China State Shipbuilding Corporation Archives

March 30, 2021

Future Chinese research vessel to be electric-powered

Written by Baird Maritime on March 30, 2021. Posted in Marine Research and Training.

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) recently confirmed its plans to build a new maritime scientific research vessel. The DP2-equipped, ice-capable vessel will be ..

January 18, 2021

COLUMN | Falling knives and walking away: drilling contractors, Chinese yards, Korean cast-offs, Northern Drilling, SinoOcean and the Tiger rigs – Part One [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 18, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Sometimes it is not only easier to walk away, but actually better The deepwater drilling industry is in crisis, as you know. In 2020, four major owners of deepwater rigs ..

RESEARCH & TRAINING WEEK

September 11, 2020

VESSEL REVIEW | Xue Long 2 – Highly versatile 122-metre newbuild for China’s polar research missions

Written by Baird Maritime on September 11, 2020. Posted in Icebreaking, Marine Research and Training, Subsea Surveying, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Jiangnan Shipyard delivered Xue Long 2 (“Snow Dragon 2”), the first polar icebreaker to be built domestically in China, to the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC ..

March 24, 2021

Chinese yard delivers sixth LNG-powered 23,000TEU newbuild to CMA CGM

Written by Baird Maritime on March 24, 2021. Posted in Boxship World.

China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) Jiangnan Shipyard has handed over a new LNG-powered ultra large container vessel (ULCV) to CMA CGM. Named after a fame ..

January 12, 2021

CMA CGM christens fifth LNG-fuelled 23,000TEU newbuilding in series

Written by Baird Maritime on January 12, 2021. Posted in Boxship World.

CMA CGM officially named a new LNG-fuelled containership on Friday, January 8. CMA CGM Rivoli is the fifth in a series of nine 23,000TEU vessels ordered from China State ..

August 24, 2020

CSSC to design new windfarm maintenance mothership

Written by Baird Maritime on August 24, 2020. Posted in Offshore Accommodation, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind.

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), through one of its subsidiaries, will soon commence detail design work on a new type of vessel that will be utilised mainly a ..

January 19, 2021

United Heavy Lift expands fleet with 14,000DWT newbuild

Written by Baird Maritime on January 19, 2021. Posted in Boxship World, Dry Cargo World.

United Heavy Lift (UHL) officially welcomed a new vessel to its fleet on Monday, January 18. The DNV GL-classed UHL Faith is the first in a series of eight vessels to be ..

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE WEEK

September 24, 2020

World’s largest LNG-powered containership joins CMA CGM fleet

Written by Baird Maritime on September 24, 2020. Posted in Boxship World.

The newbuild containership CMA CGM Jacques Saade has joined the CMA CGM fleet. With a length of 339.9 metres and capacity for 23,000 TEUs, the Bureau Veritas-classed vess ..

August 20, 2020

CSSC delivers fifth tanker in series to Vista Shipping

Written by Baird Maritime on August 20, 2020. Posted in Tanker World.

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) recently delivered a new chemical/product tanker to Vista Shipping, a joint venture formed by CSSC Shipping and BW Group subsi ..