How To Choose a Suitable Shipyard To Build Your Boats In China

Can not say that it's the best choice to build new boats in China, but it's really advisable.

According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, my country exported 731 ships in October, a year-on-year increase of 105.9%; from January to October, a total of 4,394 ships were exported, an increase of 8.6% year-on-year.

Among them, 14 tankers were exported in October, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%; from January to October, a total of 106 ships were exported, a year-on-year decrease of 5.4%; container ships were exported in October, a year-on-year increase of 87.5%; from January to October, a total of 93 ships were exported , an increase of 12% year-on-year; 20 bulk carriers were exported in October, an increase of 66.7% year-on-year; a total of 249 ships were exported from January to October, an increase of 27.7% year-on-year.

In October, 139 ships were imported, a year-on-year decrease of 24%; from January to October, a total of 3,083 ships were imported, a year-on-year increase of 21.3%.

We are not going to persuade anyone to build boats here because those who understand don't need to be persuaded, but just trying to illustrate how to choose a suitable shipyard in China.

We believe that as a mature ship owner/master, he know well about the ship building process, so here is not involving it but will attached in the end of this article.

In China, there are so many shipyards, and each one may have ability to build vary kind of vessels, we need to learn about what kind of ships they are most good at.

It's easy to survey the records any shipyard's business recently and judge whether it meets your requirements.

To control/save cost, you can even order many equipment yourself for the your ship that going to build instead of purchasing by the shipyard only, because we know that even a nail is much expensive that normal market and it's very convenient to get almost everything you need within China. Except some main equipment and system offered by the shipyard, you can order many parts by yourself.

However so many items will drive you mad if you really try to buy each items by your own hands, because so many numerous stuff you need to deal with, so it's better to find an local trading company which is in the field of marine equipment exporting business, they just earn some reasonable amount but save your time and energy and spirit by spending much less money than ordering through shipyard.

Around Zhuhai, there are some shipyards good at building aluminum boat, fast patrol boats, coast guard boats and  public service vessels etc., and we DEYUAN MARINE has good experience to offer assistant for new building boats, if you happen to have these business, please do not hesitate to contact us, we may offer some good advice for your reference.

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How To Choose a Shipyard

Ensuring you pick the right shipyard to work with is imperative. If the shipyard’s vision doesn’t match your own then there will be problems during the project. Making sure that the shipyard is confident in the design you have chosen and that they have experience in producing similar vessels is paramount.

Each shipyard has its own style, its own production parameters and engineering limitations that all need to be taken in to account.

You will likely begin with shortlisting the suitable yards to realize your boats build. When shortlisting shipyards, ensure to look at their reputation for completing work to the standard you require, on time and within budget, and be sure to ask captains and owners for their first-hand experiences

Similarly, if you have a preferred designer, broker or architect that you know will be part of your team, then listening to their recommendations is always a good place to start.

Usually yards are found and approached through a brokerage or dedicated owner's representative. The yard will usually get a brief on what the client wants and will then submit a number of suitable designs. These designs will be discussed and evaluated by the broker, owner's representative and/or captain. Once a shortlist has been made, these yards will be contacted for costs and details.

We also gave these suggestions on things to consider when choosing a shipyard to work with:

Employ a knowledgeable and qualified representative to work with the yard

Do your research: Check the yard’s history, references and capability

Ensure they are solvent and can manage the finances

Use a reputable lawyer to ensure a proper contract is drawn up.