Shipyards in Macau#Coloane
Shipyards in Macau was once part of a shipbuilding industry that existed before disappearing after 2006.{{Cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/shipbuilding-macao-artisans/index.html | title=The master shipbuilder keeping Macao's maritime past alive -- in miniature | website=CNN }}
History
Shipbuilding had existed in Macau for centuries but large scale beginning in the 1850s, peaked in the 1950s with 30 facilities and lasted until the 1980s before disappearing in 2006.{{Cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/shipbuilding-macao-artisans/index.html | title=The master shipbuilder keeping Macao's maritime past alive -- in miniature | website=CNN }}
The industry which focused in building fishing vessels (namely wooden junks) used in Hong Kong and China{{Cite web | url=https://macaulifestyle.com/culture/heritage/coloane-shipyards-treasure-remember/ | title=Coloane Shipyards: A Treasure to Remember | date=20 May 2019 }} was challenged by cheaper metal boats from China.{{Cite web | url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20151110-preserving-macaus-seafaring-soul | title=A 400-year-old-port – with no boats }}
Coloane
The village of Lai Chi Vun Village was once home to at least 17 shipbuilders{{cite web| url = https://www.macaubusiness.com/macau-govt-finishes-lai-chi-vun-shipyards-listing/| title = Macau {{!}} Gov't finishes Lai Chi Vun shipyards listing {{!}} Macau Business| date = 5 December 2018}} and now vacant. Veng Lok Shipyard was once located in Lai Chi Vun. Most other shipyards are abandoned and crumbling buildings facing demolition since 2016.{{cite web |url=https://macaunews.mo/authorities-macau-fence-off-11-endangered-coloane-shipyards/ |title=Authorities of Macau fence off Coloane shipyards | Macau News |website=macaunews.mo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902132514/https://macaunews.mo/authorities-macau-fence-off-11-endangered-coloane-shipyards/ |archive-date=2019-09-02}}
Model Shipbuilder
Today the only shipbuilding exists in Lai Chi Vun Village where Macao Association of Shipyard Workers builds model junks.{{Cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/shipbuilding-macao-artisans/index.html | title=The master shipbuilder keeping Macao's maritime past alive -- in miniature | website=CNN }}