Chapter 661: Speed of the Shipping Industry

Yan Xuecan's mind is all here in Suzhou City, where can he take care of the thoughts of the gentlemen of China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry.

On the one hand, he introduced the speed improvement of the shipbuilding method of the general section, and on the other hand, he took out the new technologies developed by the shipbuilding industry one by one.

In the past, Dahua Laboratory was a key investment, coupled with technology acquisitions, such as low-voltage diesel engine technology, Sioux City negotiated a joint research and development with Atlantic Shipyard during the French exhibition, and Dahua Laboratory borrowed almost 30% of its own research, as well as 20 million US dollars in cash, to persuade Atlantic Shipyard to invest in its own technology accumulation and human resources.

Now, more than half a year has passed, and this technology has a prototype, which is being played with like a toy by Liu Qiu and others, and the thousands of patents registered make Yan Xuecan full of confidence.

According to the internal distribution of Dahua Shipbuilding, Dahua Shipbuilding entrusts Dahua Laboratory to conduct and pay for the research project, which is considered the common technology of Dahua Shipbuilding and Dahua Laboratory.

Of course, only 100% private subsidiaries of Dahua Industrial have such an internal distribution model, such as Debang Water Heater or China Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd., which contains some shares, and there is no such thing as entrusting research and development, and can only seek patent authorization in some aspects, even if Dahua Laboratory takes their money to develop a new technology, the technology patent is also left in Dahua Laboratory.

Rong Shangguo stared and listened, but he was waiting for Dahua Shipbuilding to explain the construction of ordinary ships.

As for how many tons of ship orders Dahua Shipbuilding has received and how many have been completed, China Shipbuilding Industry can have some guesses according to the production capacity of its own general section factories and section factories. However, there is more than one shipyard supporting Dahua Shipbuilding, and Rong Shangguo is still very curious about the total number.

For them, Dahua Shipbuilding's performance in the international shipbuilding market is also an important reference for them to evaluate themselves.

As for the technology of LNG ships, Rong Shangguo himself has long given up. Speaking of which, Rong Shangguo and the China Shipbuilding Industry Industry he represents have also pursued LNG ship technology before. But at that time, he didn't know anything about LNG ship technology, and he wanted to break through in the spirit of a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers.

Dahua Shipbuilding is also a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, the difference is that they are more courageous, more confident, more directional, and persevering to the end.

In the process, Sioux City Light was in order to obtain the technology of the LNG ship. It cost about $300 million. There are more than two years to go. Not to mention the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, the transfer of shipbuilding industry from Europe and the United States, and other very particular opportunities.

Based on the current economic situation of state-owned enterprises, China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. will only come up with 300 million yuan at most, which is still earned in cooperation with Dahua Industrial. Pay $300 million to pay back after a few years. Rong Shangguo believes that no matter how big his face is, it is impossible for the NDRC to agree to such a report.

Today's international market is changing, two years ago there was a market vacancy, has long been filled by Japan, South Korea and Dahua shipbuilding companies like this, China Shipbuilding Industry wants to enter the market, the threshold is much higher than Dahua shipbuilding back then, first of all, the price of technology transfer will soar. The Koreans probably won't sell it anymore. Although the French are open, the asking price is ruthless enough. At the same time, Rong Shangguo did not have the confidence to spend another three years to engage in marathon negotiations.

On the other hand, it is not very easy to get the technology to digest. The burden of CSIC is heavy. Like other similar state-owned enterprises, they have reduced their investment in research institutions since the late 80s, and their researchers can only be content with the status quo and waste their lives when they have no choice, but with the recruitment of Dahua Laboratory, there are not a few during the investment period, and new recruitment work is greatly affected.

China Shipbuilding Industry is now doing research and development, are relying on Dahua industry to do, ordinary drawing design they do their own, technical transformation to do their own, technology research and development is often with Dahua laboratory cooperation or direct subcontracting to Dahua laboratory, they are happy to save the cost of procurement and maintenance equipment, as well as experimental research and other aspects, Dahua industry has the shares of China Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd., the cooperation of the two affiliated companies is also a matter of course.

But Rong Shangguo knows that once China Shipbuilding Industry wants to abandon Dahua Industry and build LNG ships on its own, it will be even more difficult to get the help of Dahua Laboratory.

Maybe in a few years, more than ten years, when CSIC slows down, they will reorganize their own research institute and engage in independent LNG ship research and development, but by that time, the LNG ship market has changed, and Dahua Industry will not only be today's scale.

This is also the helplessness of state-owned enterprises, even if the senior management of CSIC knows that the sooner the LNG ship is developed, the better, but under the national tradition of a game of chess, under the management of the National Development and Reform Commission and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the funds are insufficient and there is no approval, and it is difficult for them to even take out loans. After all, $300 million is too much to do in the current domestic situation.

Rong Shangguo can only set his sights on the general section shipbuilding method that can build ordinary ships.

With their current technology, it is not impossible to learn the general section shipbuilding method as long as they can master some of the key steps and procure the necessary equipment.

Of course, it is still difficult to bypass the patent barriers mastered by Dahua Industrial, but it is much more realistic than the countless technical barriers of LNG ships.

Rong Shangguo is therefore eager to hear what Dahua Shipbuilding itself says about the construction of their ordinary ships.

What is the total amount? What is the speed of construction? Can it be faster? Or has it reached the speed limit? Or can it continue to reduce costs?

But wait, wait, wait, wait, wait for Yan Xuecan to lead everyone to the LNG ship under construction, and the description of the ordinary ship still did not appear.

Rong Shangguo had to make a look and give Qian Teng, the vice president next to him.

Since Dahua Industrial invested in China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, the original executive vice president Zhan Zhifang has taken a back seat, and the vice president Qian Teng has been replaced by Qian Teng, who was the ally of Sucheng back then, and he is also the old leader of Huang Hengfeng, the father of the little fat Huang Ping.

Because of this relationship, Qian Teng is one of the people with the closest ties to Sioux City within CSIC. If Rong Shangguo didn't want to ask, Qian Teng interrupted Yan Xuecan without any scruples, and said: "Didn't the factory send three Panamax general sections over two months ago, and the shipbuilding industry finished assembling?"

Panamax vessels are the largest bulk carriers that can pass through the Panama Canal, with a deadweight of about 60,000 tons, and are also one of the main ship types produced by various shipyards.

Yan Xuecan's mouth was dry, so he took the opportunity to purse his lips and said with a smile: "The Panama ship type two months ago must have been assembled, and I will ask people to check it." ”

In order to receive Su Cheng, he was followed by more than ten people as assistants, and someone immediately found out the match from the recent order, and said: "Two months ago, we had a total of 7 orders for Panamanian ships, of which the general section of 3 ships was handed over to China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, which has been assembled and delivered. Well...... The payback is in the middle of the following month. ”

Suppliers like CSIC will not participate in Dahua Industrial's advance payment program, their plates are too large, and there is no shortage of production funds, and they need to sign a separate agreement that is mutually agreeable.

As far as heavy industry production is concerned, the payment in 3 months is super fast.

Rong Shangguo raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "Seven ships in total?"

In the past year or so, the main section and section factories of CSIC have been in a state of overload, and in order to be able to complete Dahua Shipbuilding's orders on time, they have to transfer workers from other branches and workshops to these factories.

According to the ideas of Rong Shangguo and others, China Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. can at least complete more than 70% of Dahua Shipbuilding's segmented orders and more than 60% of the total section orders, and Dahua Shipbuilding itself must concentrate on the assembly of the general section and sections.

Now I heard that there are 7 Panamax ships, and the huge company of China Shipbuilding Industry only has 3 sections and general sections, which makes Rong Shangguo can't help but look at Qian Teng.

The latter is also not too clear about the internal affairs of Dahua Shipbuilding. This is relatively rare in other companies in China, but Dahua Industrial has an information bureau and a confidentiality bureau, and there is not much information such as orders, and even fewer dare to reveal it.

Yan Xuecan did not elaborate, explaining: "Our own shipyard, as well as suppliers such as COSCO, have divided the remaining 4 ships, and CSIC still gets the highest allocation in this regard." ”

The total number of workers in Dahua Shipbuilding is not large, and the service outsourcing of China Shipbuilding Industry is indispensable, so he has not promised anything.

Rong Shangguo knew that he couldn't control it, coughed, and said, "So, the speed of Dahua's main section factory has increased again?"

"We haven't reached the top speed yet, and our plan is to increase production by 10% every quarter. Yan Xuecan said with some pride.

As far as the industry is concerned, a 10% increase in production speed requires more than 10% effort.

Rong Shangguo knew this very well and said in surprise: "So, the construction speed of the main section of Dahua Shipbuilding Industry has increased by more than 40%?"

"From our assessment, it has increased by more than 80%. Yan Xuecan said to Su Cheng, this is all his performance.

Su Cheng nodded slightly, acknowledging his efforts.

The expansion of Dahua Shipbuilding is obvious to all, and now it is self-sufficient, and it will not take long to think that it will be a cash cow again.

Rong Shangguo thought of the factory of China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, they have the general section factory and the section factory built with the assistance of Dahua Shipbuilding, the former produces the total section of the ship, that is, a quarter or one-third of a ship, and the produced total section is dragged to the general section factory of Dahua Shipbuilding Industry, spliced and assembled into a ship. Sectional factories are relatively simple, and a ship is often composed of a dozen or more parts.

In the process of production, several factories of China Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. have also increased their production efficiency with the improvement of proficiency, but not to mention the 80% increase, 18% is estimated to be suspended.

The main section of Dahua Shipbuilding is also running at full capacity.

Thinking about it like this, Rong Shangguo's face changed badly.

"We will put a lot of effort into using all the newly purchased machines this year, and it is estimated that the production speed can be improved, and the order that was originally planned to be completed in four years can be completed in about one and a half years......" Yan Xuecan did not open which pot to mention, and then invited everyone to visit the inside of the LNG ship under construction.

Rong Shangguo followed silently, and the mood to inquire about the news faded.

The gap is too big.

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