In order to effectively implement the concept of ecological and environmental protection and continue to promote the green and low-carbon development of water transportation, with the active service and support of the Municipal Water Transport Affairs Center, on July 18, 2023, Hunan's first new energy pure electric distribution dual-purpose ship officially started construction in our city.
The project plans to build two pure electric 208 TEU container ships, which will be invested and constructed by Shanghai Qiyuan Core Power Technology Co., Ltd. and Hunan Xiangdian Power Co., Ltd., undertaken by Hunan Dingsheng Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and constructed by Xiangtan Water Transport Affairs Center. The total length of the ship is 88 meters, the width is 15 meters, the depth is 5.3 meters, the design draft is 3.52 meters, and it is equipped with two 500kW propulsion motors, which can not only realize the charging and swapping function, but also support the application of digital and intelligent technology, and can achieve more than 10% comprehensive energy-saving income after the formation of the network of the ship charging and swapping station.
This is the first time that the shipyard in our city has adopted the segmented construction process, first building the middle cabin, side cabin and first compartment of the ship, and then assembling and closing the whole to form a complete hull. During the construction process, the Municipal Water Transport Affairs Center provides technical support and services for new energy ships in strict accordance with the requirements of technical specifications and the project schedule. Up to now, the hull of the No. 1 ship has been completed, and the construction progress of the ship's turbine has been completed by 90%; The hull of the No. 2 ship has been completed, and the construction progress of the ship's turbine is 50% complete.
After the delivery of the ship, it will become the 88-meter standard pure electric dual-purpose ship with the largest container loading capacity in China, and it will also be the first new energy pure electric dual-purpose ship in Hunan, serving the 160-kilometer container shuttle bus route from Yueyang Chenglingji Port to Changsha Jixing Port of Hunan Ocean Container Transportation.
In recent years, the city has actively promoted the green and low-carbon development and transformation of transportation, thoroughly implemented the requirements of the "Policies and Measures to Promote the Development of Water Transport in Hunan Province", encouraged and supported the application of new energy for ships, and encouraged old cargo ships and existing passenger ships (including non-standard ferries) to be dismantled and withdrawn from the market in advance, and since 2022, a total of 10 scrapped old passenger ships have been dismantled, and 4 new energy ships have been added.
Correspondent: Xie Chujun