The Shanghai Municipal city is expected to develop into the world's largest shipbuilding base by 2015, following the launch of its shipyard expansion project.

In August of this year, the Shanghai municipal government decided to allot space along the eight-kilometre shoreline of Changxing Island to build a huge shipyard.

"Some shipyards along the Huangpu River will be moved there," said Zhang Shengkun, vice-president of the Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SSNAME).

The shipyard project will make the city reach the capacity of building 12 million dead weight tons (DWT) worth of ships, Zhang said on Friday. ......
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