829 The Secret to Low Cost
Three offshore fishing grounds were built, and one was being sent to the Sea of Okhotsk.
The other two, he planned to faint on the copper country side and throw them into the copper country's fishing grounds, which is also a great place to raise salmon.
When I arrived at the shipyard, Mr. Ding, the owner of the shipyard, was already waiting at the dock.
The current Xiao Feng is his God of Wealth, and his shipyard was not far from bankruptcy before, but he was saved by Xiao Feng's order.
So don't mention how grateful Mr. Ding is to Mr. Xiao Feng and Mr. Xiao.
"Oh, Mr. Xiao, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. ”
Xiao Feng came by speedboat this time, so Boss Ding was waiting on the edge of the dock early, and when Xiao Feng got off the boat, Boss Ding greeted him warmly.
Xiao Feng smiled and exchanged a few words with him, and then walked along the dock.
When he first came, there were three seafood processing vessels parked in the dry dock of this shipyard.
The three seafood processing vessels were originally ordered by another local distant-water fishing company, but due to the bad environment, the company has gone bankrupt and closed down, and the three boats are also parked in the dock.
This time, he almost went bankrupt because of these three ships, and he himself advanced a lot of money into them.
At that time, no one bought it, and if it dragged on for a long time, the interest from the bank alone could bankrupt him.
Fortunately, in the end, Xiao Feng wrapped up the three boats in one go, but because of the lack of manpower, in the following month, Boss Ding only launched one and handed it over to the distant-water fishing company that Xiao Feng had just established.
Xiao Feng handed it over to Captain Zhang Haitao and asked him to find someone to drive to the other side of the Sea of Okhotsk to find Peter, and from there he bought Peter's fish back and transported them to the warehouse on the other side of Waitmen Island.
Captain Zhang did not disappoint him, for more than half a year, he had made several trips back and forth, bringing back hundreds of thousands of tons of pelagic fishing income to the island of Beimen.
And one of the main reasons for the high profitability of their ships is their low operating costs.
In fact, the most expensive cost of a distant-water fishing vessel like that is the cost of oil, followed by labor.
This kind of pelagic aquatic product processing vessel, because of the high degree of automation on the ship, and do not carry out fishing operations, so the labor cost is much lower than that of fishing vessels.
Therefore, almost the majority of the cost is on the fuel, and if you go to sea once, if you go far, the fuel cost alone will be millions.
But Xiao Feng has a fuel-saving trick, that is, he has built several secret oil depots on Waitmen Island.
These oil depots were filled with the fiery oil he had brought back from the Otherworld.
He has experimented with this kind of fierce fire oil, and after adding additives in different proportions, it can almost replace many fossil fuels in the world at present.
Of course, gasoline cannot be replaced, after all, the purification accuracy of gasoline is relatively high.
Therefore, it can mainly replace diesel, whether it is diesel for generators or heavy fuel oil for ships.
In fact, he secretly built an oil depot at the earliest, mainly for the use of generator sets on the island, and in order to ensure the safety of electricity on the island, he installed several sets of backup diesel generators on the island.
Unexpectedly, wind power and photovoltaics, plus the power supply from the mainland has been very stable, so those diesel generators were not used.
And it just so happened that this ocean-going aquatic product processing ship was a more oil-intensive master, so he asked people to quietly add this oil to the ocean-going processing ship.
Not to mention, this marine engine that eats coarse grains really agrees with this oil, the thermal efficiency of this oil is not bad at all, and after the ship, the distance that can be walked, and the difficulty of maintenance are much better than before.
So Zhang Haitao is also willing to use this oil, he only thinks that the boss gets diesel fuel from 'special channels' at this time.
And this kind of thing, in their distant-water fishing field, is almost a semi-open secret.
Of all the distant-water fishing vessels, when they get to the high seas, how many of them will not add cheap fuel from passing tankers?
The price of oil is still low, the quality is good, and it is much more cost-effective than refueling in China.
Some people will even secretly take some of it, get it back and save it, or sell it to others.
And their fishery processing ship, after arriving in Russia, Peter is responsible for supplying oil, for Russia, where the price of oil is cheaper than water, the oil they get is also almost zero cost.
Therefore, the two sides are engaged in it, and they go back and forth, almost one-tenth of the cost of oil money, that is, one-tenth of other processing ships, so that the cost will naturally be greatly reduced.
Zhang Haitao is familiar with the road over there, which is also the main reason why Xiao Feng came here this time to take the other two ships back.
For such an aquatic processing ship, he will send another one to the Okhotsk Sea, and the other one he plans to take to the copper country to test the water.
If you don't go there, the cost may be high, after all, the distance is much farther.
However, considering that there is also a Venezuelan country where oil is cheaper than water in South America, it seems that reducing freight costs is not a big problem.
And now almost all of the Calapague Islands have the final say, and when the time comes, build a few oil storage warehouses on several islands, and he can also bring those fierce fire oils from the other world over in an open manner.
These two ships have been painted at this time, and Xiao Feng is also very satisfied with the brand-new ocean-going processing ship.
"Zhang Haitao has already contacted me, and he will send someone over in two days to take over these two boats. ”
Director Ding and Xiao Feng introduced, and Xiao Feng also nodded.
In view of the fact that Zhang Haitao performed quite well in the Okhotsk Sea before, Xiao Feng has already promoted him.
Zhang Haitao is now the captain of their distant-water fishing fleet under the Celebrity Chef Group, and the recruitment and training of personnel for these two vessels are done through Zhang Haitao.
After all, he is an expert in the knowledge of the sea, as well as the knowledge of sailors.
At that time, these two ships, one will continue to run the line of the Sea of Okhotsk with Zhang Haitao, and the other will go to Tongguo with Xiao Feng.
"By the way, what about the three additional sea fisheries I added?"
Xiao Feng asked again, and Boss Ding immediately jumped three feet high.
"Over there!"
He stretched out his hand and pointed to a few dry docks in the distance to introduce Xiao Feng.
These sea fishing grounds are worth 400 million yuan each, but they are currently the main fist products in their factory.
Now most of the shipyards in other parts of the country have no projects, and many of them are even starving to death, but he has always been able to work and make money here, and Boss Ding has been happy to death.
"Mr. Xiao, you see, this fishery has been upgraded to a second-generation product. Previously, we also sent people to the north to provide technical guidance on the installation and decentralization of the offshore fishing grounds. In addition, the technicians also lived in the fishery with the farmers for a period of time, collecting various data and feedback from users. After that return, we have carried out special upgrades to the products of the new order, and have improved the areas that were not possible before. For example, this member living pod, we have improved a lot of things......"
This Boss Ding, don't say it, he is really a caring person, and he actually knows how to upgrade and improve the product.
Xiao Feng looked at Boss Ding and was very satisfied with his approach.
This time, he wants to transport two fishing grounds to the Tongguo Fishing Ground to raise salmon, and the place he wants to go to is the southernmost part of the Tongguo, near Antarctica.
Where the climate is cold, the ocean is rich in scale shrimp, which is the favorite food of salmon, so it is also a holy place for salmon farming.
But the bad thing is that, like the waters of Okhotsk, the climate is very harsh, and storms and rains are common.
Because of this, the sea fishing ground he needs needs to be more durable and durable, after all, it is still very troublesome to repair and maintain this fishing ground far away.
If it is done at the first time before leaving the factory, the subsequent maintenance will be much easier.
"And we've added multiple high-pressure automatic water cannons under the surface so that we can clean the nets from a computer-operated control room on the surface. At the same time, this high-pressure water gun can also repel predatory organisms such as sharks......"
Director Ding said as he took out the computer and called up a few animation designs on the computer.
And this new water gun design made Xiao Feng very satisfied.
Salmon farmed in the deep sea is most feared by bacterial infection, and when the fishing cages are placed in the sea, a layer of seaweed made of marine plankton will be hung on the fishing nets, and various shellfish will live in the fishing nets made of steel cables.
Over time, these seaweeds and shellfish can develop bacteria, which can form pests and diseases that pose a serious threat to the salmon's health.
Therefore, one of the most important jobs of employees in this kind of marine fishing ground on weekdays is to dive and go to the surface to clean the fishing nets.
Removing seaweed and shellfish is a very dangerous task.
First of all, the undercurrent under the surface of the sea is very strong, and there are often various sharks, killers such as king squid lurking around, so there are often casualties in this work.
This is also one of the main reasons why the wages of workers in marine aquaculture are very high.
Think about it in the icy waters, even if you wear a protective wetsuit, it won't take long for you to freeze and stiffen.
And now the director of the Ding factory actually thought of pretending to be a high-pressure water gun that could be controlled by a mechanical arm under the water.
Not only can you clean your nets regularly, but you can also keep sharks and other predators away if you want to sneak up on them, which is a great idea.
The most important thing is that this kind of transformation is done in China, so the cost is very low.
It is only an extra 10 million yuan for each set of fishing grounds.
And if this is abroad, it is estimated that if you upgrade such a set of equipment, the price of this offshore fishing ground is estimated to rise by another 100 million.
Therefore, Xiao Feng is very satisfied with the transformation of Director Ding.
The God of Wealth was satisfied, and Director Ding was naturally satisfied, so he left Xiao Feng at night, found a high-end hotel near the factory, and invited Xiao Feng to have a seafood dinner.