New shipyard opens in Dalian

A shipyard that has laid claim to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size has began operation at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in Liaoning province.

STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of the STX Group from the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the major investor in the project, said the boatyard — which is 460 m long, 135 m wide and 14.5 m high —was now the largest in the world in terms of physical area. The firm did not reveal the cost of the yard.