C&D Shipbuilding

What C&D Shipbuilding does

C&D Shipbuilding (Xiamen C&D Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.) is a privately held Chinese shipbuilding intermediary and vessel financing provider, operating since 1997 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xiamen C&D Inc. (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 600153, a Fortune Global 500 company). The company connects international shipowners with Chinese shipyards — working with over 20 partner yards across Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces — and provides two integrated service lines: shipbuilding export services (design coordination, construction management, and delivery facilitation for Kamsarmax/Ultramax/Handysize bulkers, MR product/chemical tankers, offshore support vessels, and other tonnage) and ship financing services (bridge financing during construction, refund bank guarantee procurement from any Chinese bank, post-delivery newbuilding financing up to 10 years, and bareboat finance lease arrangements for second-hand vessels up to 5 years).

The business model combines professional-services fees on shipbuilding project management with transaction-level interest and fees on financing, supplemented by transportation services supporting parent C&D Inc.'s commodity trading operations (steel, pulp & paper, agricultural products, minerals). GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging six regional Chinese offices (Xiamen HQ plus Shanghai, Fuzhou, Beijing, Qingdao, Nanjing), the parent group's network, and a design partnership with SDARI for standardized Green Dolphin-series vessel offerings. Pricing is opaque and negotiated case-by-case; financing decisions are made through an internal evaluation process with a stated 5-working-day approval turnaround on complete documentation.

Differentiators are rooted in institutional capital (parent net assets of US$23.48B), 25+ years of curated shipyard relationships, in-house vessel operating experience from 2012-2017 that informs credit and project assessment, and a bareboat finance lease structure using special purpose vehicles. Customer concentration is B2B and project-based (international shipowners, Chinese shipyards, shipowners seeking financing, plus parent internal demand), with no publicly named end customers and no disclosed standalone revenue for the subsidiary.

Name

C&D Shipbuilding

Legal name

Xiamen C&D Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Website

https://xiamenshipbuilding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

C&D Shipbuilding (Xiamen C&D Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese shipbuilding intermediary and vessel financing provider, connecting international shipowners with 20+ Chinese shipyards and offering bridge financing, refund bank guarantees, and bareboat finance leases for newbuildings and second-hand vessels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shipbuilding Export and Vessel Financing Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (3366), Ship and Boat Building (33661)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Management & Owner’s Engineering / Technical Consultancy (Spec Writing, Bid Support, Site Support) (IMAJAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bulk Carrier Shipbuilding (Dry Bulk: Capesize/Panamax/Handysize) (IMAJAAAA), Crude & Product Tanker Shipbuilding (VLCC/Suezmax/Aframax/MR) (IMAJAAAC), General Cargo & Multipurpose Vessel (MPV) Shipbuilding (IMAJAAAH), Container Ship Shipbuilding (IMAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Shipbuilding export services
• Ship financing
• Bareboat finance lease
• Bulk carrier construction
• Vessel financing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Xiamen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Shipbuilding Services: Fees earned from managing shipbuilding projects in Chinese shipyards, including construction management and facilitation services for international shipowners. Revenue from arranging and supervising vessel construction for bulker carriers, tankers, and offshore support vessels.
2. Ship Financing Services: Interest and fees from providing financing for newbuilding projects and second-hand vessel purchases. Services include bridge financing during construction, post-delivery financing, and bareboat finance lease arrangements with terms up to 10 years for newbuildings and 5 years for second-hand vessels.
3. Trading Transportation Services: Transportation services for parent company C&D Inc.'s commodity trading operations, including transportation of agriculture products (corn, sorghum, barley), pulp & paper, steel, iron ore, minerals and metal products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

C&D Shipbuilding provides shipbuilding export services and vessel financing for international shipowners and Chinese shipyards. The company matches international buyers with suitable Chinese shipyards for the construction of bulk carriers, tankers, offshore support vessels, trawlers, and other vessel types, while arranging refund bank guarantees and bridge financing during construction. It also finances newbuilding post-delivery and second-hand vessel purchases via bareboat finance lease arrangements, leveraging the strong capital base of its publicly listed parent Xiamen C&D Inc.

Product overview

C&D Shipbuilding operates as a shipbuilding export and financing division under Xiamen C&D Inc., offering two integrated service lines: shipbuilding services and shipbuilding financing. The shipbuilding services cover vessel construction across associated Chinese shipyards, handling design coordination, construction management, and delivery of various vessel types including Kamsarmax/Ultramax/Handysize bulk carriers, MR product/chemical tankers, general cargo vessels, offshore support vessels, trawlers, and multi-purpose vessels. The financing services include bridge financing during construction, refund bank guarantee procurement, newbuilding financing post-delivery, and second-hand vessel purchase financing through bareboat finance lease arrangements. The company also markets specific vessel designs including the SDARI Green Dolphin series bulk carriers (85000dwt Kamsarmax and 63500dwt Ultramax), 50000dwt MR oil & chemical tanker, 50.7m fresh fish trarawler, and 85m diesel-electrical subsea support vessel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shipbuilding Services Comprehensive shipbuilding export services including design coordination, construction management, shipyard selection across over 20 Chinese shipyards, and delivery facilitation for foreign shipowners building Kamsarmax/Ultramax/Handysize bulk carriers, MR product tankers, chemical tankers, general cargo vessels, and offshore support vessels.
• Shipbuilding Financing Financing solutions for newbuilding projects and second-hand vessel purchases, including bridge financing during construction, refund bank guarantee procurement from any Chinese bank, post-delivery newbuilding financing (up to 10 years), and second-hand vessel financing via bareboat finance lease arrangements (up to 5 years).
• SDARI Green Dolphin 63500dwt Ultramax Bulk Carrier

Quantifiable outcome

• Approval within 5 working days with complete customer documentation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Chinese Shipyards NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Since 1997, C&D Shipbuilding has established relationships with over 20 shipyards across Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces for constructing export vessels. These partnerships enable the company to match suitable shipyards with international buyers' requirements.
• SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute)coreTechnology or IntegrationSDARI provides ship designs for C&D Shipbuilding projects, including Green Dolphin series bulk carriers (63500dwt Ultramax, 85000dwt Kamsarmax). These are optimized designs with energy-saving devices and EEDI phase 3 compliance.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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