OceanTech International Symposium – to be held May 16-17, 2019 – is launched to succeed the National Ocean Technology Conference organized by Ocean College, Zhejiang University. This conference has been hosted biennially at Ocean College in Zhoushan. The third edition held in May 2017 saw the participation of 500 experts from the ocean technology sector, who met in China’s leading marine cluster to exchange know-how and to discuss the latest trends, R&D and applications.

The conference’s speaker line-up is impressive, with some of China’s most renowned academicians and experts from the field in the auditorium. The meeting involves delegates from across the nation, as well as visiting international experts. In 2017, for example, among the speakers were Gong Xianyi, Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhejiang University; Wu Lixin, Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ocean University of China; Jiao Nianzhi, Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen University, Dai Minhan, Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen University; and Zhang Si, Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (SCSIO).

The OceanTech Program (OT 2019) will be hosted at Ocean College, Zhejiang University (Zhoushan Campus).

Zhoushan, China’s largest archipelago and one of the nation’s leading port cities, is a popular tourist destination in Zhejiang Province. It is home to both Ocean College and Zhejiang Ocean University.

In addition to Zhejiang University, Zhoushan’s local government has established collaboration with Beijing University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, as well as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Second Institute of Oceanography (SOA).

With State Council’s approval to establish Zhejiang Zhoushan Islands District on 2011, it became the fourth national level new development district and the first with such status to build a marine economy, serving as China’s strategic oceanic window to the world.

Zhoushan’s key industries include: port and navigation services, marine engineering equipment and shipbuilding, marine tourism, marine sourced energy production, marine mining and mineral extraction, marine biotechnology and modern marine fisheries.

In 2017, Ningbo’s Zhoushan port has topped global port rankings by capacity for the ninth straight year, while becoming the first port with an annual handling capacity of more than a billion tons.  Zhoushan is also a world renowned ship maintenance base, with Xinya Shipyard Company, one of China’s top three shipping repair companies, located in Liuhuan.

 

Ocean College, Zhejiang University (Zhoushan Campus), is located on China’s largest archipelago and in one of China’s leading port cities - Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. Its research centers include Institutes of Port, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Technology, Ocean Sensing and Networking, Marine Geology and Resources, Physical Oceanography, Marine Biology, Islands and Costal Ecosystems, and Marine Chemistry and Environment. Three institutions are being planned – Institutes of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Ocean Electronics Engineering and Marine Robotics.

Ocean College focuses on China’s national strategic objectives in resources, environment, sovereign rights and deep oceans, and, the local science and technology needs in Ocean Engineering Equipment, Environmental Protection Technology, Deep Ocean Equipment and Resources Exploration Technologies, Marine Safety Assurance Technologies, and Marine Environment Monitoring and Restoration. The college benefits from its location in Zhoushan, a unique ocean environment, and Zhejiang University’s multidisciplinary structure. Ocean College strives to build a premier national ocean science education and talent base.

Ocean College’s banner meeting, the OceanTech Conference, attended by China’s top academic members and international visitors, is conducted biennially in May. In 2019, it will co-locate with the OceanTech Exhibition on May 16-18. Both events are part of China’s new OceanTech Program (OT 2019), which aims to stage the latest technological advancements and facilitate the growth of China’s ocean technology industry in its strategic oceanic window to the world.

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Ocean College (Zhoushan Campus) Research Facilities

Ocean College owns advanced research facilities, and, counting some to be completed, include:

• A national status laboratory with local collaboration for ocean engineering equipment
• Zhejiang Province’s premier facilities including:
  • Ocean Geotechnical Engineering and Materials Laboratory
  • Ocean Observation-Imaging Test Area, Ocean Equipment Engineering Laboratory
  • Ocean Engineering Materials Laboratory
  • Off Shore Testing Platform for New Technology Innovations and the “Smart East Ocean” Collaboration Innovations Center

• An array of ocean engineering testing facilities, including:
  • Anechoic Tank (50m in length, 15m in width, and 10m in depth),
  • Large-scale Wave-Current-Sediment Basin (70m in length, 40m in width and 1.5m in depth, and equipped with 3D wave generator, tidal generation pipes, sediment supply system, data recording device and measuring system, and state-of-the-art automatic control system),
  • Maneuvering Rotating Arm Tank(45 meters in diameter and 6 meters in water depth, and the length of the rotating arm is 24.5m)
  • Bed-Load Flume (16m long, 0.5m wide, 0.5m high, with variable slope up to 2%),
  • U-Shaped Hydraulic Flume (16m in length, 0.4m in width, 0.4m in height, with a bend radius of 1.4m and a fixed slope of 0.5%; the maximum flow rate is 150L/s.),
  • Large-Scale wave-current Flume (75m in length, 1.8m in width, 2.0m in height; the maximum experimental depth is 1.5m, and the maximum flow rate is 0.8m³/s.),
  • Precise Experimental Hydraulic Flume (25m long, 0.6m wide, 0.5m high with a variable slope up to 0.5%, accuracy less than 0.1mm, and the maximum flow rate is 180L/s.),
  • Annular Flume (3.6m with inner diameter of 3m, groove width of 0.3m, height of 0.6m; maximum experimental depth of 0.5m),
  • Geophysical Fluid Dynamics（GFD）Rotating Tank(diameter of 3m and a total height of 1.5m with the water tank height of 0.5m and rotation speed ranging 0-20 rpm),
  • 60MPa Pressure Tank (with an inner diameter of 3 meters and effective length of 4 meters; and maximum operation pressure of 60 MPa),
  • Dual Six-Degree of Freedom (6-DOF) Platform (dual 6-DOF platforms, the bigger platform measures 3.5*3.5 square meters, and the smaller measures 2.5*2.5 square meters)

Subsea Cable Systems

• Cable Assembly and Processing
• Communication Cable, Umbilical Cable, Sonar Cable, Customized Cable
• Watertight Connector
• Underwater Cable Surveillance and Monitoring & System
• Cable Harnesses

 

Marine Structure Design Systems

• Fundamental Design, Modelling
• Complete Design
• Structural Intensity Analysis
• Quick Analysis
• Hydropower Analysis
• Outfitting Design

 

Anchor and Riser Systems

• Anchor Chain- Braided Rope , Wire rope, Polymeric Rope
• Seabed Pipeline
• Anchor Chain  Launch & Recovery Equipment (AHTS)
• Pipeline Installation Equipment
• Other Seabed Recovery Equipment and Device

 

Deck Machineries

• Cranes, Hoists & Winches
• Rust Cleaning, Polishing & Lacquering Equipment
• Cargo Handling System
• Waste Handling & Treatment
• Oil Transportation
• Emergency vessels, Small crafts
• Safety & Security Equipment
• Fire Extinguishing Systems
• Survival Equipment

 

Propelling Systems

• Propellers
• Dynamic Positioning Systems
• Rudder Machinery
• Engines
• Fuel Systems
• Engine Room Auxiliary Machinery
• Stabilizing Equipment

 

Navigating & Positioning Systems

• Navigation & Position Receiving System
• High Accuracy Satellite Global Position System
• Inertial Navigation & Positioning System
• 3-Dimensional Instrument
• Real time Dynamic Position Surveillance System
• Electric Gyrocompass
• Echo Sounders
• Heave Compensation Equipment

 

Ocean Physics & Hydrographic Observation Systems

• Tidal Observations
• Temperature, Depth, Salinity and Pressure Observation
• Ocean Current Monitoring
• Ocean Weave Monitoring
• Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity, Organic Compound, PH-value, Chlorophyll, Blue Green Algae Measurement
• Hydrologic Observation Chain
• Meteorological Parameter Observation
• Wind Field Measurement
• Sonic Velocity Measurement
• Water Level Monitoring
• Eco-environment Monitoring
• Density Measurement

 

Geophysical Exploration of Ocean Floor

• Single Beam Echo Sounder
• Multi-beam Echo Sounder
• Side Scan Sonar System
• Sub-bottom Profiling Survey
• Deep Strata Profiling Survey
• Ocean Magnetometers
• Underwater Metal Detection

 

Underwater Optical Systems

• Underwater Laser
• Fluorescent Light
• Underwater Movie & Photograph
• Underwater Imaging System
• Underwater Laser Scanner

 

Ocean Resources Sampling Technology and Processing Equipment

• Sediment Sampling Technology
• Water Sampling Technology
• Biologic Sampling Technology
• Underwater Rigs
• Drilling Equipment
• Mining Truck
• Vibrating Sampler
• Twist Drill Sampler
• Pressure Retaining Sampler
• In-situ Cultivation Equipment
• Pressure Retaining Transferring Equipment
• Core Density Testing
• Core Structural Testing
• Porosity Testing
• Geotechnics & Mechanics Testing
• Infiltration Rate Testing
• Offshore Gas Hydrates Sampling Technology
• Sea Bottom Manganese Nodule and Cobalt Crust Sampling Technology
• Sampling Support Facilities for Underwater Vehicle
• Saturation Level Testing

 

Marine Survey, Mapping and Post-Processing Systems

• Marine Gravity Survey
• Marine Magnetic Survey
• Seafloor Heat Flow Measurement
• Marine Electrical Detection
• Marine Radioactivity Survey
• Marine Seismic Survey
• Post-Processing Equipment
• Post-Processing Software

 

Ocean Bottom Seismograph and Forecast Systems

• Acquisition Sensor
• Communication , Forecast

 

Ocean Energy Exploitation & Utilization

• Wave Energy
• Ocean Current Energy
• Offshore Wind Energy
• Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
• Osmatic Pressure Energy
• Tidal Energy

 

Ocean Remote Sensing Systems

• High Accuracy Remote Sensing Image Processing Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 
• Optics, Radar Satellite
• 3D Photogrammetry

 

Oil & Gas Exploration

• Subsea Oil & Gas Treatment
• Oil Spilling Contingency Plan & Response
• Oil & Gas Transportation
• Drilling Equipment (Oil & Gas)

 

Ship and Offshore Platform

• High Speed Vessel
• Multi-hulled Vessel
• Unmanned Patrol Boat
• Survey Ship
• Yacht
• Rescue Vessel
• Research Vessel
• Floating Production Storage & Offloading Systems (FPSO)
• Ocean Going Vessel
• Specialized Fishing Vessel
• River and Ocean Combined Transportation Ship
• Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platform
• Semi-submerged Platform
• Tension Leg Platform(TLP)
• SPAR
• Floating Wind Turbine
• Marine Ranching Platform

 

Subsea Testing

• Remotely Operated Vehicles(ROV)
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles(AUV)
• Diving Equipment
• Oxygen Gears
• Underwater Navigation, Positing & Communication Systems
• Underwater Acoustic Release
• Underwater Battery
• Underwater Pressure Resistant Chamber
• Robotic Arm
• Hydraulic Systems
• Special Marine Material( Light Weight, High-Intensity, Corrosion Resistant)
• Buoyancy Materials

 

Seacoast, Port Engineering, Ocean Environment

• Seabed Sediments Observation
• Marine Environmental Monitoring (Antifouling & Oil Spill Survey etc)
• Coast Erosion Monitoring

Consultation, Training , Education Institutions

• Classification Societies
• Diving Certification
• Journals
• Colleges ,Research Institutions , Centers

 

Industrial Associations

• Worldwide Ocean Technology Associations, Societies, Research Institutions , Centers, etc.
• Various Ocean Talent Clubs
• NGO, Student Unions, etc