CSSC subsidiaries have completed a series of shipbuilding and equipment milestones, including Jiangnan Shipyard’s float-out of a 99,000-cbm VLEC and a 14,000 TEU container ship, Chengxi Shipyard’s delivery of the 84,500-dwt bulker CSPC PISCES and Wuhan Marine Machinery’s steering gear order for 12 dual-fuel 9,200 TEU container ships, according to CSSC.
Jiangnan Shipyard’s No 3 dock carried out its third float-out batch of the year on 13 May, covering two complete vessels, one complete vessel lifted afloat and one half-vessel section lifted afloat.
The vessels included the eighth 99,000-cbm very large ethane carrier in a series for Southwest Maritime and a 14,000 TEU single-fuel container ship for Boya.
Jiangnan also lifted afloat a 175,000-cbm LNG carrier for Shandong Marine Energy and a half-vessel section of a 15,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ship for CMA CGM.
Chengxi Shipyard delivered the 10th 84,500-dwt bulker in a series for CITIC Financial Leasing on the same day. The vessel, named CSPC PISCES, is Chengxi’s 19th newbuilding delivery this year and completes the series. The bulker has large hatch box-type cargo holds and four deck cranes for bulk cargoes, pulp and containers. CSSC said the design also uses hullform optimisation and propulsion system upgrades to reduce fuel consumption and emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides.
Wuhan Marine Machinery signed a contract with Jiangsu New Times Shipbuilding to supply 12 steering gear units for dual-fuel 9,200 TEU container ships, with deliveries scheduled from 2027 to 2029. The steering gear uses a twin-plunger, four-cylinder fork-type structure, with four power systems on each unit, and is due to obtain DNV IACS UR E27 cybersecurity certification.
China State Shipbuilding Corp is a Chinese state-owned shipbuilding group with activities across shipbuilding, marine equipment, offshore engineering and related industrial services.
