[The value of new orders for marine engineering equipment from January to August increased by 160.8% year-on-year] On September 22, this morning, the State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences with the theme of "Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan" to introduce the situation of promoting the safe, efficient and sustainable use of natural resources. According to the relevant person in charge, to promote the vigorous development of resource industries such as minerals, oceans, forestry and grassland, and geographical information, from January to August, the national exploration rights transfer transaction value increased by 133.5% year-on-year, and the investment in non-oil and gas mineral exploration in the first half of the year increased by 8.1% year-on-year; from January to August, the number of new orders for marine vessels and the amount of new orders for marine engineering equipment increased by 83.7% and 160.8% respectively year-on-year.