History

History

Innovative Excellence, Global Sharing.

Vision for the Future: Making Cargo Handling Effortless

Vision for the Future: Making Cargo Handling Effortless

Under the guidance of intelligent transformation and green sustainable development strategies, Wuxin Heavy Industry will leverage decades of industry expertise to provide global port clients with high-efficiency, intelligent, lifecycle-reliable, and low-carbon lifting equipment. Committed to collaborative innovation, we strive to simplify global port operations through continuous technological iteration and service upgrades, contributing to the high-quality development of the logistics industry and advancing the construction of smart, green ports.
Intelligent Cranes Enter Developed Markets

Intelligent Cranes Enter Developed Markets

  • Smart container yard cranes debut in Singapore and other advanced markets.
2023: Sustained Trust from World-Leading Ports

2023: Sustained Trust from World-Leading Ports

Secured repeat orders from top-tier global ports:

  • Zhejiang Seaport Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group
  • ​Shanghai International Port Group​
  • Guangzhou Port Group (40% of their portal crane purchased over 5 years sourced from Wuxin, ranking first and far surpassing its peers)
2022: Breakthrough Innovations

2022: Breakthrough Innovations

  • Recognized as National Key "Little Giant" Enterprise (Specialized, Sophisticated, Innovative).
  • Awarded Hunan Provincial Patent Prize.
  • Delivered China’s first inland river fully automated RMG Port for Hangzhou Port, filling a gap in inland river fully automation.
  • Deployed AI-driven remote-controlled four-link portal cranes at Shaoguan Port, Guangdong, marking a leap in intelligent port equipment.
2021: Excellence in Specialization

2021: Excellence in Specialization

  • Accredited as ​National "Little Giant" Enterprise.
  • Designated ​Hunan Industrial Design Center.
  • Named ​Provincial Intellectual Property Benchmark Enterprise.
2019: Pioneering Recognition

2019: Pioneering Recognition

  • Awarded ​Hunan Provincial "Little Giant" Enterprise.
  • Established ​Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center.
  • Products certified as ​Provincial First-of-its-Kind Major Technical Equipment.
2017: Intelligent Port Machinery Pioneer

2017: Intelligent Port Machinery Pioneer

  • Designed and Delivered four units of remotely controlled RMG to Zhuhai Port.
2016: Hosting National Expertise​

2016: Hosting National Expertise​

  • Organized the ​3rd Session of the National Standardization Committee of Boom Crane , shaping industry standards.
2014: Setting National Standards

2014: Setting National Standards

  • Joined the National Crane Standardization Committee.
  • Co-authored China’s port crane national standards for the first time.
2013: R&D Leadership

2013: R&D Leadership

  • Accredited as ​Hunan Provincial Enterprise Technology Center.
Global Debut

Global Debut

  • Achieved first international export: port cranes delivered to India.
2010: National Honor

2010: National Honor

  • Recognized as ​National High-Tech Enterprise.
2008: Entering the Port Machinery Era

2008: Entering the Port Machinery Era

  • Building on the promising future of the shipping industry and its deep expertise in railway crane construction, the board of China Railway Wuxin Group made a strategic resolution and founded Hunan China Railway Wuxin Heavy Industry during the global financial crisis, pivoting from railway cranes to port equipment.
2007: High-Speed Rail Legacy

2007: High-Speed Rail Legacy

  • Dominated 70% of China’s ​high-speed rail box girder template market, supporting every major rail project.
2006: Strategic Relocation

2006: Strategic Relocation

  • Headquarters moved to ​Changsha, Hunan’s economic hub.
2005: Reform-Driven Origins

2005: Reform-Driven Origins

  • Spun off from China Railway Fifth Bureau Group​ by 70+ employees, establishing ​Hunan Wuxin Formwork Co., Ltd.in Huaihua.
2000: Corporatization

2000: Corporatization

  • Restructured as ​China Railway Fifth Bureau Sixth Co., Ltd. Machinery Plant​ under state-owned enterprise reforms.
1979: Institutional Evolution​

1979: Institutional Evolution​

  • Renamed ​Machinery Plant of China Railway Fifth Bureau’s New Transport Division​ after national administrative reforms.
Founding Roots

Founding Roots

  • Originated as ​Southwest Railway Engineering Bureau, approved by China’s Central Financial Commission.