On June 25, China Shipbuilding Corporation Chengxi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Bank of Communications Leasing signed a contract for the construction of 8 series of wood chip ships in Shanghai, including 6 64,000-ton wood chip ships and 2 70,000-ton wood chip ships. This is another concrete measure taken by China Shipbuilding Corporation and Bank of Communications, the two central enterprises to further deepen strategic cooperation, implement strong alliances, implement the national shipping and national dual-cycle strategy, and present a generous gift to the party's centennial birthday.
Sun Wei, Member of the Party Group and Deputy General Manager of China Shipbuilding Corporation, Wang Yongliang, Director of Ship and Offshore Engineering Department, Tu Hong, Business Director of Bank of Communications, Zhao Jiong, Chairman of Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Qiu Jun, President of Strategic Customer Department of Bank of Communications, Bank of Communications Financial Shan Hongwei, Director of the Office of Leasing Co., Ltd., Lu Ziyou, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Shipbuilding Chengxi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Zhou Jianxiang, deputy general manager, witnessed the signing ceremony for ship construction.
Sun Wei, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy General Manager of China Shipbuilding Corporation, and Tu Hong, Business Director of Bank of Communications, attended the signing ceremony and delivered speeches. Jiang Tao, general manager of China Shipbuilding Chengxi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Fang Xiuzhi, director of shipping business and general manager of shipping leasing department of Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and Wu Aijun, deputy general manager of China State Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd., represented each party in the contract text signature.
On behalf of the company, Lu Ziyou, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Shipbuilding Chengxi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., expressed sincere gratitude to all the leaders and guests who have cared about and supported the company's development and made efforts for the smooth realization of this contract. He said that China Shipbuilding Chengxi and Bank of Communications Leasing have had a cooperative relationship for many years. In 2017, the two parties signed a contract for the construction of two 82,000-ton bulk carriers, officially opening the prelude to the cooperation. Before the signing of this contract, in a short period of 4 years, 16 ship construction contracts have been signed. This is an important move for the two parties to implement the strategic cooperation between the two major group companies, and establish a high level of cooperation in the process of cooperation. Trust and deep friendship. China Shipbuilding Chengxi will take this contract as a new starting point, with the best team, the highest standard, the best quality, and the spirit of excellence, 8 series of wood chip ships will be built and delivered on time, and the Bank of Communications will be rewarded with quality ships. , Bank of Communications Leasing's trust and support to China Shipbuilding Corporation and China Shipbuilding Chengxi.
It is reported that in recent years, according to its own line, CSSC Chengxi has made positive progress in implementing the shipbuilding development strategy of "larger main ship types, refined and expanded ship types, and stronger subdivided ship types". In addition to self-unloading ships and asphalt ships, it has also developed the wood chip ship construction market and realized the diversification of main ship types. Especially since the beginning of this year, as a leader in the design and construction of super-Panamax sawdust vessels under the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, under the guidance of the group company, China Shipbuilding Chengxi has seized market opportunities, implemented product optimization and upgrades, and closely followed the market situation and shipbuilding. It accelerated the iterative update of its products and completed my country’s first 64,000-ton and 70,000-ton sawdust ship, which was completely independently designed and built in China. It has received unanimous praise from the market and won the favor of the shipowner. Following Bohui Paper, NOVA, and Prime Star, in order to meet the lease requirements of Nine Dragons Paper, the company has signed 8 series of wood chip ship construction contracts with Bank of Communications Leasing this time, fully demonstrating the parties’ The trust of the company and the high recognition of the brand mark that CSSC Chengxi has taken a solid step towards the goal of diversifying customers. At the same time, the signing of the construction contracts for 8 series of wood chip ships further enriched the shipbuilding orders in hand by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Chengxi, and laid the foundation for the continuous and stable production start.
