China Pursuing Bigger Ocean Carbon Sinks to Help Meet Climate Goals
ecological restoration, carry out ocean carbon sink monitoring and evaluation and include climate resilience in China's 2021-2025 marine ecological environment protection plan, which is currently at the drafting stage.China has been trying to improve its coastal water quality, especially near the Bohai Bay and Yangtze River Delta, and is establishing ecological reserves to protect coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds.However, data from the environment ministry shows that 17 out of the 24 monitored marine ecological systems were in a "sub-healthy" or "unhealthy" state in 2020
China Plans First Lab on Ocean Oil Spill Cleaning
on Sunday. China is spending some 200 million yuan a year on researches for emergency treatment of oil spills but the technological expertise has not been widely applied because of lack of such a lab, the report said. The laboratory is planned in northern port city of Tianjin, off the Bohai Bay, with an initial investment 400 million yuan ($63 million). The investment will go to research projects on oceanic ecological protection and safety issues for sea-borne transportation. To date, only the United States and France have laboratories capable of undertaking tests and inspections
LOC Looks to a brighter Second Decade in China
quality services we provide.” “The Chinese government is taking the growth of the national maritime industry very seriously, as it is one of the main drivers of the economy,” he adds. LOC China opened first in Tianjin in 2005, to service several offshore development projects in Bohai Bay. LOC then quickly established subsequent offices in Qingdao, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, and also maintains a substantial office in Hong Kong. The regional headquarters is located in Singapore. Among other projects, LOC China has been instrumental in the resolution of several maritime casualties
China to Industrialize Sea Ice Desalination Technology
be used in agriculture, by industry and for drinking, according to Professor Gu Wei, head of the research team. China's sea ice desalination program started in 1996 when Shi Peijun, a professor from Beijing Normal University, realized that low saline ice could ease the water shortage around the Pan-Bohai Bay area in north China, after desalination. Source: Xinhua
Wärtsilä to Design 6 OSVs for China's COSL
Wärtsilä signed a contract with China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL) to supply the designs for a total of six new ships. The two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and four Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels will initially provide support operations in the South China Sea and Bohai Bay. The contract was signed in December 2012. The PSVs are based on Wärtsilä Ship Design's VS 485 PSV MKIII design that offers a highly energy and environmentally efficient vessel solution with an optimized hull design for greater efficiency, with corresponding reduced emission to air.
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