the world’s largest and the first in china! the latest "island-building artifact" "xinhai sturgeon" successfully set sail
2024-09-29
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at about 7 a.m. on september 28, the "xinhai sturgeon", the world's largest capacity and china's first lng dual-fuel powered trailing suction dredger, sailed smoothly and headed to shanghai yangshan port for dredging operations.
the "xinhai sturgeon" has a total length of 155.7 meters, a width of 32 meters, a fully loaded draft of 9.9 meters, and a mud tank with a maximum capacity of 17,000 cubic meters, which is equivalent to the size of six international standard swimming pools. as the world's largest lng-powered trailing suction dredger, the vessel can switch between lng and diesel fuel as its power system at any time, achieving green, environmentally friendly and energy-saving effects. at the same time, the ship is also equipped with the most advanced and intelligent "one-click dredging" and "dredging-driving in one" systems in china, enabling a single person to complete driving and dredging operations for the first time in china.
the "xinhai sturgeon" is another "heavy dredging device" delivered by zhenhua qidong offshore engineering after the "island-building artifact" - asia's largest heavy-duty self-propelled cutter suction dredger "tiankun". it is a clean energy source for my country's coastal areas. a pioneer in power ship operation, the localization rate exceeds 90%. the ship's performance, environmental protection indicators, and technical level have reached the international leading level. after delivery, it is mainly used for dredging and reclamation of coastal ports and deep-water channels, and coastal maintenance projects.
from the start of construction of the ship, undocking and launching, sea trials to completion and delivery, nantong maritime safety bureau has done a comprehensive job of safety supervision and service guarantee. in the future, nantong maritime safety administration will give full play to its functions and professional advantages, continue to focus on optimizing the port and shipping business environment, improving the quality and efficiency of the service industry, and promoting the development of industrial clusters, to provide the nantong offshore equipment and shipbuilding industry with a full-process, comprehensive periodic and all-round service guarantee supports enterprises to build the world's leading "powerful weapon" and helps nantong move towards a world-class shipbuilding and offshore industry cluster.
correspondent wang junkai, peng yuzhang, yangtze evening news/ziniu news reporter zhu yayun
proofread by sheng yuanyuan
