And, the major destinations of the
imported equipment were Jiangsu and Zhejiang province, and Shanghai, accounting for 18.5%, 14.8% and 13.8% of the total, up 3.4%, 148.2% and down 31.1%, respectively. The country’s marine diesel engine
imports was clearly picking up between August last year and this year. Since February this year, the country has been importing marine diesel engines valued at about US$100 million or above every month, with the highest at US$157 million and the lowest at US$109 million. Considering situations in the first eight months of the year, the outlook for imports in the fourth quarter of the year and next year is positive, with volumes continuing to climb. In 2013, global imports were valued at US$3.67 billion worth of the equipment, down 12.1% year-on-year. China was the leading importer spending US$1.14 billion, 31.9% down on a year ago; Singapore spent US$366 million, up 7.8%, whereas the US paid US$233 million, 70.1% more. Currently, the key producers and
exporters of marine diesel engines are Germany, the US, France, Japan and Korea. In 2013, global exports of the equipment totalled at US$51.52 billion, 1.5% more year-on-year. Of the total, Germany accounted for US$7.66 billion, up 2.7%; the US US$6.48 billion, up 4.1%, and Japan US$5.08 billion, down 15.6%. China was placed 13th with exports valued at US$1.46 billion, a 14.5% increase. Global marine diesel engine trade
statistics as at the end of July 2014 showed, the US was the top exporter with marine
diesels valued at UD$4.48 billion, 35.5% more against the same period last year. Germany is in second place, but related statistics were unavailable. France came third with exports valued at US$3.114 billion, up 6.8%. Japan was fourth with US$2.8 billion worth of export, a 7.2% decline. China ranked 12th exporting US$921 million worth of marine diesel engines, 9.5% more. China, Singapore and Korea are
currently the main importers of marine equipment in the world. Between January and July 2014, China imported marine diesel engines with a total value US$751 million, 7.5% more than in the same period last year; Singapore at US$184 million, was down 6.8%, and Korea US$112 million, increased by 38.1%. Looking at China’s marine diesel engine
import statistics over the year, it is clear that its shipbuilding industry has a relatively big demand for marine equipment and the demand – in both quantity and quality – has been on the rise. A marine diesel engine is the heart of
a ship. This means if the marine diesel industry of the country is healthy and can steadily develop it forms a fundamental back up to the shipbuilding industry. Without a strong core maritime equipment manufacturing sector, the country would have no home-made products to depend on and its shipbuilding industry could not truly be called powerful and see its ultimate development aspiration realised. Tus, the marine diesel industry should continue to step up on the following tasks: Firstly, it should speed up professional development, boost scalability and
specialisation, aim for a breakthrough in grasping core technologies, sharpen R&D capabilities and exert its brand building, as well as promoting a change of focus from OEM’s to shipbuilding system integration, grooming suppliers of integrated shipbuilding equipment solutions. Tese efforts will see more local shipbuilders adopt home-made marine equipment. Secondly, China should not accede to
the talk of international division of labour when it comes to the shipbuilding chain. The country must continue to perfect and strengthen the shipbuilding chain that is already in place, invest more in the shipbuilding equipment sector and particularly in marine diesel manufacturing and it must step up related R&D efforts. Thirdly, marine equipment
manufacturers should aim for innovation in product lines such as [medium-speed diesel engines and associated critical parts, high-speed diesel engines and associated critical parts, low-speed diesel engines for miniature bore cylinder vessels and associated critical parts, and also high-power integrated propulsion systems and associated critical equipment], with the goal of developing branded and intellectual right-protected products. In addition, the industry as a whole must
encourage overseas companies to set up professional R&D institutes in the country that focus on shipbuilding, marine diesels and related equipment. Furthermore, those companies capable of acquiring overseas manufacturers, or forming joint venture companies should be encouraged to do so in an effort to tap into a mature network of overseas suppliers. NA
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