From November 16th to 17th, the 5th International Conference for Innovation and Cooperation of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (ICNAME2021) & the 1st International High-level Forum on Smart and Autonomous Navigation Technology of Ships was held online and offline by Harbin Engineering University, Wuhan University of Technology and Moscow State Universityof Railway Transport. The conference aimed to strengthen the interconnection and resource sharing among colleges and universities in the field of intelligent ships, accelerate the technical exchange of intelligent ships at home and abroad, and promote the development of intelligent ships and autonomous navigation ships.

Heike Deggim, head of the Security Department of International Maritime Organization (IMO), attended the meeting and delivered a speech. In addition to the three host universities, there were also other experts and scholars from various universities and organizations to attend the meeting, including Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Lisbon, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Aalto University, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Sejong University, Nanyang Technological University, Tianjin University, Dalian Maritime University, Jimei University, Tianjin University of Technology, DNV-DET NORSKE VERITAS, Bureau Veritas, Class NK, China Classification Society, China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry and China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited. Those experts and scholars made academic reports and online discussionson the topic, and more than 3000 people participated the conference online.

Liu Zuyuan, vice president of WUT, Academician Yan Xinping (CAE), and more than 100 staff and student representatives attended the forum at the branch venue of WUT.

At the opening ceremony of the forum, vice president Liu Zuyuan made an introduction of WUT. Yan Xinping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chief professor of WUT, made a report entitled Developments of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships in China. He presented the research achievements made by domestic academic and research institutions in recent years from three aspects: standard system and specification of intelligent ship technology, key technologies ofi ntelligent ships and testing technologies of intelligent ships, and put forward suggestions on international cooperation of green intelligent ships in five aspects:ship design, intelligent navigation, intelligent operation and maintenance, safety specifications, and test verification.

Academician Yan Xinping made a report at the smart ship branch venue

Professor Zhang Zunhua from School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Energy Power Engineering delivered conference reports entitled Progress and Challenges in High Efficiency and Clean Combustion of Marine Engines Fueled with Ammonia. And the associate researcher Liu Jialun from Intelligent Transportation System Research Center also delivered a report named as Virtual-Real Interaction Testing of Intelligent Ships.

Professor Zhang Zunhua gave a presentation at the green ship branch venue

Associate researcher Liu Jialun gave a report at the smart ship branch venue

At the conference, WUT together with Harbin Engineering University, Moscow State University of Railway Transport and other universities, initiated to establish a joint laboratory for intelligent ship and autonomous navigation technology. They also proposed universities to cooperate in the joint research and development of intelligent navigation technology, the sharing of experimental platform and the exchange of academic achievements, the joint application of intergovernmental projects, the joint launching of JIP projects and the regular exchange of visits between teachers and students.

Written by: HuangYamin

Reviewed by: Huang Min

Rewritten by: Zhao Yue

Edited by: Li Tiantian

Source: Intelligent Transportation System Research Center