China's Largest Dockyard under Construction

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China's Largest Dockyard under Construction

The first phase of construction of China's largest dockyard, located in east Shanghai, has been completed.

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The first phase of construction of China's largest dockyard, located in east Shanghai, has been completed.

Construction of the dockyard, which covers an area of 2.1 million square meters, began in 1999 with an investment of 3.2 billion yuan (386.94 million U.S. dollars) in the first phase.

Each of the dockyard's two docks can accommodate ships with capacities of over 300,000 tons. The largest dock is 480 meters long and 106 meters wide.

The dockyard has the capacity to build an oil tanker with a capacity of 300,000 tons and a cargo ship of 230,000 tons.

Ships with a combined capacity of 1.05 million tons can be produced in the dockyard annually. This number is expected to reach 1.8 million tons annually following the completion of the second phase of construction, which is underway.

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