Adora Magic City, 324 meters longHe has successfully completed his second sea trials and will be the best pilot in the world in a few months. First cruise ship built entirely in China, at Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Shipyard (Shanghai). In the same city are the slipways of Jiangnan Shipyard, which recently delivered MSC China, a giant container ship with a capacity of 24,000 TEU. And one more example. Hudong-Zhonghua has also designed a ship superior to the formidable Q-Max series (like the 266,000 cbm Mozah) that will carry 271,000 cubic meters (cbm) of liquefied natural gas, with a pronunciation not suitable for amateurs. ) and will also be the largest in the world.
These three shipyards have a lot in common, apart from generous reporting with all kinds of records: They are owned by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), a state conglomerate that has not stopped gobbling up the global shipbuilding market. His is a great deal of merit, more than that Half of the ships signed contracts today –According to data from consultancy firm Clarksons as of September– in your hand Asian giant.
Europe has already given up on the large merchant ship segment: shipping companies such as MSC, Spain’s Elcano, Hapag-Lloyd and Evergreen are expanding their fleets. The conveniences provided by the Asian market in terms of cost or financing. “Currently, the rest of the strategic European shipbuilding sector and thus the entire supply chain are in danger,” warns the European employers’ association for the sector called Sea Europe, to which the Aclunaga cluster in Galicia belongs.
In his view, Spanish and Dutch shipyards also face the risk of running out of orders for smaller merchant ships or offshore vessels, as the latest report to partners shows. “Neither the European Commission nor the different Member States have so far implemented censorship appropriate sectoral measures We support the local maritime industry.”
The data proves the industry was right. According to CANSI, the Chinese shipyards association (not an employers’ association per se, but always state-controlled), 68.8 percent of new orders closed worldwide by September will be assembled in this country. If we go into more detail, Nine out of ten merchant ships currently under construction will carry the ‘Made in China’ banner.
No matter how complex this scenario is, Deniz Avrupa thinks that the situation is still ongoing. There’s room to stop this all-out market rally Towards the Asian side. “Despite this long negative evolution, it is still not too late to save what is left of the European shipbuilding capacity/industry” and urges Brussels to take advantage of the decarbonization path or the weaknesses revealed by Covid or occupation Ukraine to act in accordance with the strategic structure of the navy.
In particular, direct subsidies or improvements in access to finance decreed by Xi Jinping’s administration. latest technologies In construction processes in China and in entering markets hitherto under the protection of Europe. “It is time for the European Commission and EU Member States to act,” says Sea Europe.