Two months before the ship exports in Guangdong warmer

Source: "International Business Daily"

According to Shenzhen Customs statistics, Guangdong Province, the first two months of this year, total exports of 17,000 ships, an increase of 1.6 times, showing a warming trend.
Customs statistics show that the first two months of the ship exports in Guangdong, there are three main features. First, the export processing trade dominated by the general trade export growth. The first two months of processing trade in Guangdong Province, exported 12,000 ships, an increase of 1.5 times, accounting for 71.3 percent of total exports; to the general trade export of 2684, an increase of 1.4 times. Two is the United States, the European Union and the export-oriented Korea. Guangdong Province, the first two months of 7407 exports to the EU of ships, an increase of 7.6 times; 6135 exports to the United States, an increase of 46.6%. Sports is entertainment or three inflatable boats and other vessels to use the export-oriented and export finished products tankers and container ships such as mobile value-added share of the smaller ships.
In recent years, world trade in goods led the rapid development of shipbuilding industry developed rapidly since 2003, China's shipbuilding industry for 5 years to maintain high economic growth. According to China Association of National Shipbuilding Industry up-to-date statistics, in 2008 the completion of the volume of China's shipbuilding account for 29.5% of the world's total, the new ship orders accounted for 37.7 percent of the world, more than Japan ranks first in the world 2. Since last year, by the international financial crisis continue to spread the impact of uncertainty the world economy gradually increased, the development of China's shipbuilding industry is facing a severe test. In this regard, in February this year, the State Council examined and approved in principle "planning the revitalization of the shipbuilding industry to adjust," a series of solution introduced the development of China's shipbuilding industry and measures to assist enterprises in response to the current crisis and enhance overall competitiveness. Exports from the current situation, Guangdong Province, has been the basis of the ship because of better exports, exports in February before the implementation is still fairly rapid growth, but because of the international market demand for staple products is still very sluggish, large vessels still hard to restore order, the current existence of structural contradictions are still outstanding.
In this regard, relevant recommendations, should increase high value-added production and export of ship financing business, and through financial support to guide the ship to strengthen the technological transformation of the manufacturing sector to enhance the high-tech design and development of high value-added capacity of the ship, especially high-tech new type of ships, marine engineering equipment and equipment focused on research and development, to promote optimal adjustment of the structure.
2009-03-27