Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd.
沪东中华造船(集团)有限公司
State-owned enterprise
Industry Shipbuilding, Defence
Founded 2001
Headquarters Shanghai, China
Parent China State Shipbuilding Corporation
Website hz-shipgroup.cssc.net.cn

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding is a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, the largest shipbuilding group in China and the second largest in the world. Headquartered in Shanghai, Hudong-Zhonghua produces ships for civilian and military use, and is China's only manufacturer of LNG carriers.[1]

Hudong-Zhonghua is reputed to be the cradles to frigates and landing crafts for the Chinese Navy.

General

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding was formed through the merger of Hudong Shipbuilding (founded in 1928 as Molleis Shipbuilding and Engineering Works) and Zhonghua Shipyard (1926) in 2001 and is now the largest shipbuilding company in China.[2]

In Europe

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, the largest Chinese shipbuilder has set up a joint-venture with the Czech company České loděnice (Czech Shipyard) in Děčín with investment of more than one billion CZK and the creation of 500 jobs in the first stage.[3]

The F-22P frigate built by Hudong-Zhonghua for the Pakistan Navy

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nation's shipbuilding, energy industries bet on LNG China Daily
  2. ↑ China's Largest Shipbuilder Selects Electronic Signature Solutions from CIC China
  3. ↑ European Restructuring Monitor

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