With the approval of the State Council, the 2023 World Maritime Equipment Conference, co-sponsored by Fujian Provincial People’s Government, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Transport, will be held in Fuzhou from October 12 to 15.
The theme of this conference is “Carrying common dreams to the sea”. Around the marine equipment, an opening ceremony and main forum, six special forums, an exhibition of achievements and several activities will be held.
Why such a grand event chose Fujian? As a big marine province, what are the advantages of Fujian in developing marine economy and expanding marine equipment industry? Why hold so many special simultaneous activities? On August 31, the press conference of the 2023 World Marine Equipment Conference was held, on which provincial and municipal leaders and responsible persons of relevant ministries and commissions introduced and answered questions from reporters on the development of marine equipment industry and the preparations for the conference.
In order to cooperate with the economic and trade activities such as the Fujian Provincial Marine Economic Project Docking Conference held at the same time, Fujian has sorted out major marine economic projects exceeding RMB 100 billion.
It is Fujian’s outstanding advantages in developing marine economy and expanding marine equipment industry contributing to these major projects. In 2022, Fujian’s total industrial added value ranked 5thin China, advanced equipment manufacturing revenue exceeded RMB 1 trillion, and new energy power batteries led the country. Ships and marine engineering equipment industrial bases such as Minjiang Estuary, Sandu’ao, Meizhou Bay and Xiamen-Zhangzhou Bay have formed a scale, and the deep-sea mining vessels developed by Mawei Shipbuilding have filled the gaps in key technologies in related fields in China; the 7500-parking LNG dual-fuel vehicle ro-ro ship was delivered by XSI. The technologies are leading the world. Fujian is also the first in China to carry out the pilot development of green intelligence for ships. The supporting advantages of industrial chain and supply chain provide strong support and lay a solid foundation for Fujian to accelerate the construction of a 100 billion-level marine equipment industrial cluster.
In recent years, the trend of high-end, intelligent and green in Fujian’s development in the field of marine equipment industry will also attract much attention at the 2023 World Marine Equipment Conference. Li Yi, deputy director of the Second Division of Equipment Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said, “The conference focuses on hot topics such as green and intelligence, shows the latest achievements in the development of marine and offshore engineering equipment, builds a cooperation platform for equipment technology exchange, and promotes industrial exchanges, exchanges and integration between China and the world.”
A number of domestic and foreign heavyweight guests, including foreign politicians, heads of international organizations, industry authoritative experts, and heads of large multinational companies will be invited. It is estimated that there will be more than 3,000 guests.
This conference is closely linked with the national industrial policy and focuses on the professional field of navigation equipment. The 6 special forums set up are the Asian Shipbuilding Technology Forum, the International Deepwater Port Construction Forum, the World Marine Civilization Exchange and Mutual Learning Forum, the Deep-Sea Aquaculture Equipment Industry Ecology Forum, the Inland River Ship Green Intelligent Development Forum and the International Boat Industry Development Forum.
The theme settings are closely related to the unique advantages and vigorous development of Fujian’s marine economy.
Wang Hongwei, the second inspector of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Transport, believes that Fujian is rich in port resources, and the port line resources of deep-water ports rank among the top in the country. Efforts have been made to build a first-class port that is “safe, convenient, intelligent, green, economical and efficient, with strong support and advanced in the world”, and a pattern of division of labor, cooperation and coordinated development has been formed with Fuzhou Port and Xiamen Port as the main ports.
The event achieves the combination of China and the West, the reflection of history and reality, and the interweaving of culture and technology.
The “One Achievement Exhibition” held during the conference, namely the New Era Achievement Exhibition, will focus on the products, technologies and solutions that have won authoritative awards in the field of marine equipment since the 18thNational Congress of the Communist Party of China, the outstanding achievements made in the development of marine equipment in China, and the characteristic elements such as Fujian’s ship administration culture, marine culture, shipbuilding history and naval history.
“Fuzhou is just the right place for the conference.” Said Wang Hongwei.
At that time, the boat exhibition held in Fuzhou and the Fujian marine culture exhibition will belong to the several activities of the conference. According to reports, Fuzhou will display boats such as coast guard boat, scientific research boats, and so on, in Fuzhou Port Mawei Qingzhou Operation Area and Guancheng Datong Yacht Plaza of Strait International Convention and Exhibition Center, so that the audience can experience the achievements of China’s marine equipment industry.
Fujian Ship Administration opened the modern shipbuilding industry in China, which was the important cradle of modern marine equipment industry and modern navy in China. “The ship administration culture city held the Fujian marine culture exhibition to publicize and display Fujian marine culture including ship administration culture.” Wu Xiande, deputy secretary of Fuzhou Municipal Committee and mayor, said.
The reporter learned from the press conference that there will also be China Marine Equipment Expo hosted by China Shipbuilding Group, the Marine Equipment Industry Chain Supply Chain Ecological Conference and the National Paddle Championship hosted by the Water Sports Center of the State General Administration of Sport. During the conference, project signing and docking negotiation will be organized, which will effectively drive leading enterprises in the field of marine equipment at home and abroad to accurately dock with resources all over the China. (Reporter Lin Wei and intern Chen Siqi)