Global shipping is accelerating its green transition, and surging orders for LNG and methanol dual-fuel vessels have made intelligent retrofits and digital transformation decisive for Zhoushan shipbuilders. The Zhoushan tax authority has embedded compliance guidance throughout the shipbuilding and repair chain, using tax credit incentives to help companies build sound internal tax control systems. Pacific Ocean Engineering (Zhoushan) is simultaneously retrofitting intelligent gantry cranes and building methanol-powered vessels in batches; a dedicated shipbuilding industry service team guides the company in setting up project-level R&D accounting ledgers. Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Repair, which holds six consecutive years of Grade-A tax payment credit, gained access to a fast-track export refund channel, receiving 718 million yuan in refunds since 2025 with large refunds settled in as few as three working days and overall refund efficiency up 70%. Ningxing Shipbuilding advanced its digital shipyard program, upgrading its production management system to version 3.0; with an intelligent integration center now in operation, automation in its steel plate processing area has reached nearly 100%, and output value has grown more than seventeen-fold since 2020.
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Zhoushan Tax Authority Helps Shipbuilders Sail on Credit, with Digital Shipyard Automation Nearing 100%
As global shipping accelerates its green transition and orders for LNG and methanol dual-fuel vessels surge, intelligent upgrading and digital transformation have become critical for Zhoushan shipbuilders. The local tax authority has embedded compliance guidance across the entire shipbuilding chain and uses tax credit incentives to help firms strengthen internal tax controls. Pacific Ocean Engineering (Zhoushan) is retrofitting intelligent gantry cranes while building methanol vessels in batches, with a dedicated tax service team guiding project-level R&D accounting ledgers. Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Repair, holding six consecutive years of Grade-A tax credit, has accessed a fast-track export tax refund channel and received 718 million yuan in refunds since 2025, with overall refund efficiency up 70%. Ningxing Shipbuilding has upgraded its production management system to version 3.0 and, after commissioning an intelligent integration center, reached nearly 100% automation in steel plate processing.
2026-10-21