China Shipping Association Held The First Half of The Analysis Meeting

On July 12, in order to deeply understand and analyze the economic operation of my country’s shipbuilding industry in the first half of 2023, according to the requirements of the Second Division of Equipment Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the China Shipbuilding Industry Association held the 2023 First Half of 2023 Shipbuilding Industry Conference in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Run the analysis session. Chen Yingtao, researcher of the Ship Division of the Second Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Li Yanqing, Secretary General of the China Shipping Association, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Representatives of local industry management departments, relevant key shipbuilding enterprises and professional research institutions attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Tan Naifen, deputy secretary-general of China Shipping Association.

At the meeting, the China Shipping Association introduced the operation of my country’s shipbuilding industry in the first half of 2023, and analyzed the “quantity growth” and “quality improvement” of my country’s shipbuilding industry from multiple dimensions through data. The China Shipbuilding Association also shared the latest exchange results of two international conferences, the 2023 International Shipbuilding Expert Forecast Meeting and the 2023 Japan-Europe, China-South Korea-US Shipbuilding Summit Expert Preparatory Meeting, and introduced the future demands of all parties on the global new shipbuilding market. , influencing factors and market trends. Representatives of local industry management departments introduced the industrial policies issued in the region, the development of the industry and the challenges faced by industrial transformation and development. Representatives of key shipping companies introduced the achievements and difficulties faced in the production and operation in the first half of the year, and conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on labor issues and digital transformation of enterprises. Representatives of professional research institutions analyzed the development of the industry in combination with upstream and downstream data of the industry, and predicted the main indicators of the industry’s operation.

Researcher Chen Yingtao pointed out that since the 14th Five-Year Plan, the competition pattern of the global shipbuilding market has changed. In the face of opportunities and challenges, my country’s shipbuilding enterprises must actively prepare. First, shipping companies should further strengthen risk awareness, control performance risks, and ensure delivery of ships on schedule. Second, ship supporting enterprises should focus on capacity improvement and grasp market demand, and the shipbuilding industry should strengthen the simultaneous construction of domestic supporting systems and international cooperation systems. Third, in the face of fluctuations in raw material prices and exchange rates, companies should adopt various means such as long-term agreements and futures to stabilize market fluctuations. Fourth, in the face of talent and labor issues, enterprises must not only optimize and innovate production models to improve production efficiency, provide employees with better employment conditions, but also accelerate digital transformation and strengthen technical reserves.

In his concluding speech, Secretary-General Li Yanqing pointed out that the current industry is generally in good condition, and enterprises should strengthen their core competitiveness and improve their profitability by improving management levels and strengthening technological innovation. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the shortcomings of the industrial chain and supply chain in the case of full orders, and make a plan in advance to ensure the production progress. In the face of possible fluctuations in the market in the future, enterprises should pay attention to changes in market segments, strengthen cooperation with professional institutions, and use financial tools to avoid risks. In order to do a good job in the economic operation of the industry in the second half of the year, he asked to pay attention to a group of active companies emerging in the new round of market cycle, and do a good job of analysis and research. Focusing on labor issues, it is necessary to carry out research on the personnel training situation of vocational schools in the shipbuilding industry and the employment situation of enterprises, and summarize advanced experience to help the industry achieve sustainable development.

According to the requirements of the meeting, the China Shipbuilding Association will release the analysis report on the economic operation of my country’s shipbuilding industry in the first half of 2023 as soon as possible, and will continue to do a good job in related research on industry risk prevention.