Mr. Lu Haihu was president of Shanghai Port Authority from 1998-2003 and was appointed president of Shanghai International Port Group in 2003. He graduated from Shanghai Maritime University, and also studied at University of Fudan, Management School and Georgia University of Engineering. He has also contributed to many academic books in recent years. Mr. Lu has many years of experience at port management position. He possesses strong academic knowledge and wide hands-on management experience in both macro-level and leadership. He has made great efforts and also outstanding achievements in the open-up and development of Shanghai International Port Group, in particular its aim of becoming a leading domestic and a world-class port group, the development of Shanghai Port towards an International containership hub, and the development of Shanghai towards an international shipping centre. Shanghai International Port Group handled a total throughput of 11.28 million teu in 2003, making Shanghai the third largest container port in the world. The total throughput handled from January to May this year reached 5.5 million teu, an increase of 29.26% compared with the same period last year. In addition, Shanghai International Port Group is also the most visited port by containerships among China's coastal ports, with the most shipping lines covered by its services.