On the afternoon of May 16, 2019, CSSC Navigation Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Maritime University signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Chairman and General Manager of CSSC Bo Xu, Deputy General Manager Zhang Zhi, Assistant General Manager Yin Shibo, Vice President of Shanghai Maritime University Yang Wanfeng, Dean of Merchant Marine College Xiao Yingjie, and Secretary of Merchant Marine College Party Committee Cao Hongfen attended the signing ceremony.

On behalf of the school leaders, Yang Wanfeng extended a warm welcome to Bai Xu and his party. The two sides held cordial and friendly talks on the content of strategic cooperation, exchanged in-depth views and reached consensus. Witnessed by Bai Xu and Yang Wanfeng, Zhang Zhi and Xiao Yingjie signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement on behalf of CSSC and Shanghai Maritime University respectively.

The two sides jointly stated that school-enterprise cooperation is an inexhaustible driving force for accelerating the adaptation to the changes in navigation technology, and they look forward to in-depth cooperation between the two parties, strengthening exchanges in the development of application research and marine equipment research and development, and jointly achieving achievements in the localization of marine navigation automation systems. score. The two parties will take the opportunity of signing a strategic cooperation agreement to establish a close cooperation mechanism in scientific research cooperation, joint training of talents, sharing of human resources, etc., so as to deepen integration, strengthen coordination and develop together.

After the signing, Bai Xu and Yang Wanfeng jointly unveiled the "Ship Electrical Automation Joint Laboratory" and the "Ship Electrical Automation Off-campus Practice Base", marking the cooperation between the two parties has entered a new historical stage.

Bai Xu and his party visited the Automation Engine Room Laboratory of the Merchant Marine Academy and the exhibition of the history of the Merchant Marine Academy. Shanghai Maritime University, relevant departments of CSSC, and laboratory leaders participated in the event.