Shipbuilding Industry,Ready to Sail

The shipbuilding industry is known as"the head of comprehensive industries"among all national sectors, due to its wide-linked production line,long production process,and huge investment for each order.A single order to build a 10,000-ton vessel can provide 3,000 jobs for shipbuilders and related upstream industries. At present,China has become the world’s second largest shipbuilder.In 2008,China shipbuilding capacity amounted to 2,881 million tons,29.5%of the world total;China’s ship orders accounted for 35.5%of the world total,and 37.7%of new orders.