Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. In modern times,it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders,also called shipwrights,follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.
A shipyard,also called a dockyard or boatyard,is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts,military vessels,cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Compared to shipyards,which are sometimes more involved with original construction,dockyards are sometimes more linked with maintenance and basing activities. The terms are routinely used interchangeably,in part because the evolution of dockyards and shipyards has often caused them to change or merge roles.
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited (VSEL) was a shipbuilding company based at Barrow-in-Furness,England that built warships,civilian ships,submarines and armaments. The company was historically the Naval Construction Works of Vickers Armstrongs and has a heritage of building large naval warships and armaments. Through a complicated history the company's shipbuilding division is now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions and the armaments division is now part of BAE Systems Land &Armaments.
The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) was one of the two largest shipbuilding conglomerates in China,the other was the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). In 2019,CSIC was merged into CSSC.
Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. (Korean: 삼성중공업) is one of the largest shipbuilders in the world and one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea. Geoje is one of the largest shipyards in the world,having 3 dry docks and 5 floating docks. A core subsidiary of the Samsung Group,South Korea's largest conglomerate,SHI's main focus is on the engineering,procurement,construction,commissioning and the delivery of:transportation ships for the commercial industry,topsides modules,drilling and floating production units for the oil and gas sector,gantry cranes for fabrication yards,digital instrumentation and control devices for ships,and other construction and engineering services.
CSSC Offshore &Marine Engineering (Group) Company Limited (COMEC),formerly Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited (GSI),is the largest modern integrated shipbuilding enterprise based in Southern China. It was founded in 1954 and is parented by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). It was reorganized and issued H share in Hong Kong Stock Exchange and A-share in Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1993 respectively. It is also the only shipbuilding stock listed in Hong Kong.
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) is a special commission of the People's Republic of China,directly under the State Council. It was founded in 2003 through the consolidation of various other industry-specific ministries. SASAC is responsible for managing state-owned enterprises (SOEs),including appointing top executives and approving any mergers or sales of stock or assets,as well as drafting laws related to SOEs.
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC),located in Dalian,Liaoning province,China. It is part of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC),which has since been merged into China State Shipbuilding Corporation to form China's largest shipbuilding company.
Sixth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC (中华人民共和国第六机械工业部),one of the central offices in the People's Republic of China,created on Sept. 2,1963,who oversaw the shipbuilding industry.
Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co.,Ltd. (BSHIC),the former Bohai Shipyard,is a shipyard in China. It is a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC),and is located at the Huludao Port,in southwestern Liaoning Province,China,on the northern coast of the Bohai Sea. The company was founded in 1954,and constructed vessels for the Chinese market,expanding in the 1990s to international markets after obtaining ISO 9000 certification. It was briefly part of the Liaoning Shipbuilding Group in the late 1990s before the formations of CSIC.
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding is a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). It produces civilian and military ships. Hudong–Zhonghua claims to be the "Cradle of Chinese Frigates and Landing Ships" for its work for the People's Liberation Army Navy.
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship is a type of Chinese survey vessel that is in service with both the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Chinese civilian establishments.
Sun Bo is a Chinese business executive and engineer who served as General Manager of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC). He was arrested for allegedly giving classified details about the Liaoning to the CIA.
Adora Cruises Limited is a Chinese-American cruise line that was scheduled to begin operation in 2020,but was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Hu Wenming is a retired Chinese business executive who served as chairman of China State Shipbuilding Corporation between 2012 and 2019. In May 2020,he was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). His subordinate,Sun Bo,was placed under investigation for alleged graft and corruption on June 16,2018.
Agila Subic Multi-Use Facilities are a shipyard in Subic,Zambales,Philippines. It is located along the coastline of the Redondo Peninsula in Sitio Agusuhin.
The Hangor-class submarines are a class of diesel–electric attack submarines currently being manufactured by a joint-partnership of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) and the Karachi Shipyard &Engineering Works (KSEW) for the Pakistan Navy (PN). Eponymously christened after the former-Daphné-class submarines that the PN operated between 1970 and 2006,the class is an export derivative of the Chinese-origin Type 039A/041 attack submarine,currently operated by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). First unveiled to the public in 2018,the future submarines are envisaged to undertake anti-access/area denial operations within Pakistan's exclusive economic zone,through the use of heavyweight torpedoes and anti-ship cruising missiles.
CSSC unmanned vehicles (UUV)s are uncrewed vehicles developed in the People's Republic of China (PRC) by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC),most of which are in service with various Chinese governmental agencies/departments,and government-owned enterprises.
PMSS Kashmir is the lead ship of the Kashmir class of multipurpose vessels (MPVs) that was commissioned on 20 July 2018 at Haungpu Shipyard,Guangzhou,China and was launched and formally inducted into Pakistan Maritime Security Agency Fleet as part of OSRON-26 Squadron on 7 September 2018.
