Wuhu Shipyard Co., Ltd. is a century-old benchmark enterprise in Chinese shipbuilding and a leading modern first-tier shipbuilder in terms of scale in China.
The company operates three major intelligent manufacturing bases—Wuhu Headquarters, Weihai Shipbuilding Base, and Nantong Shipbuilding Base—along with subsidiaries such as Anhui Haizhi Marine Equipment Research Institute, Shanghai Haizhi Zhiyuan Technology Co., Ltd., Sandianshui New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Yingxing Leasing. These entities form a comprehensive industrial chain encompassing R&D, manufacturing, supporting services, after-sales support, and finance, providing customers with one-stop solutions from vessel design and intelligent construction to financing and after-sales services, ensuring efficient coordination throughout the entire process.
Tracing its origins to the Fujiheng Machinery Works established in 1900, the company has successively operated under the Machinery Industry Department of the Anhui Provincial People's Government, the Shipbuilding Industry Administration of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry, the Sixth Ministry of Machinery Industry, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, and the China State Shipbuilding Group. It was one of the 156 key projects assisted by the Soviet Union during the country's First Five-Year Plan period, embodying a century-long legacy and a national mission for China's shipbuilding industry. As a cornerstone of the nation's shipbuilding sector, the company has received visits from ZeDong Mao ,ShaoQi Liu,De Zhu,RongZhen Nie,Yun Chen,and Peng Li, Additionally, Chairman JinPing Xi and Comrade JinTao Hu have reviewed vessels built by the company. This deep-rooted revolutionary heritage is intrinsically linked to its enduring commitment to innovation.
Leveraging the scale advantages and synergistic coordination of its three major bases, the company has built a nationally leading modern shipbuilding industrial platform: the Wuhu Headquarters occupies 1,210,700 square meters and is equipped with four building berths and 850 meters of outfitting quay; the Weihai Base features one 100,000-ton dock and two 50,000-ton building berths, along with domestically leading intelligent cutting and component assembly workshops, achieving an annual output value of RMB 5 billion; the Nantong Base boasts two 300,000-ton dry docks and over 1,200 meters of shoreline. The three bases complement each other's capacities and operate with high efficiency, enabling rapid response to both small-batch customization and large-volume procurement demands, with industry-leading delivery cycles that provide a robust production foundation for technological innovation.
With over a century of specialized experience, the company has achieved 41 "firsts" in China's shipbuilding industry, led or participated in the formulation of over 60 national and industry standards, and holds 233 authorized patents and 82 core technologies in shipbuilding, breaking numerous foreign technological monopolies. It has established seven major research platforms, including a provincial-level enterprise technology center, a specialized vessel engineering research center, a postdoctoral scientific research workstation, and Yaoguang Laboratory. This has fostered an integrated R&D and manufacturing system, enabling seamless vessel design, construction, and testing.
Focusing on its core shipbuilding business, the company is actively building a "Shipbuilding +" ecosystem. Its product portfolio covers six main categories: liquid cargo carriers, bulk carriers, new-energy vessels, offshore vessels, special-purpose vessels, and multi-purpose vessels, meeting customized needs across various operating environments. The full range of vessel types is recognized for superior energy efficiency, high safety standards, and substantial deadweight tonnage, enjoying strong global market recognition and a broad international customer base.
Adhering to the product strategy of "Rivers, Coasts, Oceans," the company leverages technological innovation to advance the marine equipment sector, steadily establishing a "1+2+N" development framework. Looking ahead, the company remains committed to an innovation-driven development strategy, with the vision of becoming a "disruptor in the shipbuilding industry, a revitalizer of traditional shipbuilding, and a practitioner of high-quality development." By continuously achieving breakthroughs in core technologies and upgrading its product matrix, the company is dedicated to building world-class vessels with exceptional craftsmanship and writing a new chapter in the history of China's shipbuilding industry.