Hubei Province Waterborne Emergency and Pollution Prevention International Science and Technology Cooperation Base

The　Hubei　Provincial　Waterborne　Emergency　and　Pollution　Prevention　International　Science　and　Technology　Cooperation　Base　is　established　with　Wuhan　University　of　Technology，　the　only　institution　directly　under　the　Ministry　of　Education　in　China　that　offers　maritime－related　programs．　Over　the　years，　the　base　has　focused　on　the　public　safety　and　disaster　prevention　needs，　in　conjunction　with　the　characteristics　of　the　waterway　transportation　industry．　The　research　work　primarily　revolves　around　the　development　of　waterborne　emergency　response　technologies　and　equipment，　accident　scenario　reproduction，　situational　forecasting　and　emergency　decision－making，　hazardous　goods　transportation　and　pollutant　emission　control，　among　other　areas．　The　aim　is　to　break　through　and　resolve　key　technologies　and　common　issues　related　to　waterborne　emergency　and　pollution　prevention，　leading　to　a　series　of　theoretical，　technical　achievements，　and　new　equipment，　which　have　effectively　enhanced　China＇s　waterborne　emergency　and　pollution　prevention　capabilities．

Currently，　the　base　is　equipped　with　world－class　experimental　platforms，　including　a　full－mission　large　vessel　maneuvering　simulator，　maritime　radar　simulator，　VTS　simulator，　electronic　chart　system，　and　oil　spill/hazardous　material　leakage　emergency　simulation　system．　In　recent　years，　the　base　has　undertaken　over　50　international　cooperation，　national，　and　provincial－level　scientific　research　projects，　with　a　total　research　funding　exceeding　100　million　RMB．　Among　these，　there　are　7　international　cooperation　projects，　1　National　Science　and　Technology　Support　Program　project，　and　13　National　Natural　Science　Foundation　projects．

The　base　has　published　more　than　300　papers　in　domestic　and　international　academic　journals　and　conferences，　with　over　100　articles　indexed　in　SCI，　EI，　and　CPCI．　It　has　also　co－authored　20　papers　with　international　collaborators　and　delivered　57　keynote　speeches　at　international　academic　conferences，　including　over　10　invited　and　plenary　speeches．　The　base　has　received　more　than　30　provincial　and　ministerial－level　scientific　research　awards　in　fields　such　as　waterborne　emergency　response，　ship　pollution　control，　and　maritime　information　technology．

In　the　investigation　of　the　2015　＂Eastern　Star＂　passenger　ship　capsizing　and　the　＂Sanchi＂　oil　tanker　accident，　six　team　members　were　invited　to　participate　in　the　investigations　and　special　studies，　with　one　serving　as　a　member　of　the　State　Council＇s　expert　group．