Zhang Liying and Xiang Zhao with CSSC Jiujiang Marine Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd.

Shipbuilding industry is the traditional pillar industry of Jiangxi province. Under the background of the continuous downward trend of economic indicators for the national shipbuilding industry， especially the sharp decline in global demand for new ships， domestic orders for new ships and handheld ship orders have dropped at this stage compared with the same period last year， and under the background that the problems such as “financing difficulties” and “receiving order difficulties” in the shipbuilding industry have not been alleviated， in recent years，the shipbuilding industry enterprises in the province have taken measures such as actively responding， strengthening planning first， dislocation competition，lean management， diversified operation，and so on. The market competitiveness of Jiangxi marine electromechanical equipment industry has been effectively enhanced， and the average annual growth rate of its main business is more than 25%. It has fully completed and exceeded the 13th Five-Year Plan， the scale of the industry has continued to grow， the comprehensive competitiveness has risen against the trend， and the shipbuilding industry has become an exportoriented industrial system with certain competitiveness in Jiangxi Province，which provides a strong support for Jiangxi Province to speed up its integration into the “Yangtze River Delta Integration”and “Greater Bay Area” economic circle and to build an important marine equipment industrial base in the central region in an all-round way.

Firstly， industrial development gives priority to quality. In recent years， the marine products of Jiangxi Province have initially realized the transformation from“l(fā)ow price competition” to “win with high quality”. With the construction of chemical tankers， heavy lift vessels，product oil tankers， multi-purpose ships，bulk carriers and other feeder vessels as the fundamentals， marine boilers， marine interior decoration， fire alarms， marine valves， ballast water treatment systems and other high value-added marine mechanical and electrical equipment industries in the province have been promoted. It has broadened the scope of the main business of the relevant enterprises， the product management has withstood the market test， and economic aggregate has maintained a steady growth.Compared with the 12th Five-Year Plan，the marine equipment industry in the whole province has grown nearly twice as much.

Secondly， the comprehensive strength has been significantly enhanced.By increasing the investment in fixed assets， the marine mechanical and electrical industry agglomerations with with Jiujiang City as the core has realized construction and commissioning of a number of characteristic industrial parks，such as Jiujiang Marine Equipment Industrial Park， substantially enhanced the overall strength of marine mechanical and electrical manufacturing， significantly enhanced the industrial agglomeration effect and continuously increased the radiation function. At present，shipbuilding-related enterprises above the scale in Jiangxi province are basically concentrated in Jiujiang area. The marine equipment enterprises represented by CSSC Jiujiang Marine Equipment (Group)Company are continuing to improve the technical level and added value of marine equipment in three aspects of independent R&D， optimization of structure and system integration. A number of new pillar products have been formed in the diversified business development direction of marine equipment products and non-shipbuilding products， which has promoted the position of the province in the national marine equipment industry.

Thirdly， the position of the industry has been continuously consolidated. At present， all Jiangxi key marine equipment enterprises are under the jurisdiction of the national shipbuilding industry system. The vast majority of enterprises have been engaged in the development of marine mechanical and electrical equipment for more than 30 years and they enjoy a good reputation among main shipowners and shipyards at home and abroad. Marine boiler， fire alarm， cabin interior decoration and other enterprises are the only equipment manufacturers of the two central enterprises in China's shipbuilding industry. With complete product spectrum and qualification， they involve a number of categories， forming a complete R&D， manufacturing and service system; with global maintenance service capacity; products cover bulk carriers， oil tankers， container ships and other global mainstream ships，key products adhere to the road of internationalization， a number of brands are licensed to produce or imported，digested and absorbed from abroad， with a certain degree of international market competitiveness.

Fourthly， under the guidance of the key technology of “intelligent ship”， ship fire safety system， health management and fault prediction technology， marine boiler system，intelligent valve control system， intelligent cabin system， optical fiber strapdown compass and other industries in Jiangxi province already have certain R&D and manufacturing capabilities， and the related equipment industries of domestic “l(fā)arge cruise ships” have also received great attention in the industry.

Fifthly， vigorously enhance the capability of innovation and development. Through the integration of existing scientific and technological resources， forward-looking research and basic research， based on independent innovation of “production， learning and research” and the combination of the introduction， digestion and re-innovation，enhance the synchronous development capability of “R&D， standard and industry”， promote boiler equipment，ship fire fighting， special equipment，water treatment equipment， ship accommodation outfitting， marine valves，navigation testing， special connection and other industries to break through key technical bottlenecks and make up for the product spectrum.