On December 4th, SWS, a subsidiary of CSSC, signed the EPC contract for SBM’s FAST4WARD MPF#3 with SBM OFFSHORE in Shanghai. Mr. Lei Fanpei, Chairman of CSSC, attended the ceremony and held talks with Mr. Bruno Chabas, CEO of SBM. Both parties conducted an in-depth discussion and reached a broad consensus on further strengthening communication...
On October 18th, 2019, the steel cutting ceremony of the first built-in-China large cruise ship, which had attracted worldwide attention, was held in SWS, a subsidiary of CSSC, and entered the substantial construction phase, which is a milestone in the history of the high-quality development of Chinese Shipbuilding Industry. It marked Chinese Sh...
On December 10th, the 187K DWT Capesize Bulk Carrier, built for Japanese Santoku Marine Co., Ltd. was named and delivered in Shanghai. So far, SWS’s total shipbuilding completion in 2019 had exceeded 5 million dwt, and would reach 5.5 million dwt the whole year, successfully realizing the strategic goal of ensuring the strong position of tradi...
On December 3rd, SWS held a ceremony with EASTERN PACIFIC SHIPPING(EPS)for signing the world's first 2+3 20.9 DWT dual-fuel Newcastle Bulk Carrier newbuild contract. Dual-fuel bulk carrier is one of the development directions of clean and low-carbon technology vessel, representing the latest development trend in the area of shipbuilding. The...
As the traditional event in each year, 2019 SWS Christmas party kicked off with a blessing video on the evening of December 23rd. More than 200 representatives of ship owners and class surveyors from SWS and SWSO were invited to participate together with Mr. Chen Gang, President of SWS, and related executives and department representatives to ce...
On April 15th, SWS signed and delivered the 210k dwt Newcastle bulk carrier "DE MAY”, which is built for Foremost Group. This is the 500th vessel delivered by SWS so far since the first delivery on June 22nd, 2003. So far, the total completion has added up to 89.68 million dwt, with an annual average of 27.8 ships / 4.982 million dwt, ranking ...
On March 7,the generic FAST4WARD Multi Purpose Floater No.2, (MPF2) built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), was launched. Following the successful delivery of MPF1 in December 2019, the second hull, MPF2, in the seriesfor SBM Offshore has realized an...
Approaching to the end of the year, the Chinese Shipbuilding Industry has made a new breakthrough again. On December 26, the hull project for the world's first generic FAST4WARD Multi Purpose Floater No.1, hereinafter referred to MPF1 built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., (hereinafter referred to as SWS), a subsidiary of Chi...
On August 2, the CJ46 offshore jack-up drilling rig built by SWS, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, ushered in a naming ceremony at SWS OFFSHORE. The attendees included Mr. Li Bing, Director of Capital Bureau of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, Mr. Zhu Bixin, Chairman of China...
On July 17th , SWS, subsidiary of CSSC, successfully named M/V WANG MAY, the 180,000 deadweight ton capesize bulk carrier built for Foremost Group. Mr. Nan Daqing, Vice President of CSSC, Ms. Angela Chao, Chairman & CEO of Foremost Group, Mr. Chen Gang, President of SWS. Mr. Lin Shijian, Chairman& CEO of Oriental Asia Shipping Finance Co...
On June 12th, 2019,the award ceremony of the “Shanghai Brand” certified enterprise was held in Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Building. Xu Kunlin, deputy mayor of Shanghai, attended the ceremony. SWS“SWS Capesize Bulk Carrier” was selected as “Shanghai Brand”. The “Shanghai Brand” certification was launched in 20...
In the morning of April 26, 2019,the Steel Cutting of L3 Mock-Up of CSSC’s first large cruise ship project built in China was successfully held, which marked the first step in the field of site work of large cruise ship project. Mr. Alex Tunstall, New Shipbuilding Project Manager of CSSC Carnival (JVSO), Mr. Michele Francovigh, Pr...
On the morning of March 6, 2019,the unveiling and kick off ceremony of SWS Offshore Qidong Branch was held in Qidong Shipbuilding Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province. Wang Qi, CPC committee Secretary, and Chairman of SWS, Yuan Feipeng, Deputy CPC committee Secretary, Wu Yongjun, Assistant President of SWS, CPC committee Secretary and Vice Chairman...
Nov. 28th, 2018, is a milestone day in China's intelligent ship development process. the world's first 400K DWT intelligent very large ore carrier (VLOC) "PACIFIC VISION " , built by SWS, which was tailor-made for CMES, was named and delivered in Shanghai, and marking China's intelligent ship has entered a new era of 1.0 in an all-round way. ...
The Keel Laying of prototype SBM Fast4ward FPSO and the contract signing ceremony for second one were held on Nov. 21st at SWS. Mr. Lei Fanpei, the Chairman of board of CSSC, attended the ceremony and met with Mr. Bruno Chabas, the CEO of SBM Group.Mr. Nan Daqing, Vice President of CSSC, also participated in the above activities. In...