CHINA'S largest dry dock is in operation at the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard.
Analysts say this month's opening of the 150,000 dwt dock is a milestone in China's ship repair industry.
'The dock meets the country's demand for large-scale docks, especially those over 50,000 dwt,' said Wang Naijie, an official of the shipyard.
Although shipyards have developed rapidly in recent years, the shortage in repair facilities has limited China to less than one per cent of the international market, Mr Wang said.
The yard's original dock is 300 metres in length, 62 metres in width and 11.9 metres in depth. Each year, it was expected to repair more than 60 ships.
The modernisation, launched in June 1992, was one of the major projects in the Eighth Five-Year Plan.
