GSI taps bridge builder to ease ship block bottleneck

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Guangzhou Shipyard International has signed a framework agreement with China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group to outsource hull-block construction. The move reflects shipyards’ use of manufacturers outside the traditional maritime supply chain to address capacity constraints and large orderbooks.

Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has turned to one of China’s oldest bridge builders for outsourced hull block construction, joining a growing number of shipyards tapping manufacturers outside the traditional maritime supply chain to keep pace with swelling orderbooks. The CSSC-controlled yard has signed a framework agreement with China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group, bringing the heavy-steel …