June 14, 2026 – Shipbuilding orders have been booked solid through 2030, signaling a booming development wave for China's shipbuilding industry. The strong downstream demand is steadily driving improvements in the supply capacity of high-end marine steel, with consistent enhancements in both quality and volume. Taking large container ships as an example, the key structural part of the main hull—the torsion box—must be made of high-strength, crack-arresting special steel. For a 22,000 TEU container ship, this type of special steel accounts for approximately 5% of the total steel usage.