Dalian ship exports expanding

Foreign shipowners are increasingly placing new ship orders with shipyards in Dalian, Liaoning province, driving the city’s ship exports to 49.38 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) in the first three quarters, up 177 percent year-on-year, Dalian Customs said.

Leading local yard Hengli Heavy Industry’s new ship order book extends through 2030.

On Dalian Changxing Island, two dual-fuel ultra-large container ships were floated out of the No 3 dry dock, while another three carriers departed from the No 1 dock in sequence on Oct 16.

Chen Hanlun, director and general manager of Songfa — Hengli Heavy Industry’s listed parent — said at a conference that the company has received a cumulative order for over 600 vessels. George Prokopiou, founder of Greece’s Dynacom Group, recalled at the conference that his companies have placed 69 vessel orders with Hengli across multiple ship classes, including 16 very large crude carriers, since buying the first VLCC built by the yard, with 16 already delivered.

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