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The US plans to charge fees of up to US$1.5 million for any shipping operator with Chinese links sending a vessel to an American port. Photo: Cosco
US-China decoupling

‘Extremely disruptive’: US plan to tax Chinese ships sparks industry backlash

Shipping bodies urged US policymakers to scrap a controversial port-fee proposal during hearings in Washington.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China is building new ships at record pace to turbocharge its car exports

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Donald Trump’s China policy

Explainer | Is China’s shipbuilding industry Donald Trump’s white whale?

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SCMP Highlights

China’s shipbuilding, bid for 2030 maths Olympics: SCMP daily highlights

From rare earth minerals to the tech behind a high orbit radar satellite, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

China’s shipbuilding industry, the world’s largest, could be affected by a new US plan to raise port fees for companies with Chinese ships in their fleets. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

US shot across China’s bow in shipbuilding could backfire as allies fall short

Shipbuilders in Japan and South Korea – likely intended to benefit from a US port fee plan targeting China – might not be able to make up for the shortfall.

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China manufacturing

China rebuffs US criticism of its world-leading shipbuilders

Ministry of Commerce urges Washington to ‘stop blaming China for US domestic industrial-development problems’.

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China manufacturing

US seeks to target China’s shipbuilders. Why are they ‘not overly concerned’?

Washington has been looking into the world-leading dominance among Chinese shipping yards, but ‘we’re not overly concerned’, one executive says.

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Large cargo ships are seen under construction at a Chinese shipyard in Yantai, Shandong province, in August. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

US investigation finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, sources say

Chinese embassy spokesperson responds to report, says ‘US blames China for its own problems’.

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China exports

China’s shipbuilding industry swells amid a rising tide of global orders

China’s shipyards are set to be the main beneficiaries of a wave of new orders as their South Korean competitors adopt a more “cautious” approach, according to ING.

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US-China relations

Strengthening US shipbuilding to counter China becomes a focus of lawmakers

Bipartisan bill will be introduced in US Congress in effort to revitalise a diminished industry amid growing Chinese dominance.

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A drastic decline in US maritime capabilities is a prime motivation for the pending Ships for America Act, according to one of its congressional sponsors. Photo: Handout
China manufacturing

As competition heats up, South Korea tops China for shipbuilding orders

South Korean shipwrights took 40 per cent of global intake for ship orders last month, surpassing their Chinese peers for the second time this year.

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South Korea took 40 per cent of global intake for ship orders last month, BusinessKorea reported on Monday, citing British analytics firm Clarksons Research. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s military

China ‘could match’ US in military conflict thanks to shipbuilding strength

Observers said China’s ability to rapidly reconstitute its combat losses may give it an advantage, including against ‘hellscape’ strategy.

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China trade

Battle of supertankers heats up as China, South Korea contend for ship orders

QatarEnergy will pay China State Shipbuilding Corporation billions of US dollars for 18 tankers in a deal hailed as the industry’s biggest shipbuilding contract ever.

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China’s military

How will China respond to US Navy’s shipbuilding push with South Korea, Japan?

A shortage of domestic industrial capacity and concerns about China’s dominance are behind courting of Asian allies’ shipyards, analysts say.

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US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro says his service is open to having South Korean and Japanese shipyards assemble certain American warships. Photo: US Navy
US-China relations

US must bolster its shipbuilding ports as China keeps strengthening: analysts

American defence posture is vulnerable amid Beijing’s build-up of its advanced missiles, warships and technology, influential government panel told.

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US President Joe Biden, speaking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, has pledged to look into a petition from a group of unions asking his administration to review China’s subsidies for shipbuilders. Photo: Bloomberg
China manufacturing

China’s shipbuilding industry wants Beijing’s help to beat US, South Korea tech

Director of a research institute under the China State Shipbuilding Corporation has reiterated calls in state media for more technological advancements in the strategic shipbuilding sector.

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China manufacturing

China urged to be stern in shipbuilding efforts to leave S Korean rivals in wake

‘Core research and development capabilities’ are still subpar in China’s home-grown engines and high-value-added ships, warns NPC delegate and shipbuilding expert after South Korea retakes monthly lead in orders.

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Science

Despite US sanctions, Chinese shipyards experience record growth: report

Despite the Trump-era restrictions, the sector achieved record growth last year with most supply chains resilient, researchers said.

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A study has found that China’s shipyards are achieving rapid growth despite US sanctions, thanks to technological progress and a complete industrial chain. Photo: Getty Images
China manufacturing

As South Korea clings to shipbuilding secrets, China must ‘turn somewhere else’

Analysts say it is all hands on deck in South Korea to stave off the competition from China’s surging shipbuilders in the cutthroat industry, but the lack of manpower ‘could be a real drag’.

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China trade

Will China’s arbitration ‘sore spot’ sink its shipbuilding ambitions?

China is a world leader in terms of shipbuilding capacity and trade volume, but it is seen to lag behind in terms of services surrounding the industry, including arbitration to resolve disputes.

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China manufacturing

Could China lose its lead in shipbuilding as West looks at industrial decoupling?

China produces more gross tonnes per year than South Korea and Japan and is home to the biggest shipbuilder in the world, but some Western countries are wary of an overreliance on Chinese manufacturing.

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The China State Shipbuilding Corporation has become the biggest shipbuilder in the world since a merger in 2019. Photo: Xinhua
China manufacturing

China’s first home-grown large cruise liner undocks in Shanghai to start trials

China’s first home-grown large cruise liner, the 135,500-tonne Adora Magic City, left its dock in Shanghai on Tuesday after nearly four years of construction ahead of a series of sea trials.

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Adora Magic City, a 135,500-tonne liner, was built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding - a subsidiary of the state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation. Photo: Xinhua
China manufacturing

What is China doing to counter South Korea’s shipbuilding dominance?

Chinese shipbuilders are investing more to develop eco-friendly and technologically advanced vessels that will help the country carve out a bigger piece of the shipping industry and strengthen the industrial chain.

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China trade

China still world’s No 1 shipbuilder, but global orders plunged in January

South Korea, once the darling of the world’s shipbuilding industry, is now in a distant second place despite maintaining a technological edge in the realm of highly coveted LNG carriers.

China trade

South Korean shipbuilders urged to adapt as China’s tech improves

While China holds a commanding lead in total container vessels produced, South Korea still has an edge in making more advanced and expensive carriers for liquefied natural gas - for now.

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A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier is seen in South Korea, which dominates the global production of advanced and expensive gas-transport vessels. Photo: Getty Images
US-China relations

Mainland shipbuilding for Taiwan firm ‘likely aiding PLA Navy build-up’

Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corp has bought 44 vessels from mainland since 2018, all but two of which from shipyards that produce PLA warships, says CSIS.

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Evergreen says all its containership projects have been subject to international bidding, and that its contracts with mainland shipbuilder CSSC were “completely different and separate” from CSSC’s military department Photo: Shutterstock Images
US-China relations

China may outmatch US military in missile production and shipbuilding: report

‘China has already achieved parity with – or even exceeded – the United States in several military modernisation areas,’ says Pentagon.

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Defence

China steps up shipbuilding with two more aircraft carriers under way

As China aims to equal US naval strength in the Pacific, its first domestically developed carrier begins final assembly process.

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