In early 2026, CSC Wuhan Qingshan Shipyard (Qingshan Shipyard; to be renamed China Merchants Shipbuilding Group Wuhan Qingshan Shipyard) announced that it was steadily advancing efforts to restore its shipbuilding capacity, with plans to fully resume core operations within the year. Now, after years of inactivity, the shipyard has received its first batch order, marking a substantial step forward in its revival plan.
On April 2, Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics (Zhonggu Logistics) issued an announcement titled “Announcement on the Investment in the Construction of 10 1,800 TEU Container Ships,” stating that Zhonggu Logistics or its subsidiaries intend to sign a contract with Qingshan Shipyard for 10 1,800 TEU container ships. The total contract value will not exceed RMB 2.7 billion; based on this calculation, the cost per vessel will not exceed RMB 270 million. Delivery is expected between 2028 and 2029.
Zhonggu Logistics stated that the purpose of this investment is to establish a highly economical and competitive container shipping fleet, continuously enhance the company’s competitive edge, and strengthen its profitability and sustainability, in line with its future strategic plan.
According to its official website, Zhonggu Logistics was founded in 2003 and is one of China’s earliest companies specializing in domestic container shipping. After two decades of steady growth, it has evolved into a comprehensive modern enterprise integrating liner shipping, integrated logistics, ship management, and real estate investment, currently operating a fleet of over 100 container ships.
For the shipyard, Zhonggu Logistics’ order for 10 1,800-TEU container ships marks the first newbuild order received by Qing Shan Shipyard in eight years. This highly significant order signifies that this long-established shipyard, which has been dormant for many years, is officially entering a new phase of development.
According to records, Qingshan Shipyard was established in the 1950s and was once the largest civilian shipbuilding facility in Hubei Province, having built a total of 630 vessels (including 218 for export). Qingshan Shipyard covers an area of 1,700 mu and has 2,200 meters of wharf frontage. It possesses comprehensive capabilities for the design and construction of various types of vessels, including bulk carriers, container ships, chemical tankers, and liquefied gas carriers, with a deadweight tonnage of up to 100,000 tons.
At the end of 2015, as part of the Sinotrans & CSC Group, Qingshan Shipyard was incorporated into the China Merchants Group along with the rest of the group. In November 2017, as part of the group’s restructuring and integration, the former “Qingshan Shipyard of China Changjiang National Shipping Group” was officially renamed “CSC Wuhan Qingshan Shipyard.” Following this restructuring, Qingshan Shipyard became a third-tier unit of China Merchants Group, reporting directly to the newly established Changhang Group.
In April 2018, after completing delivery of its final export bulk carrier order, Qingshan Shipyard announced its withdrawal from the shipbuilding business, bringing to a close its 69-year history in shipbuilding and shifting its focus to steel structure manufacturing, ship repair, and ship modification.
In February 2026, Yu Zhicheng, Secretary of the Qingshan District Party Committee, visited Qingshan Shipyard to inspect progress on the reactivation of shipbuilding capacity. Xu Lian, Party Secretary and General Manager of Qingshan Shipyard, stated that the shipyard would leverage the full industrial chain resources of China Merchants Group to focus on the manufacturing of small and medium-sized high-value-added vessels, while simultaneously advancing the construction of a “garden factory”.
From March 24 to 27, 2026, Li Wenhua, a member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of China Merchants Shipbuilding, led a team to conduct a safety inspection and assessment of the resumption of shipbuilding operations at Qingshan Shipyard.
After stepping away from shipbuilding for many years, Qingshan Shipyard is now resuming its core shipbuilding business at a time when the industry is entering a new boom period and Chinese shipbuilders continue to lead the global shipbuilding sector.