About Qiu Dahong
Qiu Dahong was a Chinese coastal and offshore engineer. He served as chief engineer of the Dalian Fishing Port, the New Dalian Port, the Qinhuangdao Petroleum Port, and many other projects. He was a professor of the Dalian University of Technology and directed the State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering. He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991. In 1973, Qiu became chief engineer of the New Dalian Port, the first port in China capable of handling oil tankers with a displacement of 100,000 tons. It was opened in 1976, and won a national gold medal for its design. Qiu Dahong (Chinese: 邱大洪; pinyin: Qiū Dàhóng; 6 April 1930 – 11 January 2025) was a Chinese coastal and offshore engineer.
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