Three Shanghai-based shipyards delivered 69 vessels and received new shipbuilding orders for 128 units in 2024, according to their parent company China State Shipbuilding Corp. This represents a year-on-year growth of 19 percent and 70 percent, respectively, the world's largest shipbuilder said. All the new orders are medium to high-end models and more than 20 billion yuan ($2.74 billion) worth of these signed orders will be settled in renminbi, solidifying the nation's position as a shipbuilding powerhouse, the State-owned conglomerate added. (....)