Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) is the largest shipbuilding company in China. It was founded in 1985 under the direct supervision of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC). DSIC is the first Chinese shipbuilding company that has gained global recognition, with its comprehensive capability in research, production and management to build wide range of ships and offshore engineering products.
The company headquarters is located in the port city of Dalian, which is in North East China, and is close to the Bohai Sea. DSIC has three major production sites located in Dalian along with subsidiaries in the UK and Holland. The company focuses on design, research, development and manufacturing of vessels, offshore platforms and other engineering products.
The products manufactured by DSIC include high-end luxury ships and barges, tugs and tankers, offshore service vessels, multi-purpose supply vessels, cargo ships and specialized ships. The company also designs, manufactures and provides engineering and technical services for offshore structures such as jacket, topside and tubular structures.
DSIC has heavily invested in innovation and research in order to stay ahead of its competitors. The company has invested in state-of-the-art CAD/CAM technology and modern engineering and design processes. The company produces large scale ships with advanced technology, and seeks to provide safe and innovative products to meet customer demands.
The company engages in construction contracts with governments, commercial entities and financial institutions from around the world. It also provides services such as cargo ship repairing and dry dock shipbuilding. DSIC has also undertaken numerous ship repair projects locally, and also takes customers from Europe and other areas.
DSIC mainly focuses on the building of large container ships, product tankers, car carriers, special vessels and large general cargo vessels. DSIC also specializes in oil tankers, dry bulk carriers and both LNG and LPG carrying vessels. In the past few years, DSIC has also started to make significant accomplishments in the development of offshore engineering products.
The company has developed rapidly over the past three decades, and is now one of the most successful Chinese companies in the field of shipbuilding. They have won important orders for various ship types from a number of countries around the globe. With these orders, DSIC is able to maintain its leading position in the shipbuilding industry. With its ambition and capability to expand further, DSIC is expected to be the most influential Chinese shipbuilding company in the world.
