27 shipowners, 67 ships, and the longest construction period is only 36 months.
In other words, Directional Shipbuilding needs to complete the construction of ships with a displacement of 5 million tons within three years, which is a record-breaking amount.
Among so many countries in the world, only the U.S. Navy has a total displacement of more than 5 million tons. Therefore, in terms of displacement alone, it would take three years for Directional Shipbuilding to build a U.S. Navy.
Shipowners insist on signing an additional agreement, which stipulates harsh liability for breach of contract. If the shipyard cannot deliver the ship as scheduled, it will have to bear higher liquidated damages.
At the same time, there is also an early delivery clause. It is agreed that if it is delivered one month in advance, Party A will give 3% of the construction cost as a reward. In other words, if it is a Panamax bulk carrier worth 8 million US dollars, it can be delivered to Shipbuilding one month in advance.
Received an additional $400,000 in rewards.
However, this reward is nothing compared to the high liquidated damages.
Take the Mediterranean Shipping Company's 270,000-ton oil tanker as an example. The commitment given by Directional Shipbuilding is to deliver it before the end of this century, that is, it will not exceed 27 months. For each month of delay, Directional Shipbuilding will give Mediterranean Shipping 30% of the payment paid.
, for each month of delivery ahead of schedule, you can only get a 3% reward of the construction cost, which is US$2.16 million.
Mediterranean Shipping Company will allocate US$35 million to Directional Shipping within three days after the contract is signed, which is almost half of the cost. The reason why it is so refreshing is because the subsequent liquidated damages compensation is closely related to the payment already paid.
30% of $35 million is $10.5 million.
If you make other investments and invest 35 million US dollars to close it for 27 months, it will be difficult to obtain a 30% profit, not to mention that it is a guaranteed profit.
It is of course better to be delivered on schedule. In the past, it would take at least five years from bidding to completion and delivery of a new 270,000-ton oil tanker, and the construction period alone would take three years. If there is a seller's market, waiting in line for the dock will be
It will take two years.
Yao Yuan signed all these additional agreements without blinking an eye. He is now worried that these ship owners will default on the incentive payments for various reasons, so he specifically requested to add to the agreement "all funds will be paid before the ships are delivered."
"Such a thing.
The LNG ship bidding meeting in the afternoon was cancelled, which was a unanimous decision made by the bidding party.
The dark horse of Directional Shipbuilding turned out to disturb the shipbuilding industry. They would no longer have an advantage if they issued bids according to the original plan.
Moreover, there is currently an excellent opportunity to use Oriental Shipbuilding to defeat other established shipyards. LNG ships are different from other ships. Even if Oriental Shipbuilding can launch a Panamax bulk carrier in a month, shipowners will not dare to easily sell LNG ships.
The order was delegated.
However, shipowners will not give up on Fangjian Shipbuilding easily. They will think that since Fangfang Shipbuilding has mastered so many of the world's first shipbuilding methods, it must have researched on the LNG ship technology with the highest added value and the highest profit.
As the procurement representative of Maersk Line, Oster has so much power that he can even decide which shipyard to entrust for construction.
He found Yao Yuan before everyone else, held Yao Yuan's hand and said, "Mr. Yao, first of all, for the bid that has been determined now, the contract can be signed in the afternoon. The LNG ship bidding meeting has been cancelled. We still have two 125,000 cubic meters.
The lng ship is in urgent need of finding a builder..."
"Direction Shipbuilding can undertake the construction." Yao Yuan interrupted Auster with a smile.
He wanted to settle the matter quickly, because representatives from Kim Jae-hyun and Samsung Heavy Industries came over, both of which are excellent builders of LNG ships.
Not far away, several old Japanese shipyards are also eyeing it.
While they were talking, representatives from Kim Jae-hyun and Samsung Heavy Industries arrived, and the latter asked directly, "Do you have the manufacturing technology for LNG ships?"
With a sneer, he said, "As far as I know, no shipyard in China has mastered the technology of LNG ships, let alone the full set of technologies. Mr. Yao, does this make you suspicious of defrauding orders?"
"Mr. Yao, this is Li Jincheng, executive vice president of Samsung Heavy Industries." Kim Jaehyun introduced.
Yao Yuan nodded slightly, smiling and saying nothing.
Samsung Heavy Industries is one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world. They established a shipbuilding base in Ningbo in 1995. It was the first wholly foreign-owned shipbuilding company introduced after China's reform and opening up. The investment that year reached 250 million.
Dollar.
However, the Samsung Shipbuilding Base in Ningbo is only a section construction plant, but it can build 6,000-ton sections, which is something that no local shipyard in China can do.
Some analysts believe that Samsung Heavy Industries is one of the world's three largest shipyards, which is enough to prove that Samsung Heavy Industries' shipbuilding capabilities are world-class.
Li Jincheng was born in the shipbuilding industry, and his rank is much higher than that of Kim Jae-hyun, who became a monk on the way. He is also older than Kim Jae-hyun. In South Korea, where seniority is extremely important, Kim Jae-hyun has to treat Li Jincheng as a junior.
Yao Yuan glanced at Li Jincheng and said, "Ningbo's largest port is built by Southern Industrial. If Vice President Li wants to expand Samsung's shipbuilding base in Ningbo, he can come to me for cooperation."
"Mr. Yao, I know these things, but your shipbuilding company has never built ships from other companies, let alone this is an LNG ship, which you have never been exposed to before. This is not child's play." Li Jincheng said seriously.
Obviously, he knew who Yao Yuan was. Simply put, he knew everything Kim Jae Hyun knew. In fact, all he needed to know was that Yao Yuan was the boss of Dongfang Petroleum. One Dongfang Petroleum was enough to make Yao Yuan a world-class rich man.
However, Li Jincheng clearly came here to cause trouble.
Yao Yuan looked at Oster and said, "Maersk Line can examine our technical strength or sign a high liquidated damages."
Smiling, he said, "In fact, Mr. Oster, you already know a lot about shipbuilding. You should make your own judgment."
"Indeed," Oster said solemnly, "but I still need to conduct an on-site inspection of the direction of shipbuilding."
"welcome."
Oster suddenly asked Li Jincheng, who looked anxious, "Mr. Li, Direction Shipbuilding promised to complete the construction of two 125,000 cubic meter LNG ships in 36 months. Can Samsung Heavy Industries do it?"
Damn it, this foreign devil is using me as a prop. I never said 36 months.
Yao Yuan thought, but I have a lot of backup plans. It depends on whether Maersk Line is mentally prepared to meet the impact of new technologies.
Li Jincheng thought quickly and said, "Mr. Oster, we are old friends with Maersk Line. Half of your company's LNG ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries. You should know us."
"Well, Samsung Heavy Industries is one of the best shipbuilding companies in the world." Oster did not care about Li Jincheng's arrogance, and turned to Yao Yuan and said, "Mr. Yao, if Dongfang Shipbuilding does not have greater advantages, we
I will consider choosing Samsung Heavy Industries, after all, they are one of the most experienced LNG ship manufacturers."
Yao Yuan nodded with a smile and spread his hands slightly, "Of course, that is the freedom of Maersk Line."
This made Oster a little surprised, but he was relieved when he thought that Directional Shipbuilding had just won a world record order.
"However, if we choose to build a ship, we can still strive for early delivery and shorten the construction period on the basis of 36 months." Yao Yuan suddenly said, changing the topic, "However, the cost will be more expensive.
We will provide a ten-year warranty service, free of charge.”
Because the density of liquefied natural gas is only 58% of water, 125,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas is about 72,500 tons. This is already the size standard of the largest load-carrying LNG ship. However, with the rapid development of the natural gas market, Japan has built
There are many LNG ships with 150,000 cubic meters.
The future LNG ship can reach 275,000 cubic meters, which is larger than a 300,000-ton oil tanker, but its full load displacement is only 180,000 tons.
In terms of manufacturing technology, it far surpasses oil tankers.
The two 125,000-ton LNG ships ordered by Maersk Line are the most commonly used sizes now. The current cost is between US$100 million and US$130 million, and there is basically no room for price reduction because it can manufacture this kind of "super-freezer at sea"
There are only a handful of shipyards, and the queues are endless. Prices are already on the rise.
Building two 125,000 cubic meter LNG ships in 36 months is scary enough, but Yao Yuan actually has the possibility of delivering it ahead of schedule. His subtext is very clear, if you pay more money, we can deliver it ahead of schedule.
Yao Yuan didn't want to have long nights and dreams, so he simply said, "Mr. Oster, if you have time, you can go to Fangfang Shipbuilding tomorrow to have a look in person, and then make a decision."
"Of course, there is no point for me to stay here anymore." Oster smiled, "Not only am I going, but the people from Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM are also going. Don't forget, you got 12 of our three companies.
Orders for ships totaling 1.6 million tons.”
Indeed, even if there is no LNG ship, they still have to go to Fangfang Shipbuilding to inspect it. How can a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars be decided based on one party's paper introduction?
The execution of the contract needs to be guaranteed by the credibility behind it.
There is only one way for the other party to build a new shipyard like Xianyang Shipbuilding - to get the endorsement of the Chinese government. However, Oster is not worried about this. The Chinese government will only warmly welcome it with both hands.
This is a new ship order of 1.6 million tons!
The total tonnage of the winning bid for Dongfang Shipbuilding is 4.95 million tons!
No shipyard in China builds so many ships every year!
And they are all large ships, with the smallest displacement being 40,000 to 50,000 tons!
One can imagine how much China, which is seeking rapid development, will attach great importance to this.
"Mr. Yao, I wonder if we are lucky enough to visit the Fangfang Shipyard?" Li Jincheng asked.
"Welcome." Yao Yuan spoke very well, as if he had remembered something, and said casually, "By the way, part of the technology for the LNG ships in our shipyard comes from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Mr. Kim Jae-hyun should be aware of this."
"Everyone, I'm sorry."
Yao Yuan left.
Oster was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully about Yao Yuan's words. Part of the technology comes from Hyundai Heavy Industries. If this statement is credible, then it is almost a certainty that Directional Shipbuilding has mastered a full set of LNG ship manufacturing technology.
He observed Kim Jae-hyun's expression. The latter looked slightly embarrassed, and his expression had already explained it, but Kim Jae-hyun had no intention of explaining it verbally.
Oster got the answer, said hello with a smile and left.
Li Jincheng frowned and looked at Kim Jaehyun, and asked in a low voice, "Is what he said true?"
"Yes, it's true. I only found out about this after I became the vice president of Hyundai Heavy Industries. That happened five years ago," Kim Jae-hyun said.
Li Jincheng lamented, "Five years are enough for them to develop a complete set of LNG ship manufacturing technology. You Hyundai Heavy Industries are ruining the country!"
If you knew that this was one of the contents of the economic and trade agreement to establish diplomatic relations with China, you would not think that Hyundai Heavy Industries was harming the country. On the contrary, it was our Hyundai Heavy Industries that made sacrifices for everyone, Kim Jaehyun said in his heart...