On Dec. 7, 2017, Qian Xianguo, secretary-general of CHIDA; Gu Ming, Chief Engineer of CCCC-TDC; and Gao Wei, General Technologist of CCCC-TDC and President of CCCC-THY welcomed Mr. Valery Bondur, Vice President of Russian Academy of Sciences and his team in the headquarter of CCCC-TDC. Ding Shuyou, Executive Vice Director of the CCCC-TDC Technology Center; Wang Liqiang, Vice President of CCCC-THY; and Luo Gang, Vice President of CCCC-THY, were also at the meeting.

Mr. Valery Bondur also serves as president of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and honorary president of the Tianjin OSTAR Ocean Science and Technology Development Research Institute. Mr. Bondur’s visit was at the invitation by CCCC-TDC, Mr. Lobkovsky Leopold, Vice Director of P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, academician of the RAS, and president of the Tianjin OSTAR Ocean Science and Technology Development Research Institute, and Zhang Yang, General Manager of the Tianjin OSTAR Ocean Science and Technology Development Research Institute accompanied the visit.

CHIDA Secretary-general Qian Xianguo, CCCC-TDC Chief Engineer Gu Ming, CCCC-TDC General Technologist and President of CCCC-THY Gao Wei welcome Mr. Bondur and his colleagues

General Engineer Gu Ming welcomed vice president Bondur on behalf of CCCC-TDC. He introduced the history and development of CCCC-TDC and expressed positive attitude towards cooperation in projects such as the “Belt and Road Initiative,” the Arctic route, and the “Silk Road on Ice.”

After attending the “Centennial TDC” exhibition, Mr. Bondur highly praised the achievement of TDC in its 120-year history and its contribution to China’s, the Asian, and the world dredging community. Mr. Bondur said he’s hopeful to establish a cooperative relationship with CCCC-TDC.

Group photo of CCCC-TDC leaders and RAS Vice President Valery Bondur

During the meeting, Valery Bondur introduced the RAS and IEAS, the surveying and inspection of the Arctic route, and the progress of the “Digital Silk Road” project. Mr. Bondur hoped that both parties could take advantage of TDC’s technological advantages to deepen cooperation in the development and construction of the Arctic route.

Secretary-general Qian introduced the history of China’s dredging industry, the rapid development in the new century, and the important mission to build a beautiful China and beautiful world. He confirmed CHIDA’s commitment to the sustainable development of dredging and ecological industry and international cooperation such as the “Belt and Road Initiative” and the “Silk Road on Ice.” He also expressed strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia will provide advantageous ground for cooperation in dredging and oceanology. China’s dredging industry hopes to work with the RAS in fields like technology marketing, market exploration and more. Mr. Qian also invited Mr. Bondur and his fellow experts to the 2019 22^nd World Dredging Conference hosted by CHIDA.

Experts from the Tianjin OSTAR Ocean Science and Technology Development Research Institute and Second Institute of Oceanography also attended the meeting.

RAS Vice President Valery Bondur gifts his signature to CHIDA Secretary-general Qian Xianguo