The "Connecting Shandong with Fortune Global 500 • Deepening Cooperation in Modern Marine Industry" event kicks off on June 2. [Photo/Dazhong News]

The "Connecting Shandong with Fortune Global 500 • Deepening Cooperation in Modern Marine Industry" event was held on June 2 via both online and offline channels.

The event featured 16 simultaneous sessions throughout Shandong's 16 cities, with the primary site in Jinan, the provincial capital.

Shandong Party Secretary Li Ganjie attended the event and used video links to engage with Fortune Global 500 CEOs.

Shandong's marine economy, according to Li, is among the best in China, and its advantage is that land and sea resources can be developed collectively. Shandong has advocated for the development of the modern marine industry as one of the top 10 industries.

Li Ganjie, Party secretary of Shandong, attends the event. [Photo/Dazhong News]

Shandong will vigorously develop high value-added ship manufacturing during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), promote the research and development and production of a series of ships such as large container ships, large liquefied petroleum gas ships, and river-sea combined transport ships, strive to build a national advanced ship manufacturing base, and focus on offshore oil and gas equipment and sea-related equipment technology, according to Li.

Shandong Governor Zhou Naixiang underlined the importance of the oceans for high-quality development during his speech. Shandong is also dedicated to developing a marine-strong province with an upgraded modern marine industry system and a larger modern marine economy, Zhou said.

Shandong promotes modern marine economy development with Fortune Global 500 companies. [Photo/Dazhong News]