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Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), located in
Dalian
Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...
,
Liaoning
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province,
China
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. It is part of
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
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). It was formed by the Government of the People's Republic of Chin ...
(CSIC), which has since been merged into
China State Shipbuilding Corporation
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is a Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate.
Description
CSSC is one of the top 10 defence groups in China. It consists of various shipyards, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and shipb ...
to form China's largest shipbuilding company.
General
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) was formed in December 2005, as the result of a merger between Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company and Dalian New Shipbuilding Industry Company, and is the largest shipbuilding company in China. It is owned by:
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China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
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). It was formed by the Government of the People's Republic of Chin ...
which is one of the two state-owned enterprises that came into being under the directive of the
China State Council
The State Council, constitutionally synonymous with the Central People's Government since 1954 (particularly in relation to local governments), is the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the pre ...
of 1999, the other being:
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China State Shipbuilding Corporation
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is a Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate.
Description
CSSC is one of the top 10 defence groups in China. It consists of various shipyards, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and shipb ...
While the former corporation is listed on the
Shanghai Stock Exchange
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is a stock exchange based in the city of Shanghai, China. It is one of the three stock exchanges operating independently in mainland China, the others being the Beijing Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exc ...
, the latter is not (yet) listed. Separately, the
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...
owns military ship yards, such as in
Lushun, Dalian, Liaoning.
DSIC located on two shipyards with a total of 3,400,000 square meters of land and owns 15,000 employees. Its revenue in 2006 exceeded
CN¥10,000,000,000 which puts itself as the No. 1 shipbuilding company in China, exceeding
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Industry Company.
History
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company has a history of more than 100 years.
A History of DSIC
* June, 1898: Russia started construction of a ship yard next to Dalian Port, in their new leased territory
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* 1905: Japan replaced Russia to lease Dalian and continued to expand the ship yard
* 1945: Russia liberated Northeast China and shared the operations of Dalian Shipyard with China
* 1955: Became "China Shipbuilding Company", managed by China
: During the 1960s, built China's first submarine
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equipped with guided missiles
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:During the 1970s, built China's first destroyer
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larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
equipped with guided missiles
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* July, 1984: Spun off Dalian Maritime Diesel Company (DMDC) and other subsidiaries
* August, 1990: Dalian New Shipyard was completed in the west of the old ship yard
:During the 1990s, with help from Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation
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(now part of Universal Shipbuilding Corporation
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It's Japan’s second largest shipbuilder after Imabari Shipbuilding, with shipyard facilities in Kure, Hiroshima, Yokohama, ...
) and others, introduced the "block construction" method, reducing the ship building time and cost
* August, 2000: Dalian New Ship Yard was incorporated as Dalian New Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.
* April, 2002: Dalian New Ship Yard was incorporated as Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.
* 2005: Under the directive of the China State Council
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, these two companies merged to become Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.
* 2009: The former Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag
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was converted to the People's Liberation Army Navy
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The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...
's aircraft carrier
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Liaoning
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for training.
* 2014: Converted the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning
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from training aircraft carrier to active combat ready aircraft carrier
* 2013-2017: Built first indigenous Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong
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Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
See also
*Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. 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 befor ...
and Shipyard
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. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...
*List of shipbuilders and shipyards
This is a list of notable shipbuilders and shipyards:
Africa Egypt
* Suez shipyard
* Alexandria Shipyard
Asia Azerbaijan
* Baku Shipyard
Bangladesh
* FMC Dockyard Limited
* Ananda Shipyard and Shipways
* Bashundhara Steel & Engineering
* K ...
* China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
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). It was formed by the Government of the People's Republic of Chin ...
(CSIC)
References
External links
Official web site
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation web site
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