Top-Level Major Guidance! Ocean Economy Concept Surges Against the Trend, Leveraged Funds Position Early in These Stocks

On the morning of March 16, the marine economy concept sector performed actively, with Oriental Ocean, Youfu Shares, Shenkai Shares, and Shunna Shares strongly hitting the limit-up. Several other stocks such as Deepwater Haina, China Science & Technology Sea Information, China Water Fisheries, Zhangzidao Island, and Julli Sockets also followed the upward trend.

Top Leadership Sets the Tone for Marine Economy Development

According to Xinhua News Agency, an important article titled “Promoting High-Quality Development of the Marine Economy” was published in the 6th issue of “Qiushi” magazine on March 16. It emphasizes that to advance Chinese-style modernization, efficient development and utilization of the ocean are necessary, promoting high-quality growth of the marine economy and forging a path of maritime strength with Chinese characteristics.

The article points out that, broadly, more emphasis should be placed on innovation-driven development to quickly break through key core technologies; focus more on industrial renewal, promote transformation and upgrading of traditional marine industries, vigorously develop emerging marine industries, actively cultivate future marine industries, and build a modern marine industry system.

Specifically, the article calls for key efforts in six areas, including strengthening top-level design and policy support, enhancing independent innovation capabilities in marine science and technology, making the marine industry stronger, better, and larger, and improving overall planning of major bays. It also mentions promoting the orderly construction of offshore wind power, actively developing marine biomedicine and biological products, advancing high-quality development of shipbuilding and marine engineering equipment industries, orderly optimizing and integrating coastal port clusters, and exploring marine carbon sink accounting.

Additionally, the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Natural Resources stated in “Qiushi” that they will scientifically plan the blueprint for marine economic development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, encourage and guide social capital to actively participate in marine economic development, and further promote the deep integration of the marine economy into major regional development strategies.

Marine GDP Exceeds 11 Trillion Yuan

Beyond high-level statements, a series of recent statistical data further confirm that China’s marine economy is maintaining steady growth with improved quality and efficiency.

The Ministry of Natural Resources released the “2025 China Marine Economy Statistical Bulletin,” which shows that, preliminary calculations, the gross marine product in 2025 will reach 110.18 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%, contributing 0.4 percentage points to the national economic growth.

Among them, the added value of marine industries is 45.814 trillion yuan; marine scientific research and education added value is 7.395 trillion yuan; marine public management and services added value is 18.123 trillion yuan; and related marine industries’ added value is 38.848 trillion yuan.

Meng Qinglei, Deputy Director of the Marine Strategy Planning and Economic Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, stated that future efforts will focus on five major directions: policy benefits for the sea, science and technology revitalization, industrial strengthening, ecological protection, and cooperative wealth creation, to promote higher-quality development of the marine economy.

Some securities firms pointed out that the marine economy is the core carrier of the marine power strategy, with unprecedented policy support, and the scale and technological level of the industry are advancing in tandem. The expansion of offshore wind power capacity, upgrades in marine engineering equipment, breakthroughs in marine biomedicine R&D, and port logistics recovery are the four clear main lines. The performance of related companies continues to improve, highlighting the value of sector allocation.

Multiple Stocks Gained Financing Support This Month

According to Oriental Wealth Concept Sector data, about 100 stocks related to the marine economy are currently involved in the market, covering offshore wind, marine engineering equipment, deep-sea oil and gas, ports and shipping, and marine fisheries, with a total market value exceeding 2.4 trillion yuan. China State Shipbuilding Corporation and COSCO Shipping Holdings are among the largest, while TBEA, China Merchants Shipping, and COSCO Shipping Energy are each valued at over 100 billion yuan.

Since the beginning of this year, over 70% of marine economy concept stocks have seen rising prices. Shunn Na Shares surged 1.2 times to lead the sector. China Ocean Shipping and China Merchants Shipping, both with market caps around 100 billion yuan, increased by approximately 90% and 80%, respectively. Far East Shares, Zerun New Energy, and Zhongtian Technology each gained over 50% in the interval.

In terms of funding, data from Oriental Wealth Choice shows that since March, 27 marine economy concept stocks received net financing inflows of over 10 million yuan. Among them, COSCO Shipping Energy received about 456 million yuan in net financing; China Merchants Shipping and COSCO Shipping Holdings each attracted 289 million and 259 million yuan, respectively. Four stocks, including China Ocean Shipping, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, and others, saw leveraged funds increase their holdings by over 100 million yuan.

(Source: Oriental Wealth Research Center)