systems decades ago, with the objective to safeguard the common interest of their respective port communities. These port community systems enable effective communications among stakeholders and avoid wasted efforts on repetitive tasks of little or no value. Experiences at these ports have shown significant efficiency gains.

In Hong Kong, similar initiative was brought up by Kwai Tsing terminal operators including Hongkong International Terminals Limited (HIT), Modern Terminals Limited (MTL) and COSCO-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) Limited (CHT) in an effort to safeguard Hong Kong's competitive edge. In February 2003, they founded OnePort Limited ("OnePort") with a view to strengthening the competitive position of Hong Kong as a logistics hub through provision of information and related services. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited, which equally embraces the purpose of OnePort's establishment, later became one of the shareholders.

Since its establishment in 2003, OnePort has been serving the port community by providing electronic services tailored to operational needs. OnePort facilitates collaboration of various groups of port users by connecting them and helping them modify their complex operations processes. Efficiency of the industry as a whole is further enhanced by the establishment of OnePort's EDI centre, which connects three major Hong Kong container terminals, a vast majority of shipping lines and a considerable number of freight forwarders. OnePort supports a substantial number of registered customers including all Hong Kong container terminals, over 100 shipping lines, 24,000 shippers & freight forwarders, over 4,000 trucking companies and about 300 barge operators. These hard works lay a solid foundation for future development of the Hong Kong logistics industry.