China News Service, Weifang, September 13 (Sha Jianlong) The second Weifang International Marine Power Equipment Expo opened on the 13th in Weifang, Shandong.
Through the concentrated display of new products, new technologies and new achievements in the marine field, the exchange, cooperation and development in the field of marine power equipment will be promoted at a higher level. Taking the Expo as an opportunity, Weifang City will accelerate the establishment of the international development pattern of marine industry and promote the marine industry. High-quality economic development.
The theme of this year's expo is "Blue Leads Surging Power". The exhibition area is about 12,000 square meters. There are 150 exhibitors and institutes at home and abroad. A total of 16 projects have been signed, 14 of which have a total investment of 16.215 billion. Yuan (RMB, the same below).
Experts and scholars at home and abroad provided suggestions for the high-quality development of the marine economy by combining online and offline methods in the forum of the Expo.
Tian Qingying, deputy secretary of the Weifang Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, said in his speech that the city’s maritime jurisdiction covers an area of 1,421 square kilometers, and the coastal plain covers an area of more than 3,000 square kilometers. The ocean development space is vast, forming 300,000 mu of shallow sea raft scallop farming and bottom-seeded shellfish. With an increase of 400,000 acres and factory shrimp farming of 1 million cubic meters of water, it is China's "Hometown of Shellfish".
In 2019, Weifang Port completed a cargo throughput of 54.86 million tons and 455,000 TEUs of containers.
In terms of project construction, based on the industrial foundation, the city organized and implemented 112 key marine projects with a total investment of more than 150 billion yuan, and initially formed a marine power equipment industrial cluster with Weichai and Halma as the backbone.
On September 13, businessmen visited the 2nd Weifang International Marine Power Equipment Expo.
Photo by Sha Jianlong
In recent years, Shandong Weifang has expedited the high-quality development of the marine economy, and has issued an action plan for building a strong marine city, focusing on the implementation of the "eight major projects" such as the leadership of marine technology innovation, the cultivation of marine emerging industries, and the rapid rise of marine modern service industries. Develop "seven major marine industries", cultivate "ten major marine characteristic parks", and promote "100 key marine-related projects".
Tian Qingying revealed that in 2019, the gross marine production value of Weifang City exceeded 100 billion yuan, accounting for nearly 20% of the city’s GDP, and the marine economy has entered a stage of high-quality development.
Shandong is a major marine province in China. It has 55 marine scientific research and teaching institutions at or above the provincial level, 236 marine technology platforms at or above the provincial level (including 46 at the national level). Nearly half of China’s marine scientific and technological talents and 1/3 of marine academicians gather in Shandong is currently concentrating efforts to advance the process of strengthening the maritime province.
Zhang Jiandong, a member of the Party Group of Shandong Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Director of the Provincial Oceanic Bureau, said that Weifang is an important marine industry equipment manufacturing base in Shandong and even China. He hopes that all parties can use the Expo as a communication platform to deepen cooperation in maritime fields.
Regarding the development of the marine economy, Xu Guanhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, believes that deep sea, polar, and global change research are important areas for China's future development of oceans.
However, China's current marine equipment mainly relies on imports, and the level of industrial development is not high. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the original innovation of marine science, break through the obstacles of key technologies, make reasonable choices in the face of actual needs, and highlight the development of marine equipment.
Zhao Zhengxu, academician of the Royal Society of Arts and Crafts and distinguished professor of Yangtze River Scholars, is mainly engaged in computer graphics, virtual reality technology and virtual simulation, and small world network system research.
He believes that China’s marine information system still has "shortcomings" in terms of innovation capabilities, communication guarantees, and data sharing. He suggests that various communication methods and networking technologies such as land, sea, air, space, and submarine should be comprehensively used to improve coverage, Observation elements, actual accuracy and data quality.
It is reported that Weifang’s marine industry high-end think tank was established on the 12th. It is the city’s first think tank that specializes in marine industry development research. It has attracted 20 experts, scholars and experts from well-known research institutes, universities, and industry leaders. entrepreneur.
After the establishment of the think tank, it will focus on promoting the high-quality development of Weifang's marine economy, carry out forward-looking and targeted policy research, and provide intellectual and resource support for the development of marine enterprises, the implementation of key projects, and the construction of marine talent teams.
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