Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Jiangnan Shipbuilding) is a large modern shipbuilding enterprise under China Shipbuilding Group. It currently has 20,000 employees and 1,785 party members. The company's Party Committee has 40 second-level grassroots party organizations.

The predecessor of Jiangnan Shipbuilding was the General Administration of Machinery Manufacturing, founded in the fourth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (i.e. 1865). It was renamed Jiangnan Shipyard in the early 1950s and was changed to a company-based enterprise in 1998. In June 2008, due to the construction of the World Expo and its own development needs, Jiangnan shipbuilding moved from the Huangpu River to Changxing Island as a whole.

Shipbuilding in Jiangnan has witnessed the vicissitudes of a century and a half, and has become stronger and prosperous over time. It is known as the birthplace of national industry and military industry, the cradle of industrial workers, the sprouting ground of the early revolution of the Communist Party of China, and the pioneer of reform and opening up.

After asset restructuring and integration, Jiangnan Shipbuilding currently covers an area of ​​5.17 million square meters, with a total coastline of 3,561 meters. It is divided into three production areas, which can meet the construction needs of various Navy ships, and can also build a full series of liquefied gas ships and super-sized ones. Large container ships, as well as special ships such as official ships, scientific research ships, and icebreakers.

In 2012, Jiangnan Shipbuilding took the lead in transforming and achieved a counter-trend takeoff in the sluggish ship market. In December 2016, Jiangnan Shipbuilding established Jiangnan Research Institute, embarking on a new journey of high-quality development. At present, Jiangnan Shipbuilding is striving to become a pioneer in high-quality development in the ship field and a disruptor in traditional manufacturing.

Jiangnan Shipbuilding also owns several wholly-owned subsidiaries and holding subsidiaries such as Jiangnan Pipe Industry, Jiangnan Real Estate, Jiangnan Technical School, Jiangnan Hospital, and Jiangnan Media.