China builds ships and sails far away

Industry experts also put forward some suggestions for the direction of the next efforts of the shipping industry.

On the one hand, we should improve the quality and efficiency, grasp the rhythm, and improve the quality of orders.

"In the past two years, the global new shipbuilding market has remained active, and the market demand for different ship types has shown wheel movement development, and the price of new ships such as large container ships, car carriers and large LNG carriers has increased significantly, and the price difference of the same type of ships has reached tens of millions of dollars in a year." Li Yanqing said.

In view of the current situation, Li Yanqing suggested that shipping enterprises should strengthen the dynamic tracking of the development of the international shipping and shipbuilding market, avoid blindly following the trend, combine their own holding of ship orders and ship location arrangements, and optimize business strategies, grasp the rhythm of receiving orders, and further improve the quality of new orders under the premise of ensuring the continuity of production.

On the other hand, we should explore innovation and resolve the contradiction of insufficient human resources.

"At present, the contradiction between the rapid growth of China's ship production and the shortage of labor supply is becoming increasingly prominent, which has become an important factor restricting the high-quality development of the industry." Li Yanqing suggested that the relevant government departments increase the policy support for the recruitment of employees and professional job training of shipping enterprises, and shipping enterprises should also explore the reform of the employment mode, maintain the stability of the staff and improve the technical level by improving the treatment of workers and improving the working environment.

"In addition, smart manufacturing can be steadily promoted according to the existing foundation and conditions, improve production efficiency and alleviate the problem of labor shortage." Li Yanqing said.

"In 2023, the downward pressure on the world economy will continue to increase, and the global shipping and new shipbuilding markets will have reasonable fluctuations, but the demand for new ships will not shrink significantly, and shipping companies will maintain sufficient orders." Li Yanqing believes that the current scale of China's shipbuilding industry is growing and its international status is steadily improving. "We should strengthen confidence, continue efforts, strengthen scientific and technological innovation, and firmly promote the construction of a strong shipbuilding country."