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[factory celebration] 94 years of wind and rain, 70 years of hard work
2022-08-16 18:48:58

Reprinted from Hudong Zhonghua wechat official account

Today is the 94th anniversary of the company. The predecessor of Hudong Zhonghua was the British Mahler machine shipyard, which was founded by Eric Mahler in 1928. On August 15, 1952, Chen Yi, the then mayor of Shanghai, issued a collection and management order, and the Shanghai military control commission expropriated the MAHLE machinery shipyard. Hudong Shipyard was officially established. Over the past 70 years, Hudong China has worked hard in unity, striving to be first-class, delivering multiple types of naval ships, leading the development of China's LNG ship and container ship industry, creating many "world first and China first", making important contributions to the development of the people's Navy's equipment and the national energy strategic security, and writing a magnificent chapter of the company's high-quality development.

"Cradle" of people's Navy frigates and landing ships



Building ships and strengthening the army

Bearing in mind the primary responsibility of the central enterprises of the military industry to protect the army, Hudong Zhonghua has built 17 types of first ships for the people's navy, including amphibious attack ships, amphibious landing ships, ocean going comprehensive supply ships, missile frigates, tank landing ships, and electronic reconnaissance ships. It is known as the "cradle" of the people's Navy's frigates and landing ships.

Bearing in mind the primary responsibility of the central enterprises of the military industry to protect the army, Hudong Zhonghua has built amphibious attack ships, dock landing ships, ocean going comprehensive supply ships, missile frigates and other types of first ships for the people's navy. It is known as the "cradle" of the people's Navy's frigates and landing ships.


First amphibious attack ship

Dock landing ship

The guided missile frigate

Light frigate



Successfully won the "Pearl" in the world shipbuilding crown

Development of LNG industry chain

Hudong Zhonghua adheres to the original intention of serving the country through industry, and breaks the technical blockade of Japanese and Korean shipyards. In 2008, it successfully delivered the largest cargo ship with the highest technical difficulty in the world - Large LNG ship, and successfully won the "Pearl" in the world shipbuilding crown. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the high-quality development of Hudong Zhonghua LNG industry has achieved "accelerated development". It has the independent R & D and manufacturing capacity of various types of LNG carriers, LNG refueling ships, lng-fsru (LNG storage, transportation and regasification devices) and membrane type LNG shore station storage tanks. It has embarked on a road from introduction and absorption to independent innovation and then to development and expansion of the LNG industry. At present, Hudong Zhonghua holds the first LNG ship order in China.


The first generation "Changqing series" 147000 m3 steam propelled LNG ship

The second generation "Changjian series" 172000 m3 low-speed engine driven LNG ship


The third generation "Chang'an series" 174000 m3 electric propulsion LNG ship

The fourth generation "Changxing series" 174000 m3 dual fuel low-speed propulsion LNG ship

The fifth generation "Changheng series" 174000 m3 low-energy LNG ship

18600 m3 LNG tanker

174000 m3 lng-fsru

China's first LNG membrane tank

Leading the construction of container ships in China

Record breaking construction of large container ships

Hudong Zhonghua is also a leader in the construction of container ships in China. It has delivered nearly 70 container ships with more than 8000TEU, which is widely praised by shipowners at home and abroad. On August 1, the world's largest 241116teu super large container ship was successfully docked at Changxing Shipbuilding Base. Hudong Zhonghua broke the world's top super large container ship construction record, marking that the world's super large container ship construction has entered a new era for Chinese ships.



8888teu container ship

10000TEU container ship

15000teu container ship

23000 TEU dual fuel large container ship

24000teu super large container ship

24116teu super large container ship

Hudong China has gone through 94 years of extraordinary development, and its brilliant achievements can not be separated from the unremitting efforts of generations of Hudong Chinese. At present, the construction of Changxing phase II is in full swing, providing a broad stage for Hudong and China to take off again. Based on the new era and making contributions to the "14th five year plan", under the strong leadership of the Party group of the group company, all the Chinese people in Hudong vigorously promoted the company's anti epidemic spirit of "unity of mind, perseverance, courage, and decisive victory", practiced the enterprise development concept of "excellence, innovation and Transcendence", and welcomed the victory of the 20th National Congress of the party with excellent achievements.


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