Feng Zhenglin, the Vice-Minister of China's Ministry of Communications, has urged states belonging to the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) to increase investment in highway infrastructure and to speed up construction of three major highways linking China with Russia, Central Asia and Europe.

On 11 May 2006, Intellectual Property Bureau of Shenzhen announced a group of Shenzhen enterprises which were appraised to possess cutting edge in intellectual property rights and China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd is among the 10 awardees. The award has largely justified the tremendous efforts as initiated from the very top of CIMC and some its 1,000 engineers to encourage and work out innovative breakthrough in the products as well as the accomplishments that have been continuously made. Source: Press Release

Doug J. Marchand, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), and the CKYH Alliance (Cosco, “K” Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping) announced the addition of the “Shanghai/Savannah Express,” a new service between Asia and Savannah.