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Oh? Why the sudden collapse in South Korea's shipbuilding fortunes in just a year? I thought you said South Korean shipbuilders had achieved the world's highest market share just last November.
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Oh? Why the sudden collapse in South Korea's shipbuilding fortunes in just a year? I thought you said South Korean shipbuilders had achieved the world's highest market share just last November.
China sets world record with ‘polar ready’ 58,000-tonne flat-top cargo ship
The self-propelled vessel’s deck size has been compared to the Fujian aircraft carrier and it can navigate in small drifting ice floes
A Chinese self-propelled deck vessel with an unprecedented carrying capacity of 58,000 tonnes – making it the largest of its kind in the world – has been declared seaworthy after completing five days of trials on Sunday.
The flat-top cargo ship Fan Zhou 8 left the Taizhou Zhonghang Shipbuilding facility in Zhejiang province on Tuesday and returned to dock after “various professional sailing tests” in the waters east of Shanghai, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
“The ship has strong seaworthiness, meets the requirements of the Polar Code, and can navigate in small drifting ice floes,” the report added.
The vessel is 256 metres long and 51 metres wide (840ft by 167ft) and has a range of 16,000 nautical miles (29,600km), with a maximum speed of over 15 knots (about 28km/h). The Shanghai to New York sea route is about 14,000 nautical miles, according to Ports.com.
The ship’s deck occupies most of the hull and is capable of transporting a wide range of cargo, including offshore oilfield, wind and nuclear power equipment, as well as large vessel steel structures or sections, CCTV said.
Chinese bloggers have compared the size of the deck to the Fujian, the country’s first domestically developed aircraft carrier, which is estimated to be about 300 metres long and 70 metres wide.
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Tan Suo 3 (探索三号/Exploration 3) oceanic and archeological research vessel was launched earlier today. From steel cutting to launch, it took less than 10 months.
Tan Suo 3/Exploration 3 has officially entered service as of yesterday. The ship is about 104m long and has a displacement of around 10,000 tons. It has the ability to break ice in both directions at the bow and stern. It's China's first comprehensive scientific research vessel capable of conducting global (including polar regions) deep-sea exploration.
CIMC's new wind power installation ship is delivered now. Great for 20MW and larger turbines in deep water.
China became the biggest shipowner in July this year.
Adora Flora City cruise ship under construction at Waigaoqiao Shipyard. Posted by the official Weibo account of CSSC.
"The construction of the world's largest ten-thousand-tonne-class electric transport ship has started in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) said on Monday."
largest ever electric transport ship being built. 24MWh in battery pack
Bloody sour grapes! If you can't compete fairly, the US lash sanction on!