Tianjin's offshore structural and construction engineering center has been established, by the Tianjin Port and Channel Engineering Co Ltd, the Advanced Research Institute of Tianjin University and Bohai New Energy (BHEN) Company, according to Tianjin Port on August 4.
It marks the fact that Tianjin port will enter the offshore wind power field, and will accelerate the development of the port’s engineering industry and heavy equipment manufacturing industry.
By cooperating with the university and BHEN, the company will upgrade their technical systems and enhance their support for the construction of the country’s offshore wind power industry.
The company was identified as a national enterprise technology center in 2013 and many wind power construction specialists and teams have been trained there.
The Tianjin Port and Channel Engineering Co Ltd successfully bid a 460 million yuan ($74 million) offshore wind power project from the China National Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Engineering Co.
It invented the world's first special service vessel in 2010 with ultra large diameter steel pipe piles built into the intertidal belt, and this invention help to fill the gaps in the country’s port and channel industry. Moreover, the invention has also helped the company to get a national "Innovation Award".