The Fourth Session of the Committee of the China Navigation Institute Locks Committee and the First Annual Meeting of the Fifth Session were held in Nanning
From November 23 to 25, 2022, the General Meeting of the Fourth Committee and the First Annual Meeting of the Fifth Committee of the Lock Committee of CIN were held in Nanning. More than 90 representatives (including online) from member units of ship lock industry from all over the country attended the meeting.
The meeting was organized by Guangxi Xijiang Development and Investment Group Co., Ltd. and was held in a combination of “offline and online”. Bao Wenquan, chairman of the Lock Committee and former secretary of the Party Committee of the Three Gorges Navigation Authority; Wei Dejian, chief engineer of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Group; Liao Jianfeng, second class inspector of Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration; Zhu Weiqiang, director of the Channel Management Office of the Port and Shipping Development Center of the Autonomous Region; Xie Zhongjian, director of the Guangxi Office of the Pearl River Navigation Administration of the Ministry of Transport, and other leaders attended the meeting. Chen Dingsong, secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of Guangxi Xijiang Development and Investment Group Co., Ltd., presided over the general meeting. Xie Xie, deputy secretary general of the CIN, attended and delivered a speech online.
The meeting summarized and reviewed the work of the fourth committee of the Lock Committee over the past five years. Since 2017, the Lock Committee has always taken serving the development of inland navigation as its mission, guided all member units to assume responsibility, contribute, cooperate and innovate. Centering on the work orientation of “Three main services, three services and building four platforms”, the committee has united and led the majority of member units to seize major opportunities such as “The Belt and Road Initiative”, the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the construction of the Pearl River -- Xijiang River Golden Waterway. Lock throughput continues to maintain high growth, the navigation supply capacity is accelerated, the operation and maintenance methods of locks are constantly innovated, and the scientific and technological innovation has achieved fruitful results. Meanwhile, the lock industry has taken various measures to serve the shippers, and the member units boast their own characteristics in the establishment of civilization, which has effectively promoted the development of inland river transport.
The meeting deliberated and adopted the Work Report of the Fourth Committee, the Report on the Expenditure and Revenue of the Fourth Committee, and the Work Regulations of the Lock Committee of the CIN (Amendment). Meanwhile, a new President’s Committee would be elected. During the meeting, the first meeting of the five sessions of the Committee was also held.
Bao Wenquan, on behalf of the new committee, made a speech on the work of the next term, indicating that the committee will further exert its platform role and academic advantages, speed up the construction of the modern, service-oriented and intelligent lock, and make new contributions to the building of a moderately prosperous society in all aspects.
The annual conference also recognized the outstanding papers and information work of 2022. In 2022, 180 papers were collected, 3 first prizes, 5 second prizes, 10 third prizes and 66 excellence awards were selected for technical papers. Meanwhile, the management papers had 2 first prizes, 4 second prizes, 6 third prizes and 48 excellence awards. Xijiang Group has 11 thesis awards.
Representatives from Chongqing Shipping Construction Development (Group) Co., Ltd., Hunan Water Transport Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi Ganjiang Locks Navigation Center introduced the characteristic work, scientific research achievements, management experience and development of the hub navigation management of their units.
From November 23 to 25, the participants visited the exhibition hall and dispatching center of Beibu Gulf Port of the new Western Land-Sea Corridor, and learned about a series of achievements made by Beibu Gulf Port in promoting the construction of the new corridor and implementing the major national strategies. They also visited Changzhou Ship Lock in Wuzhou, Xijiang Ship Lock Operation and Dispatching Center, Xijiang Party Construction Practice Base in Beigang and other places to learn about the achievements of Xijiang Group in building “smart ship lock”, shaping the cultural brand of ship lock, and boosting the construction of the upgraded version of Xijiang Golden Waterway.
Lock Committee of China Institute of Navigation
November 28, 2022