Research On The Competitiveness Of Shandong Shipbuilding Industry

With the further advancement of the "Belt and Road",trades between Shandong Province and the countries along the route are getting frequent.Among them,the "Maritime Silk Road" mainly relies on shipping.This provides an unprecedented opportunity for Shandong,a major shipbuilding province.At the same time,the shipbuilding industry has a high degree of relevance,marketization and internationalization,and has a strong driving force for the overall regional economy.As a traditional industrial province,Shandong vigorously implements the conversion of old and new kinetic energy,including the development strategy of a strong marine province.Shandong is located on the eastern coast of China.Its superior geographical conditions have attracted South Korean and Japanese shipbuilding companies to invest and build factories here.In recent years,the three major shipbuilding indicators of Shandong Province’s shipbuilding completion,new orders for ships,and hand-held ships have ranked at the forefront of the country.However,compared with developed countries and advanced provinces,there are scattered layouts,traditional industries and traditional kinetic energy,and technological achievements problems such as low conversion rates,lagging marine consciousness and marine thinking have made Shandong’s shipbuilding industry large but not strong.The purpose of this article is to compare the competitiveness of the shipbuilding industry in Shandong Province and different provinces by using competitiveness indicators and factor analysis methods,and use diamond models and measurement software to find out the factors that restrict the development of the shipbuilding industry in Shandong Province,and proposes related factors accordingly.It is suggested to promote the development of the shipbuilding industry in Shandong Province,thereby driving the Shandong blue economy and improving the comprehensive competitiveness of Shandong’s industrial economy.This article mainly studies the development and changes of the competitiveness of Shandong’s shipbuilding industry in recent years.Then this article analyzes the reasons forthis change.First of all,from the perspective of industrial scale and foreign trade,analyze the development status of the competitiveness of the shipbuilding industry in Shandong Province,and have a comprehensive understanding of the shipbuilding industry.Secondly,the four indicators of the MS,TC index,RCA index and CA index of the shipbuilding industry in Shandong Province from 2007 to 2018 are calculated,and compared with Jiangsu and Shanghai,and other shipbuilding strong provinces to find out the advantages and disadvantages.Then,based on the main economic indicators of the shipbuilding industry in the major shipbuilding regions of the country,using the factor analysis method and SPSS 25 measurement software as a tool,the shipbuilding industry competitiveness of the major shipbuilding provinces in the country was quantitatively analyzed.Finally,based on the results of qualitative and quantitative research,and drawing on the experience of the shipbuilding industry in Japan and South Korea,we put forward countermeasures and suggestions for improving the competitiveness of the shipbuilding industry in Shandong Province from the perspective of technological innovation and human resources.The results of this study show that Shandong’s shipbuilding industry has a low international market share,the shipbuilding industry has a comparative advantage but weak international competitiveness;the production scale and profitability are quite different,and the shipbuilding industry has been losing money in recent years.The cause of this phenomenon is that Shandong’s ship product level is generally low,mainly low-value-added ordinary bulk carriers.The excessive development of the ship industry ten years ago also caused serious overcapacity,unreasonable product structure,and production.The overall efficiency is not high.In addition,compared with Shanghai and other regions,Shandong Province lacks the ability to build high-tech,high-value-added ships such as LNG ships and super-large container ships,which restricts the sustainable development of Shandong’s shipbuilding industry.Based on the comparative advantages and problems encountered in the development of the shipbuilding industry in Shandong Province,this article proposes to further strengthen scientific and technological innovation and accelerates the formation of a modern shipbuilding industry system with Shandongcharacteristics that conforms to the new trend of shipbuilding industry’s development.