Chinese shipping and shipbuilding

Outline

I. Introduction

II. Chinese shipping

III. Chinese shipbuilding

I. Introduction

II. Chinese shipping

• In 1961: China Ocean Shipping Group Company (COSCO). • invested in water transport infrastructure• increase mechanization and containerization

• In 2006: 5.6 billion tons of cargo and 93 million TEUs• 95 % crude oil and 99 %iron ore.• manufactures 90% of the world's containers

Chinese shipping

Chinese shipping

• Why can Chinese shipping industry develop greatly like that?

• 8,700-mile- (14,000-km-) long coastline, 100 large and small bays and some 20 deep-water harbors

• infrastructure, ports and facilities system

• skillful labor force

• infrastructure, ports and facilities system

• skillful labor force

III. Chinese shipbuilding

Chinese shipbuilding

• The accomplishments of China's shipbuilding industry.

• 82 percent of the total shipbuilding capacity

• the volume of new overseas 16.4 million deadweight tons

• 87% of the total volume of holding ships

The reasons in order to developing the Chinese shipbuilding.

• imports and exports both grow continually• increase transportation capacity and optimize fleets

structure• the central government has introduced many effective

policies aimed at guiding the industry's development.

• independently develop a series of ships that meet international standards

Chinese shipbuilding

The purpose of Chinese shipbuilding

• faced with many limiting factors• research and development capacity,• high dependency on imports of shipboard equipment • low production efficiency and defective industrial

structure

• fostering the development of China's shipbuilding industry and enhancing its international

Conclusion

• China should attach great importance to the new international maritime rules and try to develop low-carbon ships in order to increase its global influence.

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