The 19 Greater Bay Area (Guangdong) International Shipping Conference was held in Guangzhou on the 2023th. Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao reached a consensus on cooperation in multiple shipping fields.

Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen ports as the core and Dongguan, Foshan, Zhuhai and other surrounding ports as support. The construction of port groups in the Greater Bay area pressed the "accelerator button" for development of the area.