Warm congratulations on the successful delivery of the first batch of retrofitted vessels by CIMC Enric & Zhuhai Port Group
Published time:
2023-01-11
On January 10th, CIMC Enric Holdings Limited, along with its member company Jingmen Hongtu Special Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd., mass delivered 29 LNG retrofitted vessels to its client, Zhuhai Port Shipping Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Zhuhai Port Group. It is reported that this delivery is the largest single batch of oil-to-gas vessel conversions nationwide. The delivery ceremony was held in the beautiful Yunfu Port, Guangdong Province, and received high attention from local governments and relevant mainstream media. It also attracted the presence of industry experts and well-known enterprises in the industry. Leaders from Zhuhai Port Shipping Co., Ltd., CIMC Enric Holdings Limited, CIMC Bluewater Technology Development (Guangdong) Co., Ltd., Weichai Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd., and other companies attended the meeting to jointly witness this important moment.
Delivery Ceremony Site
The 29 vessels delivered in this batch are all standard general cargo ships operating on the Xijiang and Beijiang routes. The retrofitted marine LNG fuel supply systems were developed, designed, and produced by Jingmen Hongtu Company, a member enterprise of CIMC Enric. With its strong R&D and design capabilities, Hongtu's developed LNG power systems and related equipment technology are at a leading level nationwide, helping customers achieve energy saving and emission reduction goals while also saving fuel costs, further enhancing the economic efficiency of vessel operations and improving their market competitiveness. After completing this batch delivery, Jingmen Hongtu will complete the retrofitting of 15 more marine LNG fuel supply systems in early 2023, demonstrating the application of clean energy in water transport, and leading the healthy development of inland river shipping with green and low-carbon principles.
LNG Vessel Retrofitting Site
Jingmen Hongtu Delivers LNG Vessel Tanks
Promoting LNG power retrofitting for inland vessels is an important measure to implement the concept of ecological civilization construction and the national 'dual carbon' strategic goals. In recent years, Jingmen Hongtu has closely followed national development strategies, adhering to a path of green and low-carbon development, providing customers with one-stop clean energy application solutions. From key breakthroughs in areas such as large-scale storage at stations and land-water transportation, to the successful R&D and promotion of high-manganese austenitic cryogenic steel vessel tanks and propane distributed energy supply systems, continuous breakthroughs in technology, exponential increase in manufacturing capabilities, widespread application of intelligent equipment, and successful launch of a big data center have laid a solid foundation for Jingmen Hongtu to practice the development concept that 'lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets', build a green circular industrial chain, and become a promoter of clean energy applications, fulfilling corporate social responsibility.
Zheng Zhijun, General Manager of Jingmen Hongtu Company, stated, "As a leading domestic supplier of clean energy equipment, we have been deeply involved in the high-end manufacturing field of pressurized storage and transportation equipment for over 40 years. We always adhere to the fundamentals of manufacturing, firmly pursue green development, take the national dual-carbon goal as an opportunity, drive by technological innovation, and leverage intelligent manufacturing and green manufacturing to gradually enhance the core competitiveness of the enterprise, achieve high-quality development, and create value for customers. In the future, we will continue to increase R&D and innovation in LNG application equipment, seek new breakthroughs in the water transport + land transport sector, enhance the company's competitiveness, and empower sustainable high-quality development for the enterprise!"
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