"Port and Shipping Technology and Management Engineering is the sub-discipline of Transportation Engineering which is the key discipline of Zhejiang province. The subject’s construction is on basic of the development of Ningbo port and navigation.   The research fields for graduated students include: 1) The modern shipping and transportation technology: centered on the ship application, around with the safety and environmental sailing, and marine communication and information control technology, research the ship navigation technology, ship eco-driving technology, marine automation technology, and modern shipping information technology etc. 2) The modern port management engineering: centered on the port, research the operation and management technology of the modern port, safety engineering of the port and waterway, port handling and pollution prevention technology, production organization and optimization of ports, optimal allocation of resources of ports, information technology of ports etc.