I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

After reading the email, Lin Ting asked Lin Fu to save the original file.

"Send this to the project bidding party and the transportation authorities as evidence of bid interference. No need for a response from the alliance."

The Far East Shipping Alliance did not wait the full 24 hours.

The following morning, all 340 container booking applications submitted by Lin's Logistics were returned.

Pharmaceuticals, machine tool parts, and special cement additives were left in port warehouses.

Seven shipping agents have stopped accepting orders.

The two local shipping companies that were originally willing to handle the transshipment also returned their contracts at noon.

The alliance notified them that whoever transported goods for the Lin family would lose their international shipping slots.

With port warehousing fees increasing hourly, Lin's foreign trade clients have been sending delivery reminders one after another.

The precision bearings that Hongtu was preparing to export needed to be loaded onto the ship within nine days, and the imported dialysis membranes ordered by three hospitals were also stuck at overseas ports.

Morgan held a meeting of agents at the Hailian Ports office.

"The fact that the Lin family received priority in the bidding does not mean that they have shipping capabilities."

Without alliance vessels, there will be no international shipping routes after the East Bay project is completed. Letting them withdraw from the project is still negotiable.

Several shipping company owners in the provincial capital were taking notes with their heads down.

They were well aware of the alliance's importance; the allocation of large cargo ships and containers, as well as overseas port agreements, were all controlled by the eleven member companies.

No matter how strong Lin's land transportation is, the goods still have to be handed over to the shipowner once they arrive at the dock.

Inside the Lin's Logistics Dispatch Center, goods awaiting shipment have been lined up outside the Seventh Wharf.

Lin Fu handed the loss report to Lin Ting.

"Daily warehousing and default costs are close to two million yuan. Domestic coastal ship owners are willing to take the cargo, but the alliance controls the source of foreign trade containers, so they dare not cooperate openly."

Lin Ting returned to his office on the top floor of Buckingham Palace and closed the door to the archives room.

The Black Technology Library of the Eternal First Clan System has expanded to a new directory.

In the ocean shipping category, an additional set of blueprints for a 30,000-ton modular cargo ship has been added.

The content includes the hull structure, power layout, stability parameters for river-sea transition, and cargo hold modules.

The exchange rate is 8,000 prosperity points.

Lin Ting completed the exchange, and his Prosperity Points balance dropped to 30,000.

The complete blueprints remain in the archives, while the section on the dual-use river and sea conversion was separated and transferred to the offline terminal of the Lin's Heavy Industry Research Institute.

Wei Jianguo received only one task.

Convert existing flat-bottomed cargo ships into compliant river-sea amphibious transport vessels.

That afternoon, Lin Ting arrived at the No. 6 deep-water wharf in Wangjia Village.

Wangjia Village relies on the water for its livelihood, with over a hundred households operating boats. After the Lin family took over the waterways, the old sand dredgers, flat-bottomed cargo ships, and short-distance barges were all put under unified management.

There are a total of 107 vessels registered at the dock.

After reviewing the renovation list, boat captain Wang Dehai touched the gunwale of the boat.

"Reinforcing bulkheads, sealing cargo holds, and installing navigation and life-saving equipment can be completed in the shipyard in about ten days. The engine room can also be modified, but if a hundred ships are under construction at the same time, the parts and surveyors cannot keep up."

Lin Dayou posted the schedules for the six docks on the warehouse wall.

"Huasheng handles the anti-corrosion coating, and Hongtu processes the connectors. Lifesaving equipment is sourced from three suppliers, and ship inspections are conducted in batches. The dock is divided into six work areas, operating in shifts day and night."

The Far East Shipping Alliance quickly received the news about the ship modification.

Morgan instructed Hailian Ports to contact fuel suppliers and marine insurance companies, asking them to reject Lin's order.

Two insurance companies withdrew their returns, and three coastal gas stations also tightened their settlement terms.

Lin Fu did not compete for these channels.

Lin's Logistics signed a comprehensive ship insurance contract with a state-owned insurance company, and fuel was uniformly transferred from the outer port and Wangjiacun storage depot.

All ship inspection records, crew certificates, and load data for each vessel are entered into the maritime declaration system.

Twelve days later, one hundred ships had been modified.

The hull is equipped with a double-layered collision protection zone, and the cargo hold is equipped with a water ingress alarm and automatic drainage equipment.

Each vessel is equipped with satellite positioning, maritime radio, and life rafts, and the crew is retrained according to near-shore standards.

The remaining seven ships remained at the dock to provide supplies and rescue services.

The league's blockade continues.

The warehouse is already stockpiled with more than 800 standard containers, and the latest delivery date for the export contract is only three days away.

Morgan sent men to guard the estuary, convinced that the Lin family would not dare to allow local flat-bottomed boats into the sea lanes.

If the maritime authorities stop the ship, the Donghai Bay project review will re-examine Lin's transportation qualifications.

On the morning of the day of departure, the crew members from each household in Wangjia Village arrived at Pier No. 6.

One hundred amphibious vessels were arranged in five rows, with Lin's Logistics number painted on their bows and Lin's flags flying on their masts.

The first batch of goods has been loaded, including Hongtu Bearings, Kang Sheng Pharmaceuticals, and port construction materials.

Wang Dehai stood on the deck of the lead boat, with more than seventy boat captains from Wangjia Village behind him.

"Grandpa, in the past, when we ran ships for outer ports, the freight rates were set by others, and we had to compensate for any cargo damage ourselves. After the Lin family took over the waterways, they repaired the docks, provided insurance, and even gave the crew members' families a security deposit."

He placed the fleet dispatch seal into Lin Dayou's hand.

"From today onwards, the 127 households of boatmen in Wangjia Village will be under the unified command of the Lin family. If our ancestor protects our livelihood, we will protect the Lin family's waterways."

The captains signed and pressed their fingerprints on the crew roster.

A system notification popped up in front of Lin Ting.

The membership rate of the Wangjiacun shipping consortium has reached 95%.

[Family business cohesion has increased, prosperity level has increased by 3,600 points.]

At seven o'clock in the morning, Lin Dayou boarded the first boat.

The dock gates opened, and the first line of twenty ships sailed out of the harbor basin. The next four lines followed in sequence, with all ships maintaining the same distance, speed, and communication channels.

Thousands of Wangjiacun villagers and Linshi Logistics employees gathered on the shore.

One hundred Lin family flags were unfurled along the river. After the lead ship passed the No. 6 navigation mark, the fleet entered the East China Sea estuary, and the cargo that had been piling up for many days headed to the offshore transshipment anchorage.

The observer from Hailian Ports transmitted the footage to Morgan.

Morgan looked at the fleet numbers and picked up the phone.

"Local flat-bottomed boats do not have ocean-going qualifications. We reported a large fleet of vessels to the Maritime Safety Administration for entering the main channel and had patrol boats detain them all."

At the provincial maritime command center, the duty dispatcher received a waterway monitoring report.

On the radar screen, one hundred ship signals are moving towards the sea outlet.

The duty officer picked up the dispatch phone.

"A large unidentified convoy has been discovered at the East China Sea estuary and has entered the main channel. Two maritime patrol boats have been dispatched to intercept and inspect it."