Chapter 239 Capesize bulk carrier of 150,000 tons (please subscribe)

"Mom, why didn't you see Shiyu?" Zhao Ling returned to the family courtyard and saw Cao Yuru who was busy, but not Nie Shiyu, and was very curious.

"This child said he wanted to study hard, so even though he was on winter vacation, he still applied to stay in the nursing school. He can continue to study hard without being affected by the school." Cao Yuru said, "I went to see him a few times. She lost a lot of weight. Alas, it was really hard for her to go to a good university."

Zhao Ling frowned: "Aren't you going to have the New Year's Eve dinner at home?"

“Well, I’ll wait until I have time to ask Taozi to send some New Year’s Eve dinner to Shiyu.”

“Brother Tao and I will go together.” Zhao Ling said, “I have to go and take a look. Shiyu is at school. If she studies hard, it’s okay. If she falls in love...”

 Zhao Ling has already fulfilled her duties as a sister-in-law.

 When night fell, Qin Tao came back, and then he and Zhao Ling went to deliver food. When they came back, it was already after eight o'clock in the evening.

The Spring Festival Gala was being played on the TV. Dad Qin Baoshan went to celebrate the New Year with the workers. There were only three people left in the family, which seemed a little deserted.

“Is Shiyu, the child, okay?”

"Well, she is actually studying the second-year high school courses on her own, and she plans to apply for the exam a year early. Really, I don't know what she is thinking." Qin Tao was speechless: "This is all my fault. What should I say to her to get into a first-class university? It’s a lot of pressure.”

"As long as we don't fall in love at school, we should be happy if she makes progress." Zhao Ling said, putting a piece of meat into Qin Tao's bowl: "Here, try this, I made it."

"good."

Qin Tao felt a little strange. When he went to see Nie Shiyu this time, he felt that she was not as close to him as before. Although she was still smiling, there seemed to be something behind her.

However, Qin Tao quickly forgot about this matter. After all, he still had many things to consider. Nie Shiyu was under a lot of pressure, maybe that was the reason.

“Brother Tao, we only have three days off during the Chinese New Year, so we’ll spend it here. Over there in the capital, just call my dad and the others,” Zhao Ling said.

  Getting married is different from when you were not married. Especially in the first year, all etiquette must be fulfilled.

Zhao Ling said this, originally just to ask Qin Tao not to worry too much, but in Qin Tao's case, the meaning was different.

"Of course I have to go there." Qin Tao said: "In this first year of marriage, if I don't go back to my parents' house to see it, the old man will definitely be unhappy, although he won't say it. We will set off in the evening on the first day of the first year of junior high school, and we will go on the second day of the second year of junior high school. Now that we can reach the capital, let’s leave in the afternoon of the second year of junior high school, so as not to delay your work in the third year of junior high school.”

 “That won’t work, you’re too tired.”

“I can find a driver. There are many drivers in the factory.”

 Four-legged toads are hard to find, but there are plenty of two-legged toads, not just from their shipyards, but also from their transportation companies.

Zhao Ling still wanted to object, but Qin Tao had already made up his mind: "I have the final say on this matter!"

Qin Tao showed the courage of a group CEO, so Zhao Ling had no choice but to accept it.

"Taozi, you can't talk like this in the future. The couple will live together and discuss it. Xiaoling, if Taozi bullies you in the future, just tell her mother." Cao Yuru said.

"Um."

“Mom, please stop messing around. What’s the use of telling you? It’s better to tell Xiaoling her father, who is much more powerful than you.”

Zhao Ling burst out laughing.

The atmosphere became lively again. Qin Tao looked at his mother: "Mom, do you have any problems in your factory? If you have any, please tell me and I will help you solve them."

“No need, your mother can still handle things in the factory. Now we just follow the route you mentioned. Our factory has started to develop the Eight Wolf men’s clothing brand, and it’s pretty good so far.”

Qin Tao nodded. My mother came on stage. She was quite courageous and started to build a brand. He rolled his eyes and then said: "We must enter the first-tier market. Huating can be placed in our Dingmai Supermarket." , placed together with foreign goods."

 Supermarkets not only sell snacks, but also sell many other things, including clothing. When placed together with foreign goods, the style becomes very high.

 “The supermarket over there in Huating?”

“Yes, we also own half of the shares, just say hello.” Qin Tao began to take over everything.

 Cao Yuru nodded. She had unconditional trust in her son, and whatever her son said would definitely come true.

As he spoke, the big brother Qin Tao placed on the table rang loudly.

"What? A foreigner is here? Isn't this foreigner celebrating the Chinese New Year?" Qin Tao was speechless: "Are they here to inspect our production of natural gas carriers? No? Then why are they here? Capesize bulk carriers?"

 Putting down the phone, Qin Tao felt helpless.

 “When the customer comes, go pick it up.” Zhao Ling said.

"Humph, these foreigners don't respect our traditions at all. We are celebrating the New Year. Why are they coming to our place?" Qin Tao said: "We won't go today. We will take the time to see them tomorrow. We can't delay us." New Year.”

 “Brother Tao, business is important.”

“Humph, how can foreigners be so kind? They came to us because they had no other choice.”

 “There’s no way?” Zhao Ling was a little curious.

"Yes, the 150,000-ton Capesize bulk carrier is a trap. Currently, the bulk carriers in the world are mainly Cape Sails. In recent years, there have been several accidents. Some have sunk and some have broken. Therefore, the world's major shipyards no longer accept this type of ship." Qin Tao said: "Foreigners are not coming here to order urgently needed natural gas ships. How can I be so kind as to deliver them to my door? Order?”

There are many categories of ships sailing in the world, and bulk carriers are one of them. They specialize in transporting goods that do not need to be bundled, such as coal, iron ore, timber, livestock, cereals, etc.

 At the same time, these bulk carriers are divided into many types.

Flexible bulk carriers have a load capacity between 20,000 tons and 50,000 tons. These smaller tonnage ships have strong adaptability to routes, canals and seaports, have moderate cargo weight, and can carry multiple loads. Cargo loading and unloading machinery and equipment are convenient and flexible to operate, so they are called "flexible".

Larger than it is the Panamax bulk carrier. As the name suggests, this kind of ship can pass through the Panama Canal under full load. That is, the total length of the ship does not exceed 274.32 meters and the width does not exceed 32.30 meters. This kind of ship is generally six Seventy thousand tons.

Larger than it is the Cape-size bulk carrier. This type of ship is mainly used to transport iron ore. It does not need to pass through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal. If necessary, it needs to detour around the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn, so it can be made very large. Fifty thousand tons is a common tonnage.

 Although it takes a long way around, the benefits are still considerable due to the large loading capacity. After all, this kind of ship does not transport high-value goods, and it attaches great importance to economy. The bigger the better.

But at the same time, as the ship gets bigger, problems arise.

This is definitely not just a matter of enlarging the ship proportionally. As the ship gets bigger, the stiffness will be poorer and key parts must be strengthened. Even so, once encountering strong winds and waves at sea, the bottom of the hull may be unevenly stressed, which may cause Something went wrong.

  If it is a small ship, it can pass through the waves. Although it will be bumpy, it will be safer. For a large ship, the bottom of the ship may be hit by a large number of waves at the same time. The several broken ships were killed in this way.

This is like a heavy-duty truck. It was driving fine on a flat road, but when it encountered a pothole, it bumped a bit. As a result, there was a sudden click and the main beam of the truck broke!

Although Qin Tao has been busy getting things from Lao Maozi, he still knows a lot about the maritime industry in various countries. Such bulk carriers have been involved in accidents one after another. Which shipyard dares to build them?

 When the other party comes to your side and comes to your door, it has a purpose.

“If that’s the case, then we should reject it?” Zhao Ling asked.

Although Zhao Ling did not stay in the group as Qin Tao's secretary according to Qin Tao's wishes, Zhao Ling was still very concerned about the things here. If there were difficulties, just don't do it.

Qin Tao smiled: "Turn it down? Why? Our shipyard has invested heavily in building a 400,000-ton dock. Now there is an order for a 150,000-ton bulk carrier. The two ships can be built together. , the investment in the shipyard will be recovered."

Of course it must be made! Qin Tao is very firm about this.

Zhao Ling looked at him in surprise: "Didn't you say that all the large shipyards in the world would not dare to accept this kind of contract?"

"It is precisely because we dare not take it that we show the strength of our shipyard." Qin Tao said: "We can build any difficult ship type, but we will never engage in low-price competition. Let us You can build it, but you have to pay a high price!”

 Of course I have to accept the business that comes to my door, but I have to make a lot of money through this business.

 In the past, their shipyard could only build ships of a few thousand tons. Even if they received a contract for an aircraft carrier, they would only be of the 10,000-ton level. Next, they will build large ships of hundreds of thousands of tons, which is of great significance to Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group.

 It's just that profits must be guaranteed. Qin Tao doesn't do cheap business.

 Mingzhou Shipyard Reception Office.

The reception office is also newly built. After all, with the continuous development of Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group, more and more guests are coming. Some come here to inspect, some come to place orders, and some come to supervise work. These people must have address.

These reception rooms are all built to high standards. Although they are not large in area, they are equipped with hot water, TV and telephone. There is also a canteen on the first floor of the reception office, which can provide them with delicious meals.

 At this time, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, but a group of people who had just checked into the guest house could not sleep at all.

Cammy Siglon, chairman of the Belgian company Campbell-Follett, stood in front of the window. The location was good and he could clearly see the lights in the nearby shipyard.

Although today is New Year's Eve, workers in the factory are still working overtime. Sparks are flying on the slipway. Huge aircraft carriers and 051C warships are being welded intensively. In the dock nearby, natural gas ships, yachts and The missile boats are also under construction, and on the beach not far away, a 400,000-ton shipyard is also under construction, with gantry cranes going back and forth, carrying tracking and domestic supplies.

“Today is the most important festival here, right? At this time, they still don’t rest and are still working?” Kami said.

"Yes, Mr. Chairman." Kami's assistant Carrasco said: "Although this shipyard only started up recently, they are in a period of vigorous development. They have many orders, whether they are civilian ships or warships. , are constantly being produced. I have asked some shipowner representatives and they are very satisfied with the construction technology here. I believe that 150,000-ton bulk carriers can definitely be built here!"

 “Hopefully.”

 Bang, bang, bang!

At this moment, suddenly, beautiful flowers of various colors bloomed in the sky in the distance, and the sound of crackling firecrackers also sounded in the nearby family area.

“This is their fireworks, celebrating the coming of the new year,” Carrasco said.

 The light of the fireworks shone on Kami's face, and he said softly: "I hope it is also a new beginning for us!"

 In recent times, they have sunk two ships, and the company's operations have been greatly affected. They must order two more ships to make up for the vacancy.

However, they searched all over Europe. As soon as those large shipyards heard that they were going to build a 150,000-ton Capesize bulk carrier, they immediately shook their heads. No matter how much money they offered, they would not accept it. Once something happened, they would They will face high claims, so they would rather not make money than lose money.

Karl, who was hit by obstacles everywhere, came to the East with hope. This is a place where miracles are created. The natural gas ship has been operating normally. The ship owner has praised the excellent performance of the natural gas ship and the technology of Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group more than once. Therefore, they can only come here and give it a try.

 Now, he is full of expectations.

Natural gas ships can be built, and bulk carriers should be no problem!

The bustle outside lasted until half past twelve. Kami was lying on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep. She spent an insomnia night and didn't fall asleep until dawn.

 As a result, I slept until the afternoon.

It's a good thing that he slept until the afternoon, because in the morning, Qin Tao didn't have time to talk to him at all. On the first day of the new year, Qin Tao wanted to pay New Year's greetings.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, in the office of Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group, Qin Tao took several of his subordinates, Yang Dawei, Cong Ju and others, to receive the visiting Belgian guests.

"I'm very sorry, there are too many things going on recently." Qin Tao said politely: "I can't receive you in person, and it's during the Chinese New Year. By the way, didn't you sleep well?"

"It's okay." Kami said: "We heard that the quality of the natural gas carriers you produced is very good. Therefore, you will definitely be able to build bulk carriers that are less difficult than natural gas carriers. We have already brought the design. As long as you follow the drawings, you can carry out the construction.”

After speaking, Kami winked, and his assistant Carrasco immediately opened a large-scale drawing and spread it on the table.

There are many more specific design drawings. Now we only have an overall design drawing, and we can already do preliminary negotiations.

“This is the design drawing of our latest Capsais-type freighter.” Carrasco introduced it to the west: “This kind of freighter is designed in accordance with international standards and has an unlimited service area.”

The appearance of bulk carriers is similar to that of oil tankers. They have a wide belly and the bridge is set at the stern. The only difference is that there are openings on the huge deck at the front of the bulk carrier, and the cargo is installed through these openings. To prevent rainwater from entering, there is a special cover over the opening.

  If you only look at the drawings, it is difficult to have an idea of ​​the size. Only by looking at the specific data can you know how huge this ship is.

 More than 300 meters long and 40 meters wide, which is much larger than the aircraft carrier under construction!

“There is something wrong with this design drawing.” Yang Dawei spoke.

 What, is there a problem?

 Cami, Carrasco and others were immediately stunned: "How is it possible? This is done by our best ship design company in Europe!"

"The strength between the No. 48 keel and the No. 49 keel in the No. 7 and No. 8 warehouses is not enough." Yang Dawei continued: "The part here is the center of the ship. When the ship is in the waves, When sailing, the shear stress here is the greatest, so if there are strong winds and waves, it will easily break."

"How did you know?"

 Analyzing several ship breakage accidents, we can be surprised to find that almost all of them were broken from this part. They are still in litigation. The design unit said it was a problem with the shipyard, and the shipyard said it was a problem with the design. In short, it was a back and forth.

Now, the designers here can actually see the design problems at a glance, which is amazing!

Although Yang Dawei is an expert in ship design, he must see it at a glance. What did he say.

It's just that the theory is connected with practice, so the people in front of me can't help but believe it, and it can also establish a high image of oneself.

 At this time, when asked how he knew, Yang Dawei did not answer, he just pretended to be serious.

“It’s really a design problem!” Kami and Carrasco agreed: “Then do we still have to revise the design?”

“It’s not easy to re-modify. It’s better for us to redesign. With only 100 million US dollars, we can redesign a set of 150,000-ton Panamax bulk carriers.” Yang Dawei continued.

 The design fee is 100 million. It is estimated that only Qin Tao dares to ask for it.

Sure enough, after hearing the design fee of 100 million US dollars, Kami stood up immediately: "What? 100 million? Our best design company in Europe only asked for 50 million! You actually want 100 million?"

“So, I designed a defective product.” Qin Tao said: “It’s cheap but not good!”

The person opposite is dumb. The design fee of 50 million yuan has problems with the design. It is reasonable for us to charge 100 million yuan, but is this too cheating?

Even if we build two Panamax bulk carriers of 150,000 tons, it will not cost US$50 million! After all, this is a civilian ship and cannot be compared with a military ship.

(The cost in the 1990s was not found, but in 2020, a bulk carrier of 200,000 tons was only US$80 million, so in the early 1990s, one ship should not have cost more than US$30 million.)

“Mr. Qin, can it be cheaper?” Carrasco asked cautiously.

“There are cheap methods.” Qin Tao said: “If you don’t want to pay the design fee, then we can make it according to this design drawing, so you don’t have to spend a penny on the design fee.”

  ? Cammy and Carrasco are both confused. What are you talking about?

 Use the original drawings? Isn't this a problematic drawing? What should I do if I build a ship using this blueprint and it sinks? You will say that it is a problem with the drawings, and then you are arguing again!

"Quality problems can be solved by using high-strength steel." Qin Tao said: "We only need to raise the standard by one level. For example, if we use steel with a yield strength of more than 400 MPa to build, then there will be no problem. Problem."

 The drawings are indeed flawed, but there is still a way to make up for it, and that is to use high-strength materials!

Steel used in civilian ships has a yield strength of only over 200 MPa. Only warships use advanced materials with a yield strength of 300 to 400 MPa. Aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines use even higher materials. Now, Qin Tao actually uses it for their bulk carriers. This kind of steel!

How much will it cost?

　　Kami swallowed, and then said: "Mr. Qin, this kind of steel must be very expensive, right?"

"Yes, the use of this kind of steel will make the construction cost of ships soar. If you build more, it is more convenient to modify the design drawings. If you only order one or two, it is still more cost-effective to use high-strength steel." Qin Tao said : "Just wait, I'll do the math for you."

Then, Qin Tao grabbed the abacus on the side and started playing it, mumbling words, one up, one up, two up, two up.

After playing with the abacus for a while, Qin Tao said: "The price of such a 150,000-ton bulk carrier should be around 60 million US dollars. For two ships, it would be 120 million US dollars. However, compared to modifying the design drawings, it is still It’s such a good deal, if you want to build four or five ships, you’d better modify the drawings.”

 Sixty million dollars for a bulk carrier?

 Kami’s throat moved. Isn’t this a money grab? In Europe, it can be built for 20 to 30 million US dollars! Here in the East, we have a labor cost advantage. When negotiating contracts with other shipyards, they all rely on low prices to win orders. But here, why has the price increased?

 My flesh hurts!

At this time, Qin Tao had already stood up: "It seems that you have to think about it. You think about it first. When you have decided, you will get back to us."

 Qin Tao is actually leaving?

 Of course he is leaving.

The set has been placed, and we are waiting for the other party to come over step by step. However, the price has doubled, so people have to think about it and have a buffer time.

Qin Tao and Yang Dawei walked out. Cong Ju's steps slowed down for a moment. She looked at the people present and said, "You have to make a decision quickly! Our shipyard's orders are already fully booked. If you don't hurry up, It has been decided that once the slipway is occupied, it will probably take a few years to get a ship, and we have orders for three or four natural gas ships on hand.”

 Cong Ju’s feminine voice was very gentle.

 After saying that, she quickly followed him out.

“Mr. Qin, will they take the bait?” Yang Dawei and Qin Tao walked out and asked in a low voice.

"If they have a choice, can they come to our shipyard?" Qin Tao said: "Although our price is higher, we can build it for them. No other shipyard will take this job, so we have this ability."

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