On May 13, Air China's new 76,000-dwt bulk carrier "Guoyuan 701" held a grand delivery and maiden voyage ceremony in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. Jiangsu Haitong Offshore Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Jiangsu Haitong"), China Classification Society, Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute, Shanghai Shuangxi Maritime Development Co., Ltd., Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd., Lhasa Red Lion Materials Co., Ltd., Zhongtian Iron and Steel Group (Nantong) Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Lidian Shipping Co., Ltd., Industrial Securities Co., Ltd. and other relevant leaders and guests attended the ceremony and witnessed the important moment.
Wang Yanping, Chairman and President of Air China COSCO, delivered a speech
The "Guoyuan 701" ship, which is about to make its maiden voyage, is the result of the sincere cooperation between Air China COSCO and Jiangsu Haitong. At the same time, it also means that the Group's "Fifth Five-Year Plan" fleet renewal and upgrading goal has entered a new stage, and with the smooth delivery of the first of the 30 newly built green ships planned, the Group will further enhance its comprehensive strength and market competitive advantage. The Guoyuan 701 is an important mark of Air China's COSCO towards green and low-carbon development.
Han Qing, Vice President of Air China COSCO, delivered a speech
Han Qing, Vice President of Air China COSCO, and Jin Xing, Chairman of Jiangsu Haitong, signed the delivery documents on behalf of both parties
Wang Hefei, deputy general manager of Jiangsu Haitong Shipyard, delivered a speech
Li Lu, vice president of Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute, delivered a speech
Henglin, deputy general manager of China Classification Society Jiangsu Branch, delivered a speech
The godmother named the new ship "Guoyuan 701" and performed a bottle throwing ceremony. May it set sail, set sail towards the dream, sail with the wind and sail with good news, and sail thousands of miles forever safe!
Finally, with the whistle of the "Guoyuan 701" ship, the delivery and maiden voyage ceremony was successfully concluded.
Since July 2023, the Group has signed two 76,000DWT bulk carriers and four +2+2 73,800DWT bulk carriers with Jiangsu Haitong, and now the delivery and successful maiden voyage of the first "Guoyuan 701" ship. A new ship is expected to be delivered every 1-2 months or so.
The ship has a total length of 225 meters, a width of 36.5 meters, and a depth of 18.8 meters, designed by Shanghai Ship Design Institute (SDARI), through the development of ship line type, multi-condition optimization, the use of wind resistance reduction to build, equipped with vortex fins, pre-pre-diversion (PSV) and other energy-saving technologies, EEDI is more than 45% lower than the baseline, is an advanced design, low-carbon environmental protection, economic and energy-saving, with a competitive advantage of the ship. In addition, the new shipbuilding adopts the ship energy efficiency management system, including real-time monitoring and acquisition of the fuel quantity of the ship's main energy-consuming equipment and oil tanks and tanks; The high-power water pump frequency conversion technology is used to automatically adjust the pump load in combination with the change of ambient temperature to achieve the purpose of energy saving and emission reduction.