CCS Zhejiang Branch Grandly Inaugurated in Ningbo

2012-08-17

On August 7, 2012, the inauguration ceremony of Zhejiang Branch of China Classification Society (CCS) was grandly held in Ningbo, attended by more than 230 distinguished guests including He Jianzhong, member of Party Leadership Group of Chinese Ministry of Transport and Chief of Policy and Regulation Department, Wang Renzhou, Vice Mayor of Ningbo, Wang Su’e, Deputy Director of Zhejiang Provincial Commission of Economy and Information Technology, and Gao Jun, Director of Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration. Sun Licheng, CCS Chairman & President, Pei Wanfa, CCS Party Secretary & Vice President, Mo Jianhui, CCS Vice President, and Li Hua, General Manager of CCS Shanghai Branch also attended the event. The ceremony was presided over by Wang Zhixiong, General Manager of CCS Zhejiang Branch.

Mr. He Jianzhong congratulated the establishment of CCS Zhejiang Branch on behalf of Ministry of Transport, and showed his appreciation to the people from all sectors for their concern for China’s ship survey course, especially the support of Zhejiang provincial and Ningbo municipal governments.

Mr. He Jianzhong said that Ministry of Transport decided to establish CCS Zhejiang Branch on the basis of Ningbo Office, Zhoushan Office, Wenzhou Office and Taizhou Survey Station at the end of last year, aiming to better adapt to the marine economic development strategy of Zhejiang Province, give full play to the mainstay role of CCS and provide better service for the customers in the province, thus effectively promote rapid, safe and healthy development of the shipping and shipbuilding industries in Zhejiang.  

Mr. He added that Zhejiang was a big maritime province, one of China’s most important shipping and foreign trade centers, and a main concentrated area for shipping and shipbuilding industries. Ningbo was a crucial national open port with its cargo throughput volume ranking among the world’s top ten. The move of choosing Ningbo as the base of CCS Zhejiang Branch would surely usher in a new and quicker development.

He Jianzhong hoped that CCS regarded the establishment of Zhejiang Branch as a new starting point and would play an active role in serving the marine economic development of Zhejiang, a supporting role in waterborne traffic safety supervision,  a fundamental role in building the low-carbon transportation system and a pioneering role in building a strong maritime nation. 

At the inauguration ceremony, Wang Renzhou said that the establishment of Zhejiang Branch of CCS was “in the right place at the right time”. Ningbo Municipal Government would fully support and ensure the smooth operation of the Branch, actively promote bilateral cooperation in marine economy, and play a crucial role in boosting the marine economic development of Zhejiang and the building of port and logistics system of Ningbo.

Wang Su’e pointed out that CCS could be a good helper to promote the construction of the marine economy demonstration area and the development of the shipbuilding industry in Zhejiang, and offer sound advice and make a positive contribution to the development of marine economy, shipbuilding and related industries, and to the transformation of Zhejiang from a big shipbuilding province to a strong one.    

Wang Su’e also earnestly expected that CCS could contribute to a sound and rapid development of Zhejiang’s shipbuilding industry during and even after the period of “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”.

Gao Jun said that CCS Zhejiang Branch had a team of professional surveyors with rational structure, high expertise, superb technical skills and excellent service, which laid a solid foundation for its future development.

Gao Jun indicated that Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration would actively join hands with CCS to establish a cooperation mechanism, broaden areas of cooperation, complement each other's advantages and expand resource sharing. They would work together to improve the safety and technical condition as well as the management level of the ship, maintain the safety stability in the water area of jurisdiction and promote the construction of Zhejiang’s peaceful marine area.

Sun Licheng expressed his warm welcome and heart-felt appreciation on behalf of CCS to the guests who attended the inauguration ceremony and then made a brief introduction of CCS. He said that CCS had become an essentially important force in supporting and safeguarding the development of shipping, shipbuilding, energy resources exploration, finance, insurance and other related industries, and an international classification society with strong competitiveness and brand influence in the international maritime community. CCS had made a great contribution to promoting the construction of a strong shipping and shipbuilding country, safeguarding the national maritime rights and interests, serving the safety of the country’s waterborne transport, and pushing forward national economic development.

Sun Licheng said that Zhejiang was known as a land of abundant resources and a birth place of many outstanding people. It was also noted for a long history of its shipping and shipbuilding industries. Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China over 60 years ago and reform and opening up more than 30 years ago, Zhejiang’s marine economy had achieved a lead-forward development. With the construction of marine economy demonstration area becoming a national strategy, Zhejiang ushered in unprecedented opportunities for development in terms of shipbuilding, shipping, marine equipment manufacturing, port machinery, marine energy, offshore exploration and the like.

Sun Licheng pointed out that the establishment of CCS Zhejiang Branch was a major policy decision of Ministry of Transport and of great significance as it could help the Branch adapt to the construction of Zhejiang’s marine economy demonstration area and be actively involved in and support the local economic development. He required that the Branch give full scope to the strength of CCS, act as a good helper and supporter to the local governments, provide higher quality and more efficient services for the customers, and make a positive contribution to Zhejiang’s marine economy development.

Finally, CCS Zhejiang Branch was formally inaugurated amid warm applauses and festive music.  

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