China will encourage seven varieties of shipbuilding project in the future, said Zhang Xiangmu. They include:

-1- Design and manufacturing of high-tech, high-function and special ships, and large ships with 100,000 dwt and above;

-2- Manufacturing of passenger ship, ro-ro passenger ships, passenger-cargo ships and train ferries;

-3- Manufacturing of LPG ships and LNG ships with a handling capacity of 5,000 cubic meters and above;

-4- Manufacturing of container ships with a capacity of 3,000 TEUs and above;

-5- Manufacturing of marine power systems, power plants, and special support machines; design and manufacturing of large deep-sea fishing boats, marine drill vessels, oil rigs, marine floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) structures and other offshore engineering equipment;

-- Manufacturing of ship control and automation products, telecom and navigation equipment, instruments and meters and other marine equipment.

To realize these objectives, China will speed up the construction of three key modern shipbuilding bases in the Bohai Rim, the Yangtze River delta and the Pearl River dealt in the period 2006 to 2010, and optimize production capacity and layout, said the Plan.

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