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Two offshore drilling rigs undergo maintenance at berths inside a shipyard in Yantai, East China's Shandong Province on January 12, 2025. In 2024, China consolidated its lead position in global shipbuilding industry, taking two thirds of orders, according to a report by Clarksons Research. Photo: VCG