On August 20th, three main merchant vessels——7,000 TEU container vessels, 114K DWT Aframax oil tanker and 190K DWT dual-fuel Capesize bulk carrier, constructed by SWS achieved a new record by completing four major production milestones simultaneously in the same dock. This accomplishment signifies a breakthrough in the “mass production” new...
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Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered the third and fourth eco-friendly 7,000 TEU containership to Singapore-based shipowner X-Press Feeders.MH Perseus; Credit: SWSAs informed, the vessels MH Pegasus and MH Perseus were delivered in a ceremony held at the company’s yard in Chi...
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered a 114,000-ton Aframax product oil tanker to Greek operator Enesel.Shanghai Waigaoqiao ShipbuildingAs informed, the delivery ceremony took place in Shanghai on 12 April. The vessel was delivered 50 days in advance, the compan...
On August 3rd, the third and fourth vessels of the series of 7000TEU container vessels built by SWS, a subsidiary of CSSC, for Sea Consortium, were successfully delivered. The vessels are named “MH PEGASUS” and “MH PERSEUS” respectively. This marks another successful delivery of new ships by SWS for the same shipowner after one month, demon...
On July 24th, the first large cruise ship built-in-China (with the hull number of H1508), constructed by SWS, a subsidiary of CSSC, successfully completed its Initial sea trial one day ahead of schedule. This not only marked a Chinese shipyard completed the first sea trial of a large cruise ship, creating a historical milestone in China’s shipbui...
There are so many international friends who participating in the construction of the first Large Cruise Ship built-in-China , are you curious about why they came to Shanghai? How do they communicate with Chinese colleagues at work? How interesting is their life in Shanghai? Today, let's get to know the life in Shanghai of Hakan Ayan, ...
SWS, a subsidiary of CSSC, successfully delivered two 7000TEU container vessels named "Pelion" and "X-PRESS CAPELLA" recently. The delivery of these two ships demonstrates SWS ability to overcome difficulties of new shipping products, and improves its product structure for large and medium-sized container vessels, covering the s...
On June 6, the first large cruise ship built-in-China "Adora Magic City" has finally been launched in SWS, a subsidiary of CSSC, opening the decisive period of dock mooring testing, sea trial, naming and delivery. It is only one step away from winning the "last crown pearls" of the shipbuilding industry, filling the gap of...
On May 18th, the hull painting project of the first large cruise ship built in China, produced by SWS, a subsidiary of CSSC, came to a perfect end! And the name of the first large cruise ship built in China “Adora Magic City” has been unveiled on May 19, “2023 China Tourism Day in Shanghai and the Release Ceremony for the Name of First L...
“Ubuntu Humanity”, a 190K DWT dual fuel bulk carrier built by SWS for Anglo American was delivered successfully on May 18th, which is the 9th vessel SWS delivered in 2023.“Ubuntu Humanity” is the second 190K DWT dual fuel bulk carrier built for Anglo American. This kind of dual fuel vessel is 299.88 meters long, 47.5 meters breadthwis...
On May 5th, the 300K DWT dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC) vessel jointly developed by SWS, Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) and Bureau Veritas (BV), obtained the Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate by BV. The vessel is equipped with 10,000 cubic meters of fuel storage tanks and uses GTT's MARK III membrane cabin technology t...
“Ubuntu Empathy” and “Ubuntu Humanity”, two 190K DWT dual fuel bulk carriers built by SWS for Anglo American were named virtually on May 9th. Meanwhile,“Ubuntu Empathy” was delivered successfully, which is the 8th vessels SWS delivered in 2023.“Ubuntu Empathy” and “Ubuntu Humanity” are the first two 190K DWT dual fuel bulk car...
There are so many international friends who participating in the construction of the first Large Cruise Ship built-in-China, are you curious about why they came to Shanghai? How do they communicate with Chinese colleagues at work? How interesting is their life in Shanghai? Today, let's get to know the life in Shanghai of Luciano Mattioli, the C...
Large cruise liners are regarded as one of the most challenging vessels to build because of their complexity and high standards. And after three years of construction, China's first homegrown cruise liner is scheduled for delivery in 2023. CGTN follows an engineer busy working on its final stage before sailing. To all the workers who have ...