Chinese shipbuilding industry

Dalian shipyard signed deal for another 6 VLCC. They've delivered 117 VLCCs up to this point and have orders for 35. They have over 50% of orders in VLCC market in 2024.

Domestic cryogenic expansion joints are used on LNG carrier for the first time. Will be used by HD's LNG carriers

That, uh, LHA type research/test vessel ma-thingummy is out and about:

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This is kind of cool. A fully autonomous river cruise that's powered by battery electric and solar energy.

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Very smart application. I personally know a number of people who would like to get into boating, but cannot get over the difficulties. This really lowers the barrier for entry.

"China's two largest shipyards merge to form world's largest shipbuilder"

Product brochure from the Marine Design and Research Institute of China, also known as the 708 Institute of CSSC.

new pump pipe system with largest flow rate of coarse-grained minerals has been verified by extreme tests for 8 days at 60m underwater in Qiandao lake, allowing for deep-sea mining

Can eventually be used to mine iron, Mn, Ni, Co, Cu & rare earths

"On Monday, China's first large-sized liquefied natural gas carrier featuring Mark III technology, independently developed, designed and built by Jiangnan Shipyard Co., was delivered two months ahead of schedule to a foreign user in Shanghai, filling a gap in China's shipbuilding industry.

The new large-sized LNG carrier features the latest MARK III Flex membrane system to store liquefied natural gas. The thickness of the insulation and shielding layers that isolate the liquefied natural gas has been reduced from 530 mm to 400 mm, which not only allows for more cargo space and a lower evaporation rate, but also boasts better safety, energy efficiency and is more environmental friendly. Moreover, it breaks the previous monopoly of foreign shipbuilding companies in this type of LNG ship."