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 ...
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 step into the colorful world of Italian Matteo Benci who is...
SWS, the subsidiary of CSSC, delivered one 114k DWT Aframax oil tanker "KAVAFIS" to ENESEL S.A. on April 12. This is also the 50th Aframax oil tanker since SWS delivered first one "PRIMO STEALTH" on April 15, 2005.“KAVAFIS” is a new generation of Aframax oil tanker with notable features such as “green, environmental protec...
On April 5, the fourth generic Fast4ward® Multi Purpose Floater (MPF4) Hull built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS), was delivered to SBM OFFSHORE in Shanghai on schedule.MPF4 adopted SBM OFFSHORE’s proprietary generic hull design following the previous three MPF hulls which were all completed and delivered by SWS. The concept ...
On April 4, the fifth generic Fast4Ward® Multi Purpose Floater (MPF5) Hull awarded to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.(SWS), started construction on time as per schedule.MPF5 adopted SBM OFFSHORE’s proprietary generic hull design. The basic solution is an FPSO with a storage capacity up to 2.3 million barrels of crude oil. The ge...
SWS, the subsidiary of CSSC, delivered one 190k DWT dual fuel bulk carrier “UBUNTU LOYALTY” to U-MING on March 22, which is the third vessel delivered this year. The delivery calls an end to the project of four 190K DWT dual fuel bulk carriers cooperated by both parties.The dual fuel vessel is a new generation which SWS owns the independe...
SWS, the subsidiary of CSSC, delivered one 190K DWT dual fuel bulk carrier “UBUNTU UNITY” to CLOUDS MARINE S.A. on February 28th, which is the third vessel delivered in 2023.This kind of dual fuel vessel is a new generation in the field of new energy vessels of which SWS owns the independent intellectual property. With a length of 299.80 meters...
SWS, the subsidiary of CSSC, delivered one 190k DWT dual fuel (LNG) Capesize bulk carrier “M/V Ubuntu Integrity”to U-MING on January 31st, initiating the call to delivery among the group for the Chinese new year of rabbit.The dual fuel vessel is a new generation of which SWS owns the independent intellectual property, and it is also the updated...
Together with her sister company CSTC under CSSC, SWS signed the shipbuilding contracts of five 9,000 CEU PCTCs with Grimaldi Euromed, a subsidiary of Italian Grimaldi via video link recently. The signature helps SWS ramp up its orders of PCTC to 8, further improves the company’s market share of PCTC in the newbuilding market. This type of...
“Ubuntu Integrity”, a 190K dwt dual fuel bulk carrier built by SWS for U-MING was named virtually on January 9, 2023, which is the first vessel named this year. The naming ceremony was held online in Taipei and Shanghai via video link. “Ubuntu Integrity” is a new generation of dual fuel vessels with notable features such as “green,...