China News Service, October 28. According to the WeChat official account of the Ministry of Natural Resources, in the first three quarters, my country's marine economy has achieved steady growth, the structure has been continuously optimized, resilience has continued to show, and the momentum of new and better development has continued to consolidate. According to preliminary calculations, the gross marine product value in the first three quarters was 8.5 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%.
Solid progress in marine resource allocation
Marine energy development is advancing in an orderly manner. Offshore crude oil production increased by 3.5% year-on-year, and my country's first 100-meter water depth oil and gas in-situ expansion platform was officially put into use. Second, maintain a stable supply of marine aquatic products. Domestic marine product production increased by 4.6% year-on-year, of which marine aquaculture production increased by 5.8% year-on-year. The third is to improve the effectiveness of guaranteeing elements of sea areas and islands. The newly approved sea-use island area across the country is 219,000 hectares, involving an investment of more than 670 billion yuan.
Solid foundation for traditional marine industries
The marine shipbuilding industry maintains rapid growth. In terms of revised gross tonnage, the number of new orders, completed orders and orders on hand for ocean vessels increased by 98.5%, 35.0% and 41.9% respectively year-on-year, and the international market share continued to lead the world. Second, the maritime transportation industry has developed steadily. The cargo throughput and container throughput of coastal ports increased by 1.6% and 4.7% respectively year-on-year. The Pinglu Canal, which has the highest level of navigation in China, was completed and opened to navigation in Guangxi. Third, the marine tourism industry has developed steadily. The Bohai Bay Golden Waterway Tourism Alliance was officially launched to promote cross-regional coordinated development of transportation, culture, sports, and tourism around the Bohai Sea. The country's first "weekend sea micro vacation" cruise product was launched.
Improving the quality and efficiency of emerging marine industries
The offshore engineering equipment manufacturing industry has seen significant growth. The value of new orders for offshore engineering equipment increased by 123.3% year-on-year, accounting for over 80% of the global market share. Second, marine energy can be developed on a large scale. The 10-kilowatt oscillating water column wave energy power generation device "Dongbo No. 1" successfully obtained its first market order, achieving a key leap from stand-alone prototype verification to wind farm integration demonstration. Third, the seawater desalination and comprehensive utilization industry has made new progress. The scale of the seawater desalination project newly started this year exceeds 520,000 tons/day, and my country’s first thermally coupled seawater hydrogen production co-production strategic element system device has been operating continuously and stably for more than 1,000 hours. Fourth, the marine information service industry has accelerated its development. The country's first exclusive intelligent element supply platform for the marine industry - Marine Token Factory was officially released.
The production and operation of maritime-related enterprises are generally improving
Among the more than 1,200 sea-related companies surveyed by the questionnaire, the number of companies whose operating income increased or stayed the same in the first three quarters compared with the same period last year accounted for 39.4% and 35.1% respectively; the number of companies whose average number of employees increased compared with the same period last year and stayed the same was 25.4% and 62.8% respectively. The number of companies that are optimistic and neutral about the economic environment throughout the year accounted for 43.5% and 48.3% respectively.
