Chapter 808: Ship king

Ro-ro ships are also commonly known as "opening and disembarking" in the shipping industry. Its main feature is that there are openings on both sides and stern of the ship, and springboards are installed at the openings.
This design is designed to allow vehicles to board and disembark directly, and its advantages are obvious: this type of ship can basically load and transport goods with its own towing vehicle without relying on large-scale hoisting machinery in the port, but the disadvantage is that it has a higher center of gravity. Therefore, the stability is poor, and because large-scale lighter vehicles are required to pass in the cabin, the horizontal bulkheads in the cabin are minimized, which also affects its sinking resistance and deck strength to a certain extent. In short, it is slightly safer. difference.
In fact, the advantages of ro-ro ships are quite obvious. This kind of ship has high loading and unloading efficiency, and because it loads and unloads goods through vehicle activities, it can save a lot of loading and unloading labor, reduce ship docking time, and increase ship utilization. .
There is another point, because when using ro-ro ships, the ship and shore do not need lifting equipment, even if the port equipment conditions are poor, the ro-ro ships can load and unload cargo efficiently, so the adaptability is better.
Moreover, because of its large cargo warehouse, Ro-Ro ships can carry special cargo and various bulky goods, such as automobiles or large mechanical devices, in addition to standard containers. Most of them are transported by ro-ro ships.
After talking for a long time, they are all advantages, but why does Bao Yugang think Tan Zhenhua should not choose to buy a ro-ro ship when he first buys a ship?
Of course it is because the ro-ro ship has one of its biggest shortcomings.
expensive!
Not only is it expensive to build, it is also more expensive to operate.
There is no need for the port to provide large-scale hoisting equipment, which means that auxiliary loading and unloading equipment, barges for moving goods, etc. must be installed on the ship, and these equipment are not available on ordinary cargo ships. Relative to the worthless hull, The cost of these equipment and special vehicles is much higher.
With equipment, it must also require professional and technical workers to operate these equipment. This makes the staffing on ro-ro ships larger and more complicated than ordinary cargo ships, and personnel expenses, especially those with certain professional and technical capabilities, have always been operations. The bulk of the cost.
There is also a sea boat, which lives in the sea every day. It is inevitable to encounter some strong winds and waves or other special conditions. No matter whether it is a boat or the cargo in the boat, it is very valuable. Therefore, each Ships are insured with huge sums of money, but because ro-ro ships are inherently less safe, the insurance rates for ro-ro ships must be higher by major insurance companies.
For these reasons, the shipping price of ro-ro ships in the maritime market is higher than that of container ships or bulk carriers. This is why Bao Yugang feels that this type of ship is not suitable for novice mariners. After all, a new ship owner wants to Cost must be an important aspect in order to get a share of the fiercely competitive international shipping market. The relatively high cost of ro-ro ships is generally applicable to ships that transport special commodities, but the old helmsman in the shipping industry is still required. Operation is good, they have rich operating experience and extensive customer accumulation, knowing who needs this kind of ship most.
Bao Yugang has seen the ups and downs of large and small shipowners and shipping companies in his decades of shipping career, and he built his own shipping empire with his extraordinary vision and foresight. Becoming the top of the seven ship kings in the world, he felt that his judgment must be correct, and he liked Tan Zhenhua a lot. He didn’t want to see him make fatal mistakes when he first entered Novice Village. Therefore, he felt that he had It is necessary to remind Tan Zhenhua.
"Zhenhua, I know that you are optimistic about the economic development of the mainland, so I think ocean shipping will definitely usher in a golden opportunity, but I have to remind you that ocean shipping is very different from air transportation." Bao Yugang said, "Nothing else. It is said that it is not a simple matter to balance the rough guys who have been floating in the sea all day long and cannot get on the shore for several months."
"Uh, this..." Tan Zhenhua never expected that the first sentence he had always respected, Mr. Bao, was actually this, and he couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
However, if you think about it carefully, the old man's words are rough and not rough. Although a sailor is not in jail, he is locked in that iron shell and floated on the sea for several months. In fact, it is not much different from being in jail. It is really unbearable.
He just wanted to open his mouth when he heard Bao Yugang already nagging: "So I suggest you, if you want to enter the shipping industry, you might as well start with a smaller business and get familiar with it first, such as a freight forwarder. Or shipping agency, that is, find the owner of the cargo or the owner with space, intermediary among them, earn a certain commission, and then do it well, train a team, and then see if you want to build your own fleet. It's not that Grandpa is afraid that you will enter the trade to compete. I just think that if you do not have the resources of the cargo owner and the resources of the ship, if you rush into the trade, you will lose a lot of money."
"Grandpa Bao, I'm not..."
"Isn't it? You don't want to compete with me? Zhenhua, I don't care if you don't compete with Grandpa, don't talk about you, isn't there an ambitious guy in our Yonggang Club? Dong Haoyun that Although the old guy is gone, his precious son's ambition is no smaller than his old man. Now the size of his Dong family’s fleet is already one of the world’s seven biggest ship kings, but I care about you, grandpa. Ever?"
Dong Haoyun, speaking of it, had a relationship with Tan Zhenhua. When he first arrived in Xiangjiang, he was there when he first met the "Yonggang Club" in the Shao family mansion. He also shook hands with Tan Zhenhua and exchanged greetings. , I looked very energetic at the time, how can I say that it is gone?
It's a pity that the Ningbo-Hong Kong Association once again folded its members.
His face couldn’t help showing a look of regret. Bao Yu just saw it and said:
It’s really a pity to say that Dong went away last year and suffered a sudden heart attack. He was only 71 years old. This person is very old. When it’s hard to say... But fortunately, his son Jianhua is quite good, and he acts quite like a father, and Hao Yun is considered a successor in his career."
Wait a minute, Tan Zhenhua felt that he had heard something extraordinary, and couldn't help asking: "Dong Haoyun's son is Jianhua? His surname is Dong?"
Bao Yugang immediately gave him a big eyeball and said: "Zhenhua, what you asked, what else can Lao Dong's son be named Dong? Could he still follow my surname Bao? I think that child is good, but there is That heart, that also has to be Old Dong Ken? If I follow Old Man Shao's way of robbing people, I am afraid that Old Dong's coffin board will not be able to hold it down!"
Speaking of this, this is also a great pity for the "World Ship King" in this life. The old man has no sons in his life, only two daughters...
Tan Zhenhua didn't have time to pay attention to Bao Yugang's ridicule of him and Shao Yi's husband, because there was a mass of thunder "banging" in his heart.
It turns out that Dong Haoyun’s son is Dong Jianhua. How many future figures are hidden in the "Yonggang Club" he joined!