Competitiveness has been further strengthened, China's new orders for ten types of ships rank first in the world

The competitiveness of my country's shipbuilding industry has been further enhanced——

The number of new orders received for ten types of ships ranks first in the world

　　Our reporter Li Pengda

　　A few days ago, the China Shipbuilding Industry Association released data showing that from January to October this year, the national shipbuilding completed 30.87 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.6%; new ship orders were 37.4 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year decrease of 39.2%.

As of the end of October, the number of ship orders in hand was 104.44 million dwt, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%.

　　"Affected by the Shanghai epidemic and the high temperature weather across the country in July and August, the Yangtze River Delta industrial agglomeration area could not fully reach production capacity, and some enterprises even stopped production and production, which led to a decline in the number of completed projects. The larger decline in new ship orders Within expectations." Zheng Yiming, Director of the Statistical Information Department of the China Shipbuilding Industry Association, analyzed that since the number of orders received from 2019 to 2020 is less than 30 million deadweight tons, the shipbuilding industry has the characteristics of long-term delivery, so this year it will show a decline in the number of completions situation.

Judging from the annual indicators, the decline will gradually narrow and is expected to be controlled within 5%.

In 2021, the global new ship market will recover strongly. my country will undertake 67.07 million deadweight tons, accounting for 53.8% of the world, which is the fourth highest in history since 2003. Therefore, it is normal and healthy to see a correction in the second year.

　　From January to October, my country's shipbuilding completions, newly received orders and hand-held orders accounted for 45.8%, 54.3% and 48.7% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively, all ranking first in the world. Large international market share.

In 2021, orders for container ships will increase significantly, and my country's container ships will account for 60.9% of the global market share; in 2022, the car carrier market will be hot, and my country's orders for car carriers will account for 83% of the world's total, maintaining strong competitiveness.

Thanks to my country's complete shipbuilding system, it can build all types of ships in the merchant shipping field, and can keep up with market demand during the rotation cycle of the shipping market.

　　In addition, my country's shipbuilding enterprises include large state-owned enterprises, private backbone shipyards, individual manufacturing champions and specialized new enterprises that have been cultivating in subdivided fields for many years.

This not only ensures the advantages of traditional ship types such as bulk carriers, container ships, and oil tankers, but also has strong competitiveness in high value-added ship types such as chemical tankers, car carriers, and offshore auxiliary ships.

Among the 18 major ship types in the world, my country ranks first in the world in the number of new orders received for 10 ship types.

　　It is worth mentioning that from January to September, the national shipbuilding completions reached 9.16 million corrected gross tons, an increase of 6.5% year-on-year. The proportion of high value-added ship types under the following conditions) is 0.47, and it will be 0.38 in 2021, which shows that the delivery ratio of high-tech and high value-added ships in my country is gradually increasing.

Among them, the LNG carrier, known as the jewel in the crown of the shipbuilding industry, performed well.

　　The construction of LNG ships is a technology-intensive and capital-intensive project.

Sea transportation of liquefied natural gas has extremely high safety requirements. Not only must it be transported under the condition of minus 163°C, but also its evaporation rate must be reduced as much as possible.

Therefore, the construction of the ship's containment system is the key, which highly tests the comprehensive strength of the manufacturer.

　　China State Shipbuilding Corporation Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is the first enterprise in my country capable of building LNG ships. It delivered the first 147,000 cubic meter LNG ship in 2008. Now it has the R&D, design and construction of all LNG carriers covering oceans and inland rivers. ability.

As of the end of September, my country's shipping companies have undertaken a total of 36 large LNG carriers, accounting for 27.7% of the world's total, creating the highest level in history.

　　At the same time, we must also see that my country still has shortcomings in the design and development of front-end ship types, and there is still a certain gap between the sophistication of manufacturing and the world's advanced level.

"The next step is to continuously optimize the mature and advantageous ship types, and design ships that are energy-saving and environmentally friendly that meet the needs of shipowners. At the same time, we must strengthen the front-end design capabilities, and design leading ship types such as hydrogen power and ammonia power around the direction of green and intelligence. More ship owners come to my country to order. Through intelligent manufacturing methods, the precision and accuracy of the process and construction efficiency are improved, and the localization rate of supporting products such as main engines, deck machinery, and navigation and communication equipment is accelerated, and the high-quality development of the entire shipbuilding industry chain is driven. .” Zheng Yiming said.

(Economic Daily)