According to reports, China’s marine economy showed steady growth in the first half of the year, with preliminary calculations indicating a gross ocean production value of 5.1 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%.
In the first half of the year, traditional marine industries continued to play a stabilizing role. The international market share of the shipbuilding industry remained strong. The added value of marine tourism reached 771.8 billion yuan, up 8% year-on-year. The marine transportation sector demonstrated resilience, with cargo volume and freight turnover increasing by 5.2% and 6.9%, respectively.
Emerging marine industries also showed positive development trends. Deliveries and order backlogs for marine engineering equipment grew by 39.3% and 9.7%, respectively.
The supply capacity of marine resources continued to improve. Newly approved sea and island use areas reached 167,000 hectares, a 25.2% increase, effectively supporting major project demands. Meanwhile, clean ocean energy supply capacity expanded, with newly grid-connected offshore wind power capacity and electricity generation rising by 199.4% and 2.2%, respectively. The development of “blue food” sources also progressed steadily, with domestic marine fishery output growing by 4.8%.
