Established in 1964, Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), member of China State Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., (CSSC), stands out as one of China's largest merchant ship design institutes with the vastest variety of ship types, world's leading technical edge, the most innovative and stable technical team along with the largest market share in domestic China. SDARI today boasts a team of more than 600 employees with a full range of professions, providing services including Ship Design, Consultancy, Digital Operation Support and Marine Equipment.SDARI provides R&D and detail design for various types of Merchant Vessels, Marine Resources Development Vessels and Equipment, Marine Scientific Research Vessels and Special Vessels, covering all-rounded technical services that range from Feasibility Study, Conceptual Design, Basic Design, Detail Design to Product Design. Focusing on the intelligence upgrade, energy saving and emission reduction, SDARI makes endless efforts on the launch of new ship types that face the future shipping and lead the market by means of technology development and 3D design.Relying on the numerical tank, Smart Ship Innovation Laboratory and study of new energy technology, SDARI's equipments and services cover Fan Duct, Fan Cap, SATRTM (SDARI Adapted Twisted Rudder), DOSS ® (Digital Operation Support System) and data analysis service, FGSS (Fuel Gas Supply System) and Power Battery Pack as well.As a director unit of China Smart Ship Innovation Alliance, SDARI has established Ship Digital Operation Support Center to facilitate the development of digital shipping with her advantages and full support.SDARI has developed a total of over 1,200 different vessels and received over 350 awards from provincial level or above. In recent years, SDARI's sustainable improvements of technical expertise and growing market share help to speed up the construction of the world-leading intelligent ship naval architecture institute.