Ship exports from Dalian, located in Liaoning Province, China, reached 49.38 billion yuan (equivalent to 7.4 billion dollars) in the first three months of this year, representing a 177% increase compared to the same period last year.
New Orders and a Bright Future
Foreign shipbuilders are increasingly turning to place new ship orders from Dalian's shipbuilding factories. A branch of Henkel Heavy Industries, one of the largest local manufacturers, has announced that its new orders office has expanded until 2030.
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In Changxing Island, Dalian, two ultra-large dual-fuel container ships were launched from dry dock No. 3, and three other ships were consecutively launched from dock No. 1 on October 16.
Remarkable Growth in the Shipbuilding Industry
Chen Hanlun, CEO of Songfa — the parent company of Henkel Heavy Industries — announced at a conference that the company has received over 600 ship orders to date. George Procopio, founder of the Greek Dynacom Group, also noted that his companies have registered 69 ship orders with Henkel across various classes, including 16 very large oil tankers.
He highlighted the quality, timing, and good cooperation with his team, adding that post-delivery support, including spare parts supply and technical consulting, has improved trust between the manufacturer and the customer.
In addition to Henkel, state-owned shipbuilders such as Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company and Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry also play key roles in the high-quality ship sector and the refurbishment of ships within the Dalian shipbuilding cluster.
Of the total 137.21 billion yuan in electromechanical exports from Dalian in the first three months, ships alone accounted for more than one-third of this figure. Dalian, as a key transportation hub in Northeast Asia, has a strong history and foundation in the shipbuilding industry.
Li Yanking, Executive Vice President of the China National Shipbuilding Industry Association, stated at the opening ceremony of the Dalian International Shipbuilding Exhibition that in the first nine months, Dalian ranked first among Chinese cities in terms of ship completions, new orders, and order backlog, with annual growth rates of 169%, 349%, and 134%, respectively.
Yao Huangming, Mayor of Dalian, also mentioned that under the leadership of four major shipbuilding companies, the city has gathered over 100 supporting companies upstream and downstream, forming a complete industrial chain in design, construction, repair, and support services.
He predicted that the total output value of the shipbuilding and marine engineering equipment industry in the city will exceed 100 billion yuan this year.
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