It is known from Zibo municipal government office, it is scheduled to build  Zibo into a Shandong provincial and even a national important production base of shipping supporting industry.   

Up to year 2012, 3 shipping supporting industrial park will be built, as well as 10 important shipping supporting enterprises, 10 provincial shipping supporting enterprise technology center or engeering research center, 2 casting and forging center. At present, there are nearly 30 shipping supporting and related enterprises, with total assets of nearly 10 billion RMB.

Recent years, the city is making effort to accelerate development of shipping supporting industry, actively establishs strategic alliance, keeps in close touch with shipping enterprises inside and outside Shandong Province, and holds Zibo shipping products promotion shows respectively in Qingdao, Weihai, Yantai and etc..(Translation)