Bristol Harbour, on a huge makeshift exhibition stand.
The lights are bright!
Ichiro Okazaki, president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, pointed to a modern ship on the 3D projection screen with a confident smile and patiently introduced it to all the guests under the booth.
This is a 5,600-ton large ocean exploration ship, mainly used for marine geological exploration. It is equipped with modern seismographs and related exploration equipment. It can apply a variety of scientific methods such as gravity, physics, magnetism, and electricity to find oil and mineral deposits buried deep under the sea.
It can be said that this is a very practical and functional ship, which is much more advanced than the current mainstream exploration ships in the world.
As Ichiro Okazaki finished his introduction, warm applause broke out in the venue. It was obvious that this exploration ship from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries had won the favor of many potential customers.
Next, if nothing unexpected happens, a large number of customers will reach cooperation intentions with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries after the exhibition, bringing it many expensive orders.
Feeling the cheers from the stage, Ichiro Okazaki felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
This time when he came to the Leicestershire Boat Expo, he was under a lot of pressure.
Because at present, Yamato's commercial shipbuilding industry is not very prosperous and is on the verge of being eliminated.
Once upon a time, Yamato's shipbuilding technology was at its peak.
Since the 1920s, after nearly a hundred years of accumulation, Yamato's shipbuilding technology has reached the world's leading level and it briefly became the most powerful shipbuilding country in the world.
However, along with that dark period of economic recession, the country's manufacturing industry was also overshadowed, and the industry shrank across the board, which was considered by the whole country as the "lost decade."
Ten years may seem like a short time, but it has made them lag behind the times in many manufacturing fields. Despite the implementation of a number of incentives and reform measures in recent years, they are still unable to reproduce their former glory.
However, from the current perspective, the response seems to be quite good. Facing the applause from the audience, Ichiro Okazaki slowly walked down the booth.
Next, it is time for the product introduction from China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.
The ship product brought by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation is a large-tonnage LNG ship.
China is a newly emerging manufacturing power, especially in the shipbuilding industry, where it has made rapid progress.
In just three decades, China has developed from a poor and backward situation to become the major shipbuilding country it is today, and is even able to get a share of the extremely competitive international market.
However, in general, although shipbuilding technology has improved rapidly, it still cannot get rid of the label of "big but not strong" and it is often difficult to balance quantity and quality.
This LNG ship on the 3D projection screen looks very good, with a displacement of up to 170,000 tons. More importantly, its price is very low, about 25% lower than the market average!
It can be said that such a cost-effective product is still very competitive, especially for some potential customers with weaker financial resources, it is a good choice.
Under the booth, Jiang Cheng, sitting in the VIP seat, looked at the new LNG ship on display and nodded secretly.
He is very supportive of the products of his own country. What's more, China's marine products are not that bad now. Its technological strength is rapidly increasing, and it is a worthy partner for cooperation.
China has a huge amount of human resources, which is something that Emerald Island can never compare to.
At that time, he can transfer some products with low technical difficulty to China. In this way, he can not only occupy the low- and middle-end markets, but also maximize his technological strength and recruit a large number of promising talents for himself.
In addition, even from other aspects, such as military, economic, and political perspectives, he also needs the support of the other party.
The reason why Emerald Island is still safe and sound today is that China has made a huge contribution behind the scenes.
Although Jiang Cheng did not express it explicitly, he was very grateful in his heart.
Of course, he didn't say it explicitly, but he had some reasons in mind.
At present, Emerald Island is in a very delicate environment. Any slight move will affect the entire body, and it is not suitable to make overly obvious attempts to lean towards the political or military direction.
Otherwise, the consequences will be somewhat troublesome.
It would be more appropriate to consider these matters after Emerald Island has acquired a certain level of strength.
While Jiang Cheng was thinking, warm applause broke out and the CSIC's presentation came to an end.
At this moment, the eyes of everyone present, as well as the live TV signals from various countries, were all focused on Park In-yong, the president of South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries.
Samsung Heavy Industries!
A giant in the world's equipment manufacturing industry that absolutely cannot be ignored!
In terms of shipbuilding, it is even more dominant.
A few years ago, when Yamato was mired in decline and China had not yet caught up, looking around, almost the entire Asia was shrouded in its powerful strength.
In terms of the number of orders on hand, Samsung Heavy Industries is already the largest shipyard in the world, connected to the three major shipbuilding giants of South Korea, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding.
It can be said that the Korean shipbuilding industry at that time was the undisputed overlord of the world!
This monopoly situation changed only after China's shipbuilding industry caught up.
However, whether in terms of production or scientific research, South Korea's shipbuilding industry has always been ahead of China.
And this has become the pride of the whole country of South Korea!
In the minds of ordinary Korean people, their country's shipbuilding technology is the best in the world and the universe, and it is unrivaled!
From this, we can imagine how much of a stir Samsung Heavy Industries, as a representative of the Korean shipbuilding industry, would cause in its country when it appeared at this world-renowned expo!
This is a moment to inspire patriotism and demonstrate our strong national strength!
At the booth, Park In-yong looked excited and his eyes sparkled as he gave a summary speech on the current status of the shipbuilding industry and some breakthrough technical problems in manufacturing and scientific research.
Simple and easy to understand.
Obviously, he had made a lot of preparations.
Next, it’s time for the official product introduction.
At this time, Park In-yong had an idea. He first gave a brief introduction to some of Samsung Heavy Industries' ships that were unable to arrive at the site for exhibition to the distinguished guests through a combination of video and text.
Then, it was the turn of the products that were exhibited this time.
"There are many technical challenges in shipbuilding in the world today, and speed is obviously the most difficult problem to overcome." Before introducing the product, Park In-yong unexpectedly did not get straight to the point, but talked about the technical issues of ship speed.
Hearing Park In-yong's words, all the guests present were slightly shocked.
Because they had heard a hint of other meaning in each other's words.
Could it be that the new technology that Samsung Heavy Industries is going to demonstrate this time is related to ship propulsion systems
In an instant, everyone in the venue perked up.
Sure enough, at this time, Park In-yong finally got to the point.
"After decades of technological accumulation, Samsung Heavy Industries has finally made a breakthrough today. This is the technological culmination of Samsung Heavy Industries' scientific researchers and a great gift to the world's shipbuilding industry!"
Having said that, Park In-yong paused slightly, and glanced across the audience, with a hint of rebellious madness in his eyes.
“Please allow me to take this opportunity to solemnly announce to the world that after 30 years of hard work, Samsung Heavy Industries’ manufacturing engineers have finally overcome the difficulties in the application of supercavitation technology. The supercavitation propulsion we developed can increase the speed of existing ships by 50%. The dream of fast sailing in science fiction novels has finally become a reality today!”
boom!!!
As soon as Park In-yong's slightly trembling words fell, the entire venue suddenly fell into a boiling excitement!
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(End of this chapter)