From shipbuilding power to ship power, China still needs to do something

(3) The application of digital technology and green technology lags behind Japan and South Korea

China's digital shipbuilding is still in its infancy. At present, ship manufacturing is developing in the direction of intelligent design, intelligent product, refined management and information integration. Leading shipping companies such as Japan and South Korea have taken a leading position in the research and development and application of new technologies such as digital shipbuilding and smart shipyards. China's shipping enterprises are still in the initial stage of digital manufacturing, three-dimensional digital process equipment capacity is insufficient, the key process links are still mechanized, semi-automated equipment, lack of basic data accumulation, low level of information integration outstanding problems need to be solved.

There is a big gap in green manufacturing. China's large ship enterprises lag behind in technical indicators such as energy consumption per unit output, greenhouse gas emissions, VOCs emissions, waste generation and recovery rate. For example, a typical leading shipyard in China consumes 0.04 tons of standard coal per 10,000 yuan of revenue, while Hyundai Heavy Industries consumes 0.02 tons of standard coal and Mitsui Shipbuilding consumes only 0.01 tons of standard coal. In addition, the energy-saving and environmentally friendly new ship types built in Japan are in the world's leading position, and have environmental standards and norms that exceed the international general zero pollution and no dust spillover, which are favored by shipowners pursuing green shipping, and will bring greater competitive pressure on Chinese shipbuilding enterprises in the future.

Iii. Suggestions for building a world-class large ship enterprise group

At present, the global shipbuilding industry is becoming more and more competitive. In the context of the intensifying trade friction between China and the United States, Chinese shipbuilding companies may face greater challenges than Japanese and Korean shipping companies.

(1) Policy suggestions

1. Consolidate the foundation and accelerate the improvement of innovative research and development capabilities

First, focusing on international and domestic demand, the government will take the lead to guide the implementation of major innovation projects and projects in the industry, promote the collaborative innovation of the shipbuilding industry "government, industry, university and research", focus on improving the industrial technology foundation, basic and forward-looking technology research and development, new ship type development and design capabilities, and eliminate bottlenecks.

The second is to increase support for the independent innovation and industrialization of key core supporting equipment, and improve the shipping rate of domestic supporting equipment in China's shipbuilding industry.

The third is to strengthen the support for advanced manufacturing technology and process application, and promote the construction and demonstration application of smart shipyards

The fourth is to support the construction of major test verification and testing platforms in the industry, give play to the role of intermediary institutions such as industry associations and scientific and technological innovation incubation platforms, and accelerate the integration of scientific research resources, the transformation of results, and the efficient use of military-civilian integration.

2. Focus on domestic demand to cultivate new markets

First, in addition to accelerating the optimization and upgrading of the three major ship types of oil, bulk and container, we will pay close attention to the domestic LNG carrier market demand, and drive the domestic LNG carrier ordering demand by expanding the scale of China's own LNG carrier capacity and ensuring the import transportation of clean energy.

Second, we will accelerate the upgrading of old Chinese ocean-going fishing vessels, promote the development and application of technology and equipment such as floating platforms, deep-sea exploration, and exploration and development of Marine resources, and accelerate the cultivation and development of the cruise and yacht tourism market.

Third, in conjunction with the establishment of China's Emission Control Areas (ECA), we will promote the elimination and renewal of old inland and coastal vessels, improve the standards for energy conservation and emission reduction of inland vessels, encourage inland vessels to replace oil with gas, install shore power receiving facilities and waste gas treatment devices, and promote the use of clean energy.

3. Promote merger and reorganization to improve the efficiency of resource management

Support Chinese shipbuilding enterprises to carry out market-oriented mergers and reorganizations, reduce the restructuring and exit costs of shipbuilding enterprises, and jointly support the bottom of the government and enterprises; Support the internal resource integration of China State Shipbuilding Group, and when conditions are ripe, it can be used as a pilot reform of state-owned capital investment companies, accelerate the adjustment of strategic layout, and improve international competitiveness; Support enterprises to "go global" to carry out mergers and acquisitions, international production capacity cooperation and joint research and development, and improve the integration and utilization of global resources.