Original title: Launch of 2026 Coastal Port Navigation Map Surveying and Mapping
Publisher: Xinhua News Agency/Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport
Release date: February 13, 2026
Interpretation of Industry Trends
According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 13th, the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport has officially launched the 2026 coastal port and waterway mapping work. This survey covers 68 key port areas across the country, with an expected completion of over 240000 kilometers of survey lines and plans to update 230 nautical charts.
Technical equipment highlights:
Full sequence maritime survey vessels: Full sequence maritime survey vessels are used in surveying operations, equipped with high-precision measurement equipment such as single beam, multi beam, and side scan sonar, to accurately collect core data such as water depth and obstacles.
Large scale application of Beidou: In surveying and mapping work, the Beidou high-precision positioning system is applied on a large scale, combined with unmanned boat detection, unmanned aerial vehicle LiDAR and other technologies, to build an integrated operation system of "sea, land and air". The level of technical equipment and operation efficiency has been significantly improved compared to previous years.
Full coverage of key ports: Surveying focuses on core hubs such as Tianjin Port, Shanghai Port, Ningbo Zhoushan Port, Guangzhou Port, and Xuwen Port. Tianjin Port focuses on monitoring changes in channel erosion and deposition and the impact of winter ice conditions, while Ningbo Zhoushan Port focuses on conducting dynamic mapping of deep-water channels and core anchorages.
Spring Festival travel guarantee coordination: Currently in the critical stage of operation guarantee in the spring of 2026, the maritime surveying and mapping department is conducting targeted monitoring on key passenger and energy transportation routes, covering key water channels such as the Liaoning Shandong inter provincial route and the Qiongzhou Strait, and providing accurate surveying data to ensure the safety of water transportation during the Spring Festival travel rush.
Industry significance: This surveying and mapping work is an important part of the construction of the basic data system for coastal ports and waterways in China in recent years. As the core equipment for detecting obstacles, side scan sonar plays an irreplaceable role in large-scale national surveying projects. For Tianjin Blue Hole Instrument, the company's location in Tianjin Port is one of the key monitoring ports for this survey. This is not only a direct reflection of industry demand, but also indicates the potential growth space for localized technical services, equipment leasing, and maintenance business.
The Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport stated that it will continue to strengthen the transformation and application of surveying and mapping data results, continuously improve the basic data system of coastal ports and waterways nationwide, and provide solid and powerful technical support and data support for the sustainable and healthy development of the marine economy and the acceleration of the construction of a strong transportation country.
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