SHIPBUILDING IN CHINA

The first national engineering laboratory of shipbuilding established;China＇s shipbuilding product structure further optimized;Ship export volume in the 1st three quarters of 2007 exceeds the total of last year;Completion volume of two shipbuilding groups takes more than half of the national total;     

Window to China

Chinese surveyor registrationsystem implemented on 1st March The provisional regulation on sur-veyor registration system jointlypromulgated by the ministries ofpersonnel, communications andagriculture took into effect on 1stMarch. Whereby, any Chinese cit…     

Window to China

Shanghai will become an interna- tional shipping center by 2020 V ice mayor of Shanghai municipality Hu Yanzhao told the 1st China Port City Mayor Forum held in Tianjin on April 19th that Shanghai international shipping cen- ter will be constructed in sev…     

深海离岸工程专题研讨会(英文)

July 26-28, 2013, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China Deepwater Offshore Specialty Symposium (DOSS-2013) is being organized by Harbin Engineering University (HEU). It will be held in Harbin of China from 26th to 28th July 2013, hosted by Harbin Engineering University, which had successfully held the 1st International Symposium on Deepwater Offshore Technology in April 2006 and Deepwater Offshore Specialty Symposium (DOSS-2009) in January 2009.     

PORT OF SHANGHAI,FORGING AHEAD TOWARDS THE NEW MILLENNIUM

This year is the 20th anniversary of the resumption of ocean shipping between China and the United States. On March 18, the m/v Letitia Lykes, the first vessel flying the flag of the United States made its initial call at Shanghai and received a warm welcome by the people of different cireles in Chiila. It marked a new chapter in the shipping relations between China and America.     

MARINE ECONOMY, CHINA''''S NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH POINT

The 21st century faces three ma jor problems: a rapidly increasing population, a shortage of resources and a deteriorating environment, and should look to the sea for solutions. China has an 18,000-kilometres mainland coastline. There are more than 5,000 islana's in China's territorial waters, each with an area of more than 500 square     

SERVICE IN CHINA

State Administration of Taxation will largely abolish import and export tax refund
Mr. Zhang Peisen, deputy director of the research institute under the State Administration of Taxation, revealed that this year import and export tax policies will undergo further structural adjustment. The import and export tax refund will be largely abolished to restrictsome enterprises from exporting.     

SERVICE IN CHINA

Qingdao opens the country＇s 1st dangerous cargo control hotline;World 1st class shipping simulation center established in SMU;Port charges for ro/ro carriers suspended in the Three Gorges;     

A study on Implementation of Automatic Gatehouse System in Container Terminal

As we know,Gatehouse (Gate-In /Gate-Out) business is one of the most important sections in the operation of container terminal(CT).On one hand,Gate-In is the first checkpoint for all export container cargoes to CTs,where we should make clear the related responsibilities of container cargoes between shippers and CTs.On the other hand,Gate-Out is the last checkpoint for all import cargoes from CTs,where the relevant liabilities of container cargoes should be distinguished by CTs and consignees,too.The CT where I work now is in Europe and ourlabor costs are much higher than those in China.In this case,in January,2010,we began to study and designanautomatic gatehouse system(AGS) in order to lower relevant costs by accelerating the passage of containers through Gate-In and Gate-Out and reducing the number of container inspectorsas well.     

No Procrastination in Face of Low-Carbon Regulation

The amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on EEDI and SEEMP regulations were adopted by the recent IMO's MEPC62th meeting and are due to enter into force on1st January,2013.Up to now,the three critical steps including EEDI,