Recently, Mawei Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group Corporation (Fujian Shipbuilding), and Shanghai Kai Chuang Deep Sea Fisheries formally signed a contract for the construction of two 79.8-meter tuna seine vessels, marking a new stage in cooperation between the two parties in the field of offshore fishing equipment.
As a leading enterprise in the domestic high-end fishing vessel construction industry, Fujian Shipbuilding has established a significant technical and scale advantage in the tuna seine vessel sector. To date, the company has undertaken the construction of over 14 vessels of this type, with 11 successfully delivered and three currently under construction, maintaining a leading market share in the industry.
Through series production and mass manufacturing, Fujian Shipbuilding has accumulated extensive experience in key areas such as vessel design optimization, energy efficiency and environmental protection, and integrated fishing systems. The vessels are widely recognized by domestic and international companies for their “high efficiency, low energy consumption and high reliability”.
Shanghai Kai Chuang Deep Sea Fisheries is a leading enterprise in China’s offshore fishing industry, and this collaboration represents a strategic alignment of the two parties’ advantageous resources.
The new 79.8-meter tuna seine vessel will adopt international advanced design concepts, equipped with intelligent fishing equipment and energy-efficient propulsion systems, capable of meeting the high-intensity operational requirements of fishing grounds such as the Central and Western Pacific. The implementation of the project will significantly enhance the modernization level of the shipowner’s fleet and contribute to the development of China’s offshore fisheries toward greener and smarter directions.
This agreement not only strengthens Fujian Shipbuilding’s brand influence in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, but also further consolidates Fujian Shipbuilding’s leading position in the domestic high-end fishing vessel construction market. Fujian Shipbuilding will leverage its deep expertise in special ship construction to continuously optimize ship design and improve construction techniques, creating a new generation of high-quality offshore fishing vessels.
In the future, both parties will deepen cooperation and jointly explore new models for technological innovation in offshore fishing equipment and coordinated development of the industrial chain, injecting new momentum into the upgrading of China’s offshore fishing equipment and the high-quality development of the marine economy.