The story of Titanic has been well-known in China since 1997, when the James Cameron movie was shown across the country.

On April 15, 1912, Titanic sank off Newfoundland after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. The accident claimed the lives of 1,523 people.

The Blue Star Line held a news conference in Hong Kong on Saturday introducing the construction work of Titanic II and related promotional activities.

"It's difficult to replicate a luxury liner, but Jinling Shipyard has a history of 60 years of building various kinds of vessels with high quality," Ge Biao, director of the shipyard, was quoted by Xinhua News Agency as saying in Hong Kong.

"The shipyard has full confidence it can build Titanic II in cooperation with foreign partners," Ge said.

Jinling Shipyard, founded in 1952, is a major shipbuilder with about 3,000 employees and makes vessels for many countries.

Li added that promotional activities will be held in other cities, such as Macao and London.