Marine Economy Industry - China

Marine Economy Industry - China

A drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 shows the delivery of a 150,000-ton class smart fishery breeding workboat at the Haixi Bay Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Industrial Base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. In recent years, Shandong has been committed to building a high-end industrial cluster integrating shipbuilding and marine engineering equipment in Shandong Peninsula, embarking on a high-quality development path driven by the marine economy. Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Company

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Company

The 150,000-ton large-scale aquaculture workboat "Guoxin No.1" was moored at the Beihai Shipbuilding Company's wharf in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on May 30, 2025.

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Company

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Company

The 150,000-ton large-scale aquaculture workboat "Guoxin No.1" was moored at the Beihai Shipbuilding Company's wharf in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on May 30, 2025.

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Company

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Company

The 150,000-ton large-scale aquaculture workboat "Guoxin No.1" was moored at the Beihai Shipbuilding Company's wharf in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on May 30, 2025.

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Company

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Company

The 150,000-ton large-scale aquaculture workboat "Guoxin No.1" was moored at the Beihai Shipbuilding Company's wharf in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on May 30, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

World First 150,000-ton Smart Fishery Farming Workboat

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2025 - The world's first 150,000-ton smart fishery farming workboat was delivered and put into operation in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on April 17, 2025.

Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 17, 2022, shows a workboat (R) at a port in Abashiri, on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, ahead of its mission to research a tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula with 26 people aboard on April 23. The vessel, operated by Nippon Salvage Co., will head to the site of the accident, off the city of Shari, on May 18, with the operation set to start on May 19 at the earliest involving divers trained using a special method called "saturation diving."

Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 17, 2022, shows a workboat (R) at a port in Abashiri, on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, ahead of its mission to research a tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula with 26 people aboard on April 23. The vessel, operated by Nippon Salvage Co., will head to the site of the accident, off the city of Shari, on May 18, with the operation set to start on May 19 at the earliest involving divers trained using a special method called "saturation diving."

Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 17, 2022, shows a workboat at a port in Abashiri, on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, ahead of its mission to research a tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula with 26 people aboard on April 23. The vessel, operated by Nippon Salvage Co., will head to the site of the accident, off the city of Shari, on May 18, with the operation set to start on May 19 at the earliest involving divers trained using a special method called "saturation diving."

Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 17, 2022, shows a workboat at a port in Abashiri, on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, ahead of its mission to research a tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula with 26 people aboard on April 23. The vessel, operated by Nippon Salvage Co., will head to the site of the accident, off the city of Shari, on May 18, with the operation set to start on May 19 at the earliest involving divers trained using a special method called "saturation diving."