On May 15, 2024, New Ocean Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SUMEC Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Hudong Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Power (Group) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Group, signed 19 Crown 63 PLUS bulk carrier main engine contracts in Shanghai. He Jun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of SUMEC Shipbuilding, Xu Bin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager, Zhu Changcheng, Head of Finance, Li Cheng, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of CSSC Power Group, and Shao Yu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager, attended the signing ceremony. The relevant persons in charge of New Ocean Shipbuilding, China Shipbuilding Power Group Marketing Center and Hudong Heavy Machinery participated in the witness.
At the signing ceremony, the two sides enthusiastically reviewed the friendly cooperation process in the marine power business and looked forward to the broad vision of cooperation in the future. Both sides expressed that as central enterprises, they should take practical actions to implement the national strategy, fulfill their social responsibilities, and work together to make due contributions to the development of green power for mainland ships.
The main engine applicable vessel signed this time is the flagship product of SUMEC Shipping, the 3.0 version of the Crown 63 PLUS bulk carrier. The ship is 199.90 meters long, 32.26 meters wide, 18.80 meters deep, and has a design speed of 13.5 knots.
CSSC Power Group will actively practice the path of scientific and technological innovation, green development and differentiated competition, resonate with the strategic direction of the future development of the national shipbuilding industry, further consolidate the advantages of the marine power industry, continuously improve the ability of independent innovation, overcome more "stuck neck" problems, make more breakthroughs in the international high-end market and the field of green, low-carbon and intelligent power, and accelerate green, low-carbon and digital transformation. The company will continue to meet the needs of SUMEC Marine Technology Innovation, promote the iterative upgrading of SUMEC Shipbuilding's green ships, win the trust of customers, and act as a leader in high value-added ships.