- China’s Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport and the state-owned China Shipping Group signed a new strategic cooperation agreement.
- The deal focuses on developing and accelerating the construction of smart ships.
- According to the agreement, they will co-operate in the fields of intelligent transportation and equipment, marine environmental protection technology, maritime policy and technical regulations research.
China to promote smart ship development, maritime environmental protection, reports China News.
Maritime environmental protection
China’s Maritime Safety Administration signed a deal with the country’s state-owned shipbuilder to co-operate in sectors of smart ships and maritime environmental protection, on Wednesday.
The administration will work with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) to develop smart ships, a smart transport management system and smart inspection and monitoring systems, and forge a development plan for the smart shipping industry.
Developing energy powered ships
The two sides will co-operate to research and develop new energy-powered ships and energy saving and environmental protection devices.
The duo plans to design strategies to promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
As one of the country’s largest shipbuilders, CSSC’s new shipbuilding orders in tonnage surged 34.2% from a year earlier to 5.35 million tonnes in the first half of the year, despite the impact of COVID-19.
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Source: China News
