山东省交通厅领导非常重视水运行业协会工作,在加强和改善行业管理中,注意不断培育和发展行业协会,重视发挥行业协会的双向服务功能。省交通厅领导多次强调,各级港航管理部门要切实转换职能,认真改变工作作风,把一些应由行业协会承担的职能,明确地转移或委托给行业协会,利用协会的功能和优 Shandong Provincial Department of Transportation attaches great importance to the work of the Association of Water Transport Industry, to strengthen and improve the management of the industry, pay attention to constantly nurture and develop trade associations, attach importance to giving play to the two-way service functions of trade associations. Provincial Communications Department leaders have repeatedly stressed that all levels of the administration of ports should effectively transform their functions and conscientiously change their work style. Some of the functions that should be undertaken by the trade associations should be clearly transferred or entrusted to the trade associations and utilized the functions and advantages of the associations