The 9th International Underwater Operations & Offshore Industry Expo Grandly Opens in Qingdao!

At 9:00 a.m. on November 6, 2026, the 9th International Underwater Operations & Offshore Industry Expo, jointly hosted by the China Diving and Salvage Association (CDSA), the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI), and the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), grandly opened at the Qingdao International Convention Center (Laoshan).

The opening ceremony was presided over by Zhao Hui, Vice President of CDSA and Party Secretary, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of Greentown China. Speeches were delivered by Men Jie, Deputy Secretary-General of the Qingdao Municipal People's Government; Wang Lei, Director-General of the China Rescue and Salvage of Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China (CRS, MOT); Chen Liping, Vice President and Secretary General of CDSA; Iain Grainger, CEO of IMCA; and Dai Zhaohui, General Manager of the Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Department of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

The grand opening was also witnessed by more than 100 leaders and guests, including: Song Jiahui, former Safety Director-General of the Ministry of Transport, Member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and President of the First, Second and Third Councils of CDSA; Liao Jiajun, Director of the Government Flying Service of the Hong Kong SAR; Duan Zhaoxian, former Deputy Chief of Staff of the PLA Navy; Shan Chunchang, former Counselor of the State Council and former Deputy Director of the State Administration of Work Safety; Wang Hongyong, Deputy Director of the China MRCC and Deputy Director of the Emergency Response Office of the MOT; Zhou Shouwei and Li Huajun, Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Ju Chaoyou, Party Secretary of the Qingdao Sub-Council, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; Qi Xiangzhou, Member of the Party Leadership Group of the Qingdao Municipal Marine Development Bureau; Guo Zhiwu, Deputy Secretary and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Ninth Joint Party Committee of the Party Committee of National Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce; Zhang Xilong, former First-Class Inspector of the Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture And Tourism of The People's Republic of China; Rolf Rossland, CEO of the NUI; David Campion, Head of the Singapore Office and Senior Technical Advisor of the ITOPF; Li Jiakun, Director-General of the China Yantai Salvage of MOT; Jiang Zhuo, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Transport planning and Research Institute Ministry of Transport; Zhang Huixia, Deputy Director-General of the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the MOT; Zhang Rong, Deputy Director-General of the Donghai Rescue Bureau of the MOT; Lin Tawei, Deputy Director-General of the Nanhai Rescue Bureau of the MOT; Lin Hongmei, former Deputy Director of the In-Depth Reporting Office of the Central News Center of the Domestic Department of Xinhua News Agency and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CDSA; Wang Jihao, Deputy General Manager of CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd.; Li Jiebin, Assistant to the General Manager of Shandong Port Group Co., Ltd.; and CDSA Vice Presidents Song Baoru, Wang Xiaoyong, Du Guangming, Xie Youyong, Kuang Jingming, Liu Yufei, Liu Nan, Wang Renyi, Xu Gendi and Wang Xinman.

Under the theme “Intelligence in Deep Blue, Innovation for New Horizons”, this is the first time the exhibition has moved to Qingdao since its inception, achieving comprehensive upgrades in regional layout, exhibition scale, content and format, and supporting services. It brings together top equipment, technologies, products and services across the entire industrial chain, and aims to build a platform for industry exchange, technology promotion and trade cooperation for enterprises, research institutions and international organizations in fields such as marine, port and shipping engineering construction; maritime and inland waterway traffic safety, water emergency rescue, marine energy development, marine fisheries, marine tourism and other fields. It provides a new exchange platform for industry enterprises to integrate into Shandong's marine economy and expand into northern markets, promotes the deep integration of industrial, innovation and supply chains, supports the industry's green transformation and intelligent upgrading, and continuously empowers the high-quality development of the marine economy.

The exhibition covers an area of 20,000 square meters and brings together more than 100 leading domestic and international enterprises, research institutes and professional institutions, displaying nearly 1,000 cutting-edge technologies, equipment and solutions. On the basis of the classic exhibition areas—general diving, salvage and offshore engineering equipment, underwater intelligent equipment, water emergency rescue equipment, municipal engineering diving, ship equipment, offshore wind power, ship pollution prevention, and tourism diving—three special themed exhibition areas have been added: the Major National Advanced Equipment (“Pillars of a Great Power”) Area, the Specialized, Refined, Distinctive and Innovative (SRDI) Technology Area, and the Qingdao Marine Engineering Equipment Innovation Achievements Area.

More than 100 exhibitors are participating, including central and state-owned enterprises such as China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), China Rescue and Salvage, CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Huadian Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.; leading offshore engineering enterprises such as Jiangsu Jiaolong, Zhejiang Manyang, Zhengli Holdings Group, Shandong Haisheng, Shenzhen DIV Group and Shanghai Huayang; well-known offshore equipment enterprises such as Baoshi Compressor, HOPETEK, Chasing Innovation, Deepinfar,Bestway Marine & Energy Technology and Jianhu Qiyuan; marine-related universities such as Dalian Maritime University, Shanghai Maritime University, Guangdong Ocean University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Underwater Engineering Institute; and financial, media and data service institutions such as Tianjin Pacific Insurance and CNSS.

The equipment and technologies on display include: “Hua Xiang Long,” the first jack-up self-elevating self-propelled emergency rescue and salvage engineering vessel independently developed by China Rescue and Salvage;“Yihang Jin'an 1,” “Zhenhua 30” and “Haifeng 2001” of CCCC; the “Seagull” series and “Octopus” series underwater robots of Dalian Maritime University; the multi-purpose firefighting vessel “Manyang Anyong” of Zhejiang Manyang Shipping Engineering ; “Zhengli 3500” of Zhengli Holdings; the SL-LD-A900 heavy-duty intelligent amphibious ultra-high-temperature metal flame cutting equipment of Zhongju Special Equipment (Jingjiang); the PX-260 small AUV, PX-533 large AUV and PX-F760 underwater operation submersible of Qingdao Pengpai Ocean Exploration Technology; the newly launched OTTER ROV of Deepinfar Ocean Technology; the SeaTouch6 Pro full-touch underwater waterproof housing of DIVEVOLK (Zhuhai) Intelligent Technology; the underwater video camera and diving intercom of Shenzhen Bayklone Technology; the self-developed GM-ROV R1 underwater inspection robot of Guangzhou Jiangda Dredging and Diving Co., Ltd.; “Haidou-1” ARV, the first full-ocean-depth underwater robot with operational capability developed by the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; and the Y850A rescue unmanned surface vessel of Zhongsheng Marine Digital Intelligence Technology (Qingdao).

These equipment and technologies comprehensively demonstrate the achievements of China's diving, salvage and offshore engineering equipment in localization, intelligentization and green transformation, and provide advanced technical solutions for offshore engineering construction, maritime traffic safety assurance, handling of major water-related emergencies, and marine energy development.

During the exhibition, the 11th International Forum on Diving, Salvage and Offshore Engineering Technology and the Second Intelligent Water Search and Rescue Skills Competition were held concurrently. A series of supporting activities were also held, including the Second General Meeting of Members of the Fourth Council of CDSA, the Third Meeting of the Fourth Council, the Fourth Meeting of the Standing Council of the Fourth Council. Experts from domestic and international industries, representatives of international maritime organizations, heads of offshore engineering departments of central enterprises, and frontline leaders in diving and salvage technology will gather in Qingdao to conduct in-depth discussions on frontier topics such as marine engineering construction, underwater operation safety, maritime emergency rescue, marine green and low-carbon development, and the industry's 15th Five-Year Plan. The forum, competition and exhibition were linked, jointly discussing industry development trends, exploring industry development opportunities and sharing cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements; helping to build professional and intelligent water rescue teams, improve the water emergency rescue system and promote the iterative optimization and practical application of intelligent search and rescue equipment; and promoting exchange, mutual learning and coordinated development in the global diving, salvage and offshore engineering fields.

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The International Underwater Operations & Offshore Industry Expo has been successfully held for eight consecutive editions. Each edition has received great attention and strong support from leaders of relevant national ministries and commissions, leaders of the host government, member units and industry colleagues. Through years of cultivation and accumulation, the exhibition has become a bellwether leading the innovative development of the global diving, salvage and offshore engineering industry. It has made positive contributions to promoting the innovation and iteration of domestically produced diving and salvage equipment, advancing the construction of industry standards and safety systems, opening up supply-demand matchmaking channels across the industrial chain, deepening international industry exchanges, and building consensus on talent development. It has had an important and far-reaching impact on the high-quality development of diving, salvage and offshore engineering, and has made active contributions to boosting scientific and technological innovation and industrial quality upgrading in China's diving, salvage and offshore engineering equipment sector.