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Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company (JSSC) is a Taiwanese
shipbuilder 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 ...
based in
Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. It is the largest private shipbuilder in Taiwan.


History

Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1973. By 2009 they had built more than 400 ships. In 2009 JSSC received orders for more than twenty ships between 500-tons and 2,000-tons from the
Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) The Coast Guard Administration of the Ocean Affairs Council (CGA; ), also known as the Taiwan Coast Guard or R.O.C. Coast Guard, is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters of the Republic of Chin ...
(CGA). In 2015 JSSC launched two 3,000-ton patrol ships for the CGA, the ''Yilan'' (CG 128) and ''Kaohsiung'' (CG 129). JSSC is participating in the development of a Taiwanese domestic AUV. They have delivered Taiwan's first locally designed and built drilling vessel. The ''Polaris Australis'' was delivered to Dragon Prince Hydro-Survey Enterprise Co and Dragon Prince in 2017. She has been chartered by
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to install underwater power cables for their offshore wind farms. In 2019 Jong Shyn began the construction on the first of twelve 600-ton
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patrol vessels ordered by the Coast Guard Administration. Known as the
Anping-class offshore patrol vessel The ''Anping'' class is a class of offshore patrol vessels manufactured by Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company for the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan. Overview The class is based on the s of the Republic of China Navy but lacks the main ...
the patrol vessels are based on the 567-ton
Tuo Chiang-class corvette The ''Tuo Chiang''-class corvette () is a Taiwanese-designed class of fast (up to ) and stealthy multi-mission corvettes built for the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy. It is designed to counter the numerous and increasingly sophisticated ...
. The contract to build the 12 600-ton patrol vessels and 52 35-ton patrol vessels for the CGA was worth NTD 17b (USD ~550m). The first 600-ton patrol vessel and first two 35-ton patrol vessels were launched in December 2019.


Jade Yachts

Jade Yachts Jade Yachts is a Taiwanese yacht manufacturer headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History Jade Yachts was founded in 2004 as a subsidiary of Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company specializing in steel and aluminum yachts. In 2006 the yard delivere ...
is a JSSC subsidiary founded in 2004 to build steel and aluminum
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for the domestic and international market.


See also

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List of companies of Taiwan Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
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Maritime industries of Taiwan The maritime industries of Taiwan are a large part of Taiwan's economy. Industries of particular importance are shipbuilding, boat building, maritime transport, aquaculture, mariculture, commercial fishing, seafood processing, offshore wind pow ...
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Defense industry of Taiwan The defense industry of Taiwan is a strategically important sector and a significant employer. They primarily supply weapons and platforms to the Republic of China Armed Forces with few major weapons systems exported abroad. With foreign assist ...
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CSBC Corporation, Taiwan CSBC Corporation, Taiwan (, literally "Taiwan International Shipbuilding Corporation") is a company that produces ships for civilian and military use in Taiwan. It is headquartered in Kaohsiung, with shipyards in Kaohsiung and Keelung. It was a s ...
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Lungteh Shipbuilding Lungteh Shipbuilding (also spelled Lung Teh or Longde, ) is a Taiwanese ship and boat builder headquartered in Yilan County. History Lungteh was established in 1979. In 2018 Lungteh won a contract to produce eleven Tuo Chiang Block II cor ...
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Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) The Coast Guard Administration of the Ocean Affairs Council (CGA; ), also known as the Taiwan Coast Guard or R.O.C. Coast Guard, is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters of the Republic of Chin ...


References

{{reflist Manufacturing companies based in Kaohsiung Shipbuilding companies of Taiwan Defence companies of Taiwan Taiwanese boat builders