31°21′15″N 121°44′15″E / 31.354114°N 121.737414°E / 31.354114; 121.737414

Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.
Native name
江南造船（集团）有限责任公司
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1865
HeadquartersShanghai, China
Area served
Worldwide
ParentChina State Shipbuilding Corporation
Websitejnshipyard.cssc.net.cn
Gun transportation at Kiangnan Arsenal in Shanghai, during the Self-Strengthening Movement.

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 / 31.19694; 121.48306). 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 / 31.3541139; 121.7374139).

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.

Ship building

Yuan Wang 2 in Waitematā Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand
Lanzhou (170) of the Type 052C destroyer class

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]

List of ships built in Jiangnan and Kiangnan Dockyard and Engineering Works:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CMA CGM's Second 23,000 TEU LNG Containership Delivered". Marinelink. 30 Oct 2020.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Ship owners already know the limitation of the Chinese shipyards". Hellenicshippingnews. 1 June 2020.
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