# Xinhua Silk Road: Seven marine test "labs" put in place in offshore waters near Yuanyao port in Weihai, E China

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- Published: 2026-08-25T15:46:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In waters north of Yuanyao fishery port in
east China’s Weihai City, a recent round of drone marine testings by a local marine
equipment institute pooled firsthand data for references to its product R&D.

Such testings that move corporate "laboratories" into the sea are increasingly favored
by businesses in Weihai as seven marine testing platforms have been completed in
the port area, also the Yuanyao shallow sea sci-tech bay area.

In details, the seven platforms include an offshore self-elevating wharf, a semi-
submersible platform, a testing wharf, etc., all of which provide vital support 
to the technological R&D of related businesses.

Currently, 44 companies have been attracted to settle in the sci-tech bay area, 
which serves as a key carrier for emerging marine-related industries such as marine
electronic information, marine intelligent equipment, and modern maritime services
to thrive there.

Near the Yuanyao fishery port now stands the semi-submersible marine test platform,
which is the first one of the type in Shandong Province where Weihai sits and also
a core part of the national marine comprehensive test site project in Weihai.

As a staff of the sci-tech bay area’s service center introduced, the 44-meter-long
and 32.4-meter-wide platform can operate at a maximum water depth of 70 meters and
is equipped with multiple supporting systems.

For instance, the power system, test facilities, marine environment observing and
monitoring system, and security system of the platform are capable of catering to
diverse needs of scientific researchers including short-term on-site operations,
instrument lifting and retrieval, and real-time transmission of offshore data.

Apart from these marine testing platforms, the sci-tech bay area is also crafting
another seven scientific research platforms to offer all-around intellectual support
for the national marine comprehensive test site in Weihai.

While marine testings are ongoing on the testing platforms, onshore zones in the
sci-tech bay area are busy with building more innovative infrastructure including
the marine data management and application center.

In Weihai, the integrated deployment of offshore, onshore and on-island marine-related
platforms is unlocking strong potential for local industries to burgeon.

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