CSSC is enriched with powerful research
and development resources. It has 9 R&D Institutes engaged in
research and development of civil ships and their shipboard equipment,
naval ships and their shipboard systems, offshore facilities, shipbuilding
technology, precision testing, shipbuilding standardization and soft
science. Design and management of engineering projects can also be
undertaken. The Marine Design & Research Institute of China (MARIC)
is the best known of all.