In conversation - a look at the state of the China shipbuilding industry post COVID-19

Dr Wang Jinbao; Researcher in ship hydrodynamics; Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC); Chairman of ITTC Specialist committee on Ship in Operation at Sea; and Deputy Director of SSNAME; talks to Seatrade Editor Bob Jaques about China’s shipbuilding industry; as it responds to the challenges of implementing large scale technological innovation; and the needs of the shipping industry as it responds to the climate change agenda. Following the disruption caused by the global pandemic; how have China’s shipbuilders managed the pathway towards recovery?