Hudong- Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd, was formed through the merger of Hudong Shipyard (founded in 1928) and Zhonghua Shipyard (founded in 1926) and has meanwhile a history of 90 years. It is one of the major shipbuilding enterprises under the flag of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Hudong-Zhonghua covering an area of 4.8 million m2, 7,300m wharf lines, consists of one headquarter in Pudong of Shanghai, and two shipyards, i.e. the main yard and Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.(at Changxing Island), being a comprehensive industrial conglomeratemore

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) opened in 1999. Situated on the southern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Shanghai, it is jointly owned by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), Shanghai Bao Steel Group Inc., Shanghai Electrical Group Corporation and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd, with CSSC holding more than 50% of the shares. The shipyard has its own design company, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Marine Design & Research Institute. In October 2009, the company celebrated its tenth anniversary, having delivered 100 ships including VLCCs, Capesize bulk carriers, FPSOsmore