Guangdong held the 12th "World Sea Day" celebration activity

June 25 is the 12th "World Sea staff day". Sea employees, shipping companies, shipping companies, navigation colleges, and seafarers from the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area participated in the simultaneous celebrations held online and offline.

Guangdong is a large foreign trade province and a shipping province. More than 90%of foreign trade goods, more than 95%of coal, and more than 99%of crude oil and iron ore depend on water transportation. The crew is an important talent resource for water transportation. It is critical to ensure that major strategies such as the smooth flow of maritime logistics chain, stable water traffic safety, services and promotion of marine power, transportation power, and the construction of the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area.

According to Zhuang Zeping, director of the Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, as of June 2022, a total of 153,000 staff members in Guangdong Province, including 82,000 sea ship crew members, were about one -tenth of the total number of sea ship crew members. For a long time, the Guangdong Maritime Affairs Bureau is committed to building a high -quality crew team and promoting the high -quality development of the shipping industry. He called on all sectors of society to "follow, care, and care for the development of the seafarers."

In recent years, Guangdong has adopted a series of measures to strengthen the construction of the seafarers, launching vocational skills to improve subsidies for seafarers, and maintained the stable and sustainable development of the shipping industry. The smooth supply of supplies and the development of the two -cycle of the economy played a vital role, and made a unique contribution to Guangdong's social and economic development.

During the celebration, the holiday greeting video of the Secretary -General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Kitack Lim was broadcast, and he affirmed the contribution of the world seafarers, including Chinese crew, in the shipping trade. The crew who still adhered to the first -line shipping line expressed concerns and sent festival blessings to the world's seafarers.

According to statistics, there are more than 1.8 million people in my country in China. Among them, more than 85,000 sea boat crews, accounting for one -third of the world. It is the country in the world that has the most seafarers. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) sets the theme of "World Sea Day" this year as "Voyage — the past and present, share your journey story", aiming to focus on the seafarers' navigation journey, pay attention The change in work and life under the development pattern.

The Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration organized the collection of theme photography works of the "Old Tour New Travel: Sharing your sailing stories", share the sailing story, tell the navigation life through photography, let the whole society pay attention to the seafarers, create a good society for the development of the seafarers' career development Atmosphere.

Celebrating the conference commended the "Top Ten Sea Members", "Top Ten Sea" and "Top Ten Sea Workers" in Guangdong. Xu Guosheng, the chairman of the Guangdong Sea Employees, encouraged comrades who were commended to cherish honor, make persistent efforts, better play the role of model leaders, and achieve new and greater results in learning and work.

Wen, Tu/Guangzhou Daily · Xinhua City Reporter: Li Yan Correspondent: Yu Jilong, Zhang Hongxing Guangzhou Daily · Xinhuacheng Editor: Peng Wenqiang

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