Jiangnan Shipyard
31°21′15″N 121°44′15″E / 31.354114°N 121.737414°E
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Native name | 江南造船(集团)有限责任公司 |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Shipbuilding |
Founded | 1865 |
Headquarters | Shanghai, China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Parent | China State Shipbuilding Corporation |
Website | jnshipyard |
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Jiangnan Shipyard (Chinese: 江南造船厂; pinyin: Jiāngnán Zàochuán Chǎng) is a historic shipyard in Shanghai, China. The shipyard has been state-owned since its founding in 1865 and is now operated as Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd.
Before 2009, the company was south of central Shanghai at 2 Gaoxing Road (31°11′49″N 121°28′59″E / 31.19694°N 121.48306°E). In 2009, the shipyard was moved to Changxing Island, in the mouth of the Yangtze River to the north of urban Shanghai. (31°21′14.81″N 121°44′14.69″E / 31.3541139°N 121.7374139°E).[citation needed]
The shipyard builds, repairs and converts both civilian and military ships. Other activities include the manufacture of machinery and electrical equipment, pressure vessels and steel works for various land-based products.[citation needed]
Ship building
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The shipyard main production is: liquefied gas carriers, car carriers, crude oil tankers, Panamax bulk carriers, Handymax bulk carriers, Lake suitable bulk carriers, multi-purpose cargo ships, and fast feeder container ships. The shipyard recently delivered 23,000 TEU LNG-fueled containership the CMA CGM Champs Elysées,[1] but there was a delay of at least 10 months.[2][3]
See also
- Chinese aircraft carrier programme
- Foochow Arsenal
- Great Hsi-Ku Arsenal
- Hanyang Arsenal
- Naval history of China
- Self-Strengthening Movement
- Taiyuan Arsenal
References
- ^ "CMA CGM's Second 23,000 TEU LNG Containership Delivered". Marinelink. 30 Oct 2020.
- ^ "World's largest container vessels under construction in Shanghai". People's Daily. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Ship owners already know the limitation of the Chinese shipyards". Hellenicshippingnews. 1 June 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
- Official website (in English)
- listing by GlobalSecurity.org
- Collection of photos of ships built by Jiangnan Shipyard[permanent dead link]