China: Chengxi Shipyard Launches 46,000 DWT Bulk Carrier

Chengxi Shipyard Launches 46,000 DWT Bulk Carrier

No.5 46,000 DWT bulk carrier, built for Shenhua Zhonghai Shipping Co.,Ltd, was successfully launched in Ship Building Line No.3 at Qidong at 12:38 on Sept.1st ,2012.

Following that, the first block of No.6 46,000 DWT bulk carrier was lifted on the slipway which indicating the commencement of erection for this vessel.

Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary corporation wholly-owned by China CSSC Holdings Limited, a stock listed company in China under the group of CSSC. The company grew out from Chengxi Shipyard which was established in 1973 and renamed in 2006. Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd. is located in, Yangtze Delta, Jiangyin city, Jiangsu province, which is the leading city of China’s top 100 countries.

The company is mainly engaged in ship repairing, ship building and offshore engineering, fabricating large steel construction, with the annual repairing and converting capacity of 200 vessels under 300,000DWT, annual building capacity of 30 vessels of various types under 82,000 DWT and annual manufacturing capacity of 120,000 tons steel structural members.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, September 13, 2012; Image: Chengxi Shipyard