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The Qingshan shipyard – part of the China Merchants Shipbuilding group – has resumed its shipbuilding operations after an 8-year hiatus. To date, the subsidiary reportedly has an order book equivalent to USD 1.483 billion.
It has been reported that "the current contracts include container ships and multipurpose vessels, with 1,800 TEU container ships being the main type. Among the most notable orders are ten new vessels for Zhonggu Logistics – which represents the first major contract for the shipyard since its incorporation into China Merchants Shipbuilding – and four new vessels for Sinotrans Container Lines (a subsidiary of China Merchants Energy Shipping); recent reports indicate that Sinotrans Container Lines has also invited the shipyard to build another four vessels."
Furthermore, it was added that "this key shipyard previously experienced an eight-year production pause. In 2018, after delivering its last export order for a bulk carrier, Qingshan Shipyard announced its withdrawal from shipbuilding – ending a 69-year trajectory – and reoriented itself towards sectors such as steel structure manufacturing and ship repair and conversion."
"In October 2024, taking advantage of a new boom in the shipbuilding industry, the shipyard began preparations to resume shipbuilding operations; the large-scale resumption of its main shipbuilding activity is planned for 2026," it was added.
Finally, it was indicated that "with the acquisition of several new vessel orders and the start of a 15,000 DWT multipurpose vessel project, the shipyard has officially ended its eight-year period of productive inactivity. Currently, it is reactivating its production capacity and, at the same time, is undergoing a process of transformation and modernization, focusing primarily on the construction of small to medium-sized, high-value-added vessels."
