Last year, the country’s gross marine product increased by 6.0% year-on-year. China’s marine economy has a strong recovery.

　　In 2023, the country’s gross marine product value will increase by 6.0% compared with the previous year——

　　China's maritime economy recovers strongly

　　This newspaper, Beijing, March 25 (Reporter Kong Dechen) The reporter recently learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources that the country’s gross marine product value in 2023 was 9.9097 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0% over the previous year, and the growth rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the GDP; Accounting for 7.9% of GDP, an increase of 0.1 percentage points over the previous year.

　　"The strong recovery of the marine economy has helped the national economy pick up and improve." Cui Xiaojian, deputy director of the National Ocean Information Center, said that in 2023, macro-policies in the marine field will continue to be effective, resource supply capabilities will steadily improve, independent innovation capabilities will continue to increase, and the marine economy will recover strongly, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Qi Sheng is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

　　——The growth rate of marine manufacturing industry is higher than that of the whole country. In 2023, the added value of the marine manufacturing industry will be 2,986.1 billion yuan, an increase of 7.0% over the previous year, and 2 percentage points higher than the growth rate of the national manufacturing industry. Among them, the added value of the marine shipbuilding industry was 115 billion yuan, an increase of 17.6% over the previous year. The high-end, intelligent, and green development of shipbuilding manufacturing has been solidly advanced, and it has entered a new era of product development. The offshore engineering equipment manufacturing industry is developing well, and its international market share continues to lead the world. The annual added value was 87.2 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9% over the previous year.

　　——The marine service industry boosts the growth of the national economy. In 2023, the added value of the marine service industry will be 5,896.8 billion yuan, accounting for 4.7% of the GDP, driving national economic growth by 0.3 percentage points, and boosting national economic growth. The contact and aggregation service industry recovered quickly. The added value of the maritime transportation industry was 762.3 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5% over the previous year. The cargo throughput of coastal ports was nearly 11 billion tons. The added value of the marine tourism industry was 1,473.5 billion yuan, an increase of 10.0% over the previous year. Residents’ tourism demand was released, and many cruise ports resumed cruise operations.

　　——The supply capacity of marine energy, food and water resources has been steadily improved. First, the increase in offshore oil and gas reserves and production has achieved remarkable results. New discoveries have been made in the exploration of the Bozhong 2.6-6 billion ton oil field. Offshore crude oil and natural gas production have increased by 5.8% and 9.1% respectively year-on-year. The increase in offshore crude oil production has accounted for the largest share of the national crude oil for four consecutive years. More than 60% of the total increase has become a key increase in energy production. Second, deep-sea aquaculture has been accelerated, and the supply capacity of high-quality seafood has been continuously improved. The output of marine aquatic products has exceeded 35 million tons, a year-on-year increase of nearly 3%. The number of national-level marine ranch demonstration zones has reached 169, 16 more than in 2022, and coastal The manufacturing, production and operation of deep-sea aquaculture equipment in various places continue to make new progress. Third, the scale of seawater desalination projects continues to expand, and the large-scale utilization of seawater desalination is actively promoted. Seawater desalination projects in Tianjin, Shandong, Zhejiang and other places are steadily advancing, and the scale of projects under construction and newly started exceeds 300,000 tons per day.

　　The three major demands have driven up both the quantity and quality of the marine economy. From the perspective of consumption, consumption in the marine sector continues to recover. "With the implementation of various policies and measures to expand domestic demand and promote consumption, residents' consumption demand has accelerated, and the marine tourism consumption market has recovered significantly, driving the rapid recovery of service consumption such as accommodation, catering, and transportation in coastal areas." Cui Xiaojian introduced that in 2023, marine tourism consumption Passenger traffic and ocean passenger turnover increased by 122.3% and 125.4% respectively year-on-year. Marine tourism consumption tends to be diversified, integrated businesses are emerging, and models such as "performing arts + marine tourism" and "museums + marine tourism" have become new hot spots. Residents' diet is gradually upgrading to quality, and the marine aquatic product consumer market is booming in both supply and demand. In 2023, the national aquatic product import volume will increase by 4.7% year-on-year, and the price of marine aquatic products will increase by 3.9% year-on-year.

　　From an investment perspective, marine fixed asset investment has a good growth momentum. In terms of port construction, from January to November 2023, fixed asset investment in coastal ports was 83.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%. The growth rate accelerated by 10.5 percentage points compared with the same period last year, and the green and intelligent levels of ports were further improved.

　　From the perspective of foreign trade, China's marine shipbuilding industry will lead the world in three major indicators: sea-going ship completions, new sea-going ship orders, and in-hand sea-going ship orders in 2023. Ships are exported to 191 countries and regions, and the export value increased by 35.4% year-on-year. . As China's new energy vehicle exports have grown significantly, new orders for car carriers account for 82.7% of the global total. In 2023, the container throughput of international routes at coastal ports across the country will increase by more than 4% year-on-year, and the foreign trade cargo throughput of coastal ports will increase by nearly 10% year-on-year.

　　Cui Xiaojian believes that in the face of the challenges in 2024, in promoting the development of the marine economy, we must persist in seeking progress while maintaining stability, promoting stability through advancement, and establishing first before breaking, so as to help the marine economy move forward steadily on the track of high-quality development. (People's Daily Overseas Edition)