摘要
路过江阴长江大桥，一定不可错过此处制造业的胜景——长江两岸，大桥两侧，满眼都是巨大的橙色塔吊，在这些塔吊身旁是船台上的新船，簇新的油漆在午后的阳光下熠熠生辉。这些巨大的塔吊，向江上伸出臂膀，仿佛要隔着3公里宽的江面与对岸同行握手。它们看起来没什么差别，只有通过塔吊上的企业名称，才能大概区分出哪个是兄弟，哪个是竞争对手。
In Jiangyin of Jiangsu province, the center of China's shipyards, some large yards are running at full capacity. But the truth is the whole sector is suffering the hardest time since it was violently hit by the global financial crisis in 2008. Though these builders still hold some orders from the 2007 boom, what worries them most now is whether the completed ships can be delivered to buyers as expected. Shipowners today are creating difficulties with all possible excuses to cancel ship orders. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. (Yangzijiang), a large domestic shipbuilding companies that has experienced two economic ebbs, is wise enough to have prepared for the rainy day. Inside Yangzijiang, 'all for ship delivery' is the ultimate goal. When signing orders, it values the credits of ship-owners by launching comprehensive investigations on their financial backgrounds. And it also requires 20% deposit from ship-owners and another 20% from banks to reduce its own risks. During the process of production, it meets all requirements from ship-owners to maintain the orders, and even aids those with financial troubles so as to pursue winwin results. A shipbuilding stimulus plan was newly released by the State, offering financing support to the yards. But the key for them to surviving the downturn lies in the acceleration of internal transformation and upgrades.
