This morning (12th), the 2023 World Marine Equipment Conference officially opened in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. The conference lasts for 4 days, with the theme of "Carrying Human Dreams and Sailing to the Sea of Stars", during which thematic forums, achievement exhibitions and other activities will be held, focusing on the hot fields of navigation equipment, focusing on collaborative innovation of industrial chain and supply chain, industry-university-research cooperation, talent exchange, economic and trade docking, and achievement transformation, and promoting the high-end, green and intelligent innovation and development of the maritime equipment industry.
The conference set up a total of 1 main forum and 6 thematic forums, focusing on "Smart Leading New Course, Green New Seawear" and key topics such as shipbuilding technology, inland vessels, deep-water ports, deep-sea aquaculture, boat industry, marine civilization, etc., inviting well-known experts and scholars in the field of navigation equipment, representatives of industry organizations, etc. to carry out in-depth exchanges.
At the same time, the conference supporting the achievement exhibition set up a number of sections such as heavy weapons, green intelligence, regional style, professional disciplines, marine economy, etc., focusing on the major achievements and outstanding achievements made by the mainland in the field of navigation equipment in the past 10 years. In the form of graphic exhibition panels and models, many influential ships and marine engineering equipment such as the first large cruise ship designed and built by Continental, the fifth generation large LNG ship, and the deep-sea manned submersible "Striver" are exhibited. Many ships and boats such as the polar research ship "Xuelong" and the "Sea Patrol 06" also berthed in Fuzhou during the conference to carry out study visits and other activities.
During the conference, China Marine Equipment Expo, Marine Equipment Industry Chain Supply Chain Ecological Conference, Marine Economic Project Docking Conference and other activities were also held at the same time. Among them, the exhibition scale of China Marine Equipment Expo reached 100,000 square meters, with a total of 16 exhibition areas such as digital intelligence technology equipment exhibition area, offshore equipment exhibition area, marine fishery equipment exhibition area, shipping logistics and equipment exhibition area. More than 700 enterprises from 14 countries and regions and 20 provinces and cities across the country exhibited nearly 6,500 kinds of products, covering the latest marine technology and equipment such as unmanned ships, underwater robots, intelligent port equipment, electric boats, alternative fuels such as liquid ammonia, and new hull materials.
(Main station reporter Wei Ming, Wang Mill)