Industries related to its neighboring ocean continue to play a crucial role in Qingdao, a coastal city of Shandong province, where fisheries, other marine products and shipbuilding are pivotal to the city's economy.
The Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences is a facility of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and open to domestic and overseas universities and institutes.
China's largest salt logistics center was established in Qingdao on July 8, 2009. The planned area of this center is 200mu, with an investment of 400 million yuan.
