Chinese government authorities are circulating for industry comment a consolidation proposal that aims to streamline the management and production of Beijing-based China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) yards in northern China and make them more specialised.

The six main yards of Hu Wenming-led CSIC would be grouped into three pairs for purposes of marketing and management, with each yard maintaining some degree of operational independence but with final decision-making power in the hands of the bigbrother yard.

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