From June 13th to June 28th, the 12th China Merchants C Blue Training Program (hereinafter referred to as "C Blue") was launched in Shenzhen. 7 international students of Dalian Maritime University from 7 countries, including Pakistan, Laos, Russia, Mozambique, Palestine, Myanmar, and Zimbabwe participated in the program.

On the afternoon of June 28th, Miao Jianmin, Chairman of China Merchants Group, Liu Peng, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Transport Management Institute of Ministry of Transport, Zhang Junli, Assistant General Manager of China Merchants Group and Executive Chairman of China Merchants Charity Foundation (Hong Kong), Xu Song, CEO of China Merchants Port, and Shan Hongjun, President of Dalian Maritime University, attended the C Blue closing ceremony. During the event, Shan Hongjun represented the school and signed the C Blue Training Program Inception Association Agreement with China Merchants Port.

During the 16 day study and training, the students went to Shenzhen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and other places to perceive China and understand China Merchants through cultural experiences, academic exchanges, on-site research, volunteer services, and other means.

The C Blue Training Program is an important component of China Merchants Group's C-series public welfare brands. Adhering to the concept of "sharing knowledge and value", it aims to build a talent exchange and cultural integration platform for young people in the overseas transportation industry. Since its launch in 2016, it has been held for twelve consecutive sessions, attracting 365 students from 59 countries across six continents to participate. DMU has been participating in this project since 2019 and has selected 32 outstanding international student representatives to participate in the event. Teacher An Gang from DMU International Students’ Education Center composed a theme song for C Blue. Miao Jianmin, Chairman of China Merchants Group, named the song "C the Future C the World".