2024-04-30 14:08
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In the first quarter, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, coastal localities and sea-related departments conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, adhered to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and focused on expanding domestic demand and optimizing the structure. According to preliminary calculations, the total marine production value in the first quarter was 2.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%, and the marine economy got off to a good start.
On March 10, the cruise ship "Cuidedan" sailed into the terminal of Dalian Port International Cruise Center (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Pan Yulong
1. The marine industry continues to release momentum and promote the strong recovery of the marine economy
The traditional marine industry has risen steadily. Under the new round of shipbuilding cycle, with a complete and stable industrial chain and supply chain system, the marine shipbuilding industry continues to develop well, and the country's new seagoing ship orders have increased by more than 20% year-on-year, and the mainstream ship types such as bulk carriers and oil tankers have increased in new ship orders, and the operating efficiency of shipbuilding enterprises has been significantly improved. Marine tourism has entered a new round of prosperity, the supply of products is becoming more and more abundant, and the recovery of the cruise economy is accelerating, with marine passenger traffic in the first quarter increasing by 13.2% year-on-year, reaching 109% of the level of the same period in 2019. With the gradual recovery of the international tourism supply chain and the recovery of inbound tourism, inbound tourists from coastal provinces and cities such as Jiangsu and Shanghai have increased significantly compared with the same period last year.
The development of emerging marine industries is generally improving. The marine drug and biological products industry has developed steadily, positive progress has been made in drug research and development, the new anti-hepatitis B virus drug LY102 in the "Blue Drug Bank" development plan has been approved for clinical purposes, and new progress has been made in the research of marine anti-osteoporosis drug leads. According to the questionnaire survey, more than sixty percent of marine drug and biological products companies achieved year-on-year growth in operating income and profit. With the development of offshore oil and gas development and offshore wind power, the equipment operation market is showing a positive trend, but affected by factors such as the high price of new offshore equipment and the crowding of shipbuilding berth resources, the development of the offshore construction market is under pressure, and the amount of new offshore orders undertaken in the first quarter decreased by 30.0% year-on-year.
On March 29, at the 300,000-ton oil terminal in the Lanshan port area of Rizhao Port, Shandong port, the ship docked for unloading operations (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Xulei
2. Strong guarantees for marine resource elements to empower high-quality development
Steady progress has been made in ensuring the elements of marine space resources. In the first quarter, there were 651 new approved marine island projects and 1.26 million mu across the country, an increase of 39.1% and 54.6% year-on-year respectively. Shandong issued the "Administrative Measures for the Approval of the Use of Uninhabited Islands in Shandong Province" and other documents, and the "Technical Specifications for the Definition of Three-dimensional Stratified Maritime Areas and Seas" issued by Zhejiang Province was officially implemented, which played a positive role in further optimizing the approval of sea islands and ensuring the timely implementation of effective investment projects.
The ocean's capacity to supply energy, food and water continues to increase. New exploration has discovered 100 million tons of oilfields such as Qinhuangdao 27-3 in the north-central part of the Bohai Sea and Kaiping South in the Pearl River Estuary in the South China Sea, and the output of offshore crude oil and natural gas increased by 5.5% and 10.0% year-on-year respectively in the first quarter. Offshore wind power generation increased by more than 30% year-on-year, helping to improve the diversified and clean power supply system. Second, the construction of the "blue granary" has been accelerated, and the domestic marine aquaculture output in the first quarter has increased by more than 5% year-on-year, and the large-scale deep-sea aquaculture cage equipment "Shenlan No. 2" and large-scale aquaculture equipment "Taishan No. 1" have been undocked and put into the water one after another, helping the high-quality development of deep-sea aquaculture. Third, the seawater desalination project has been steadily promoted, and the 50,000 tons/day seawater desalination project in Wudi, Shandong and 500 tons/day in Liuheng, Zhejiang have been completed and put into operation.
The hoisting of the east and west blocks of the comprehensive processing platform of the second phase of the "Shenhai No. 1" project was completed. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Li Duojiang)
Third, the development quality of sea-related enterprises is improving, and market expectations remain optimistic
The production and operation of the enterprise are generally stable. According to the questionnaire survey, the proportion of enterprises that achieved year-on-year growth in operating income and profit in the first quarter was 56.8% and 56.3% respectively. Among them, the marine power industry and the marine engineering equipment manufacturing industry and other industries are operating well, and more than seventy percent of the enterprises have achieved revenue growth, mainly due to the expansion of market demand, the active expansion of business scope and the improvement of technical level.
Enterprise technological innovation continues to advance. According to the questionnaire survey, 75.0% and 74.3% of enterprises respectively achieved year-on-year growth in R&D expenditure and personnel in the first quarter. From the perspective of different industries, the marine engineering equipment manufacturing industry, the marine shipbuilding industry and the marine pharmaceutical and biological products industry pay more attention to technological innovation, and the ways to improve their innovation capabilities mainly include increasing R&D investment, strengthening the construction and management level of scientific and technological talents, and deepening industry-university-research cooperation.
Most companies are looking for a positive outlook. According to the questionnaire survey, nearly eighty percent of enterprises expect to achieve year-on-year growth in operating income in the second quarter, and more than ninety percent of enterprises expect the average number of workers to increase or remain stable in the second quarter. In terms of industries, the marine pharmaceutical and biological products industry, the marine engineering equipment manufacturing industry, and the marine tourism industry are expected to be more optimistic.
On February 29, the offshore wind power multi-functional operation and maintenance mother ship "M913-1" was successfully launched (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shanchuan
Fourth, the ability of technological innovation has been continuously improved to help the safe and green development of the industry
Technological breakthroughs promote the safety of the marine industry chain. The 174,000-square-meter LNG carrier independently developed by the mainland was docked, and the core equipment and materials of the domestic cryogenic system were applied for the first time, increasing the localization rate of the ship to more than 70%. The 99,000 cubic meter ultra-large ethane ethylene carrier using the core technology of the mainland was successfully delivered, and the comprehensive technical indicators reached the international leading level. The mainland's first self-developed core equipment for offshore oil underwater production has been put into use, becoming one of the few countries in the world that has mastered the design and manufacture of submarine water injection trees.
Technological innovation promotes the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of the industry. The successful commissioning of Asia's first marine wind turbine booster system independently developed and manufactured by Continental and the signing of the world's first ammonia-fuel-powered 1400 TEU container ship without hatch cover independently developed and designed by Continental have strongly promoted the green and low-carbon development of the shipping industry. The pneumatic wave power generation equipment "Huaqing" was successfully launched, which basically has the conditions for product industrialization, and vigorously promotes the development of marine wave energy to industrialization and large-scale. The first LNG cold energy aquaculture demonstration project was implemented in Guangdong, innovatively using LNG cold energy resources to control the water temperature of aquaculture, and opening up a new path for the green and low-carbon development of the marine aquaculture industry.
Aerial photography of the automated container terminal of Tianjin Port. Photo by China Network reporter Zheng Liang
Fifth, maritime foreign trade has rebounded steadily, and the service level of ports has been continuously improved
Maritime foreign trade is generally improving. Total seaborne imports rose 0.7% year-on-year in the first quarter, compared with a 1.6% year-on-year decline in the fourth quarter of the previous year. Against the backdrop of the rebound in external demand and the low base last year, the foreign trade container throughput of coastal ports in the first quarter increased by 11.0% year-on-year. Marine-related products such as ships, wind turbines and parts performed well, with the export value increasing by 113.1% and 20.1% year-on-year respectively.
Coastal ports, foreign trade routes and infrastructure have been continuously optimized. The port routes continued to expand, with Liaoning Port Group opening the first container ocean route to the west of South America and the first direct foreign trade container route to India, Yantai Port opening a new South American route of "Yantai-Brazil" general cargo, Tianjin Port opening the first direct express line of South American cherries and a direct Ro-Ro route to the east of South America in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and Jiangyin Port Area of Fuzhou Port opening a direct Southeast Asian route to Ho Chi Minh Port in Vietnam. The construction of port infrastructure has been continuously promoted, the main structure of the second phase of the Shanghai Nangang Wharf project has been completed, and the three wharves of the No. 2 port basin general, liquefied petroleum gas and liquid bulk cargo of the terminal project in the Nanhai Operation Area of Jieyang Port have started construction at the same time.
In the first quarter, with the continuous recovery of the national economy and the accumulation of positive factors, the development of the mainland's marine economy is in a good trend, and new achievements have been made in high-quality development. But we also have to see that the current external situation is still complex and severe, the domestic economy is in the critical stage of structural adjustment and transformation, the confidence of the main body of the market still needs to be enhanced, the next step we must resolutely implement the Party Central Committee, the State Council on the development of the marine economy decision-making deployment, further increase the implementation of the policy, the overall planning of the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the development and growth of emerging industries and the layout of the future industry cultivation, consolidate the foundation for the development of the marine economy.