the world's first bulk cargo sailing ship came to fujian putian for the first time
2024-09-04
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china news service, putian, september 4 (wu zhi) on september 4, at the xiuyu port area in putian city, fujian province, the singapore-registered "pix" ship loaded 20,085 tons of ammonium sulfate and sailed to fangchenggang, guangxi to continue loading, and then exported it to brazil.
on september 4, putian immigration management police guarded the singaporean ship "pixar" anchored in hong kong. photo by xie cuihong
according to the putian entry-exit border inspection station, the "pixar" is the world's first sailing ship equipped with a rigid three-piece automatic rotating sail, and this is its first time to berth at the putian port.
the pixar is also the world's first bulk cargo ship converted from sails. the hull is 229 meters long and has a giant solid wing sail on the deck, like a pair of flying wings, up to 45 meters high. when the huge hard wing-shaped sail is fully unfolded, the area is equivalent to a basketball court. these innovative designs cleverly convert wind energy into the power of the ship.
in the vast ocean, the "pixar" ship can intelligently sense the sailing environment, and can raise and lower the sails and rotate them automatically with one click. its motion state automatically adjusts to the optimal angle according to wind speed and direction, demonstrating a high degree of intelligence and refined control capabilities. it is estimated that the transformation of a super-large bulk carrier into a "sailboat" can reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 30% under average sailing mode.
cai wenbin, captain of the second duty team of putian border inspection station, said that for the "pixar" ship carrying agricultural materials and exported to the "brics countries", the border inspection department provides "one ship, one policy" refined security services, implements measures such as "no formalities" for domestic berthing, "one-time processing" for short-term berthing, and implements the integrated port supervision and credit management points system to achieve "zero waiting" operation for ships arriving at the port and "zero delay" inspection and clearance for ships leaving the port. (end)
