China has initiated the final assembly of its second domestically-built large cruise ship in Shanghai on Saturday, marking a significant step in its shipbuilding industry. The ship, measuring 341 meters in length and weighing 141,900 tonnes, entered the dock for final assembly on Sunday, indicating China's mass design and construction capabilities in this sector. Additionally, a keel laying ceremony was held on Saturday, signifying the start of the vessel's hull structure assembly. This development comes amid an investigation by the United States into China's shipbuilding practices, which are considered unfair in the growing trade dispute between the two largest global economies.
🇨🇳 China produces more cargo ships than all the countries in the world combined. Foreign Policy magazine recalled such data when discussing the US lag in the shipbuilding industry. The publication provides statistics according to which this industry in the United States now… https://t.co/zcB9Ddbjph
China's 1st deep-sea multi-functional scientific expedition and cultural relics archaeological ship completed undocking Sat in south China's Guangzhou. The #ChinaMade ship measures 104 meters in length and has an endurance of 15,000 nmi at a top speed of 16 knots. #ShipBuilding https://t.co/2HyQKuJDfD
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The United States has opened an investigation against China’s unfair trade practices in shipbuilding and other sectors amid a growing trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies. https://t.co/feXrYPVzCH
China's shipbuilding volumes are larger than all other countries in the world combined https://t.co/S7QLIZatMv
A keel laying ceremony of China's second domestically-produced large cruise #ship was held on Saturday morning in Shanghai, marking the onset of the vessel's hull structure assembly and another achievement of China's shipbuilding prowess. https://t.co/TRGRqXP1Gc https://t.co/Wk0iJ6UFa7
China's 2nd domestically-built large #CruiseShip started final assembly Sat as the ship entered a dock in Shanghai, meaning that China has essentially established mass design and construction capabilities in the cruise ship industry. The 341-m-long, 141,900-tonne ship with 2,144… https://t.co/uY6oKQ7s9j
China's 2nd domestically-built large #CruiseShip started final assembly Sunday as the ship entered a dock in Shanghai, meaning that China has essentially established mass design and construction capabilities in the cruise ship industry. The 341-m-long, 141,900-tonne ship with… https://t.co/A38Z2QnORl
Second China-built large cruise liner enters final assembly phase at dock https://t.co/gsijqAl1ss