Intelligent Shipbuilding: Into the Main Battefield of Digital Transformation

Whattechnical routeto be taken to promote the new type of industrialization and accelerate the building of a manufacturing and shipbuilding power?The consensus of industry experts is:taking intelligent manufacturing(IM)as the main direction.At present,accelerating the intelligent transformation has becomean inevitable choice for China's shipbuilding industry to promote the transformation and upgrading,and realize high-quality development.From theinitiatory automation equipment application and information technology(IT)promotion,to today,the intelligent transformation of China's shipbuilding industry has entered a new stage of development.

Chinese Shipyards Deliver High-End Ships

At the beginning of the Lunar New Year,China's shipbuilding enterprises took the initiative to constantly promote the milestones according to the plan set at the beginning of the year.Recently,a number of high-end ships and first ships have been delivered as scheduled.

CSSC GSI Leads the Race for Green Shipbuilding

On January 14,at the Second China Industrial Carbon Peaking Forum,CSSC Guangzhou Shipyard International(GSI)was awarded the title of"2023 China Industrial Carbon Peaking Leader Enterprise".Previously,GSI had successively obtained the"Industrial Product Green Design Demonstration Enterprise","GreenFactory","Green Supply Chain Management Enterprise"titles awrded by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

CssC Makes a Good Start

In 2024,member units of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation(CSSC),with the momentum that the beginning is a decisive battle and the start is a sprint,have actively implemented the concept of"winning in three aspects",constantly improved the value creation ability,and striven to"get off to a good start"and run the first race of the Year.

High-Quality Ships Boost Ocean Managing

On April 25,the ocean scientific research teaching support ship built by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for Tongji University laid down and its delivery is expected for May 2025.By that time,China will have a more university with scientific research ships。

CSSC Intelligent Manufacturing Achievements Win National Awards

At the recently held 6th Digital China Summit,the first national winners ofthe"State-owned Enterprise Digital Scene Innovation Professional Competition"hosted by the Science and Technology Innovation Bureau of the State-owned Assels Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council(SASAC)were officially announced.

Huangpu Wenchong Wins Orders for New Generation Intelligent Ocean Rescue Vessels

Four 4,000 kW medium-sized ocean rescue vessels designed by CSSC Shanghai Merchant Ship Design&Research Institute(SDARI)and built by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for the Donghai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport,were officially signed on Decemher 15.2022.

"Green Pearl River" LNG Powered Ship Project Wraps up

The 26 new ships for the"Green Pearl River"project designed by CSSC No.605 Institute and built by CSSC Guangxi Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering were signed and delivered on December 29,2022.Sofar,the LNG-fueled bulk carrier/multi-purpose ship project had been delivered in 2022,and CSSC had won an initial victory in jointly serving the national strategy for the green development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area along with other parties concerned.

PCTC Ushering in Prime Time

According to data from Clarkson Research based in the UK,in the first quarter of this year,a 6,500CEU car carrier(PCTC)rented over$110,000 a day,far from$10,000 during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.Driven by the soaring market。

Ws Productivity Pops up

This year,Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co.,Lid.(WS),a subsidiary of CSSC,has launched two major battles of opening source and making decisive efforts in production management,made a big push for batch order laking of the main building ship type,and created favorable conditions forthe production acceleration.

South China's First Dual-Fuel PCTC Delivered

On September 12,the first ship"Emden"of the 7000CEULNG dual-fueled PCTC built by CSSC Guangzhou Shiphuilding International(GSI)in collaboration with CSTC for Norway SFL companywas signed and delivered,which is the first dual-fueled PCTC ever built in South China.

GSI Delivers Electric Two-way Navigation Luxury Ropax

"Fuel-electric hybrid propulsion,two-way navigation,gorgeous interior",theworld's first large-capacity battery hybrid propulsion and bow/stern two-way navigation luxury ropax ship--1500-passenger/3658m-lane luxury passenger ro-ro ship,built by CSSC Guangzhou Shipyard International(GSI)for UK P&O Ferries,held sailing ceremonyand media open day activities on February 28.

CSSC Rolls out Fresh Project Layout and Format Planning for Marine Economy

CSSC released the overall plan of blue marine economy complex at the 2023 China Marine Equipment Expo on October 13,proposing a new model and new business format of the integration of primary,secondary and tertiary industries,the integration of superior resources,and the alliance of central and local enterprises in building a maritime power,and opening up a new.path to work energetically in the maritime industry.

INMEX China2013 Showcases InnovativeProducts to Boost Transformation and Upgrading

On July 26-28,the Tenth China Guangzhou International Maritime Trade Expo and Forum 2023 was held in Pazhou,Guangzhou.Held at the same period,the 2023 Fourth Session of High-Quality Development Forum of China Shipbuilding Industry Transformation&Upgrading took thetheme"Practicethenew development concept,writea new chapter of shipbuilding industry high-quality development",carried out discussions and communication through the theme forum and multiple parallel forums in a bid to further promote transformation and upgrading and industrial integration of the shipbuilding industry and enhance its corecompetitiveness.

How Does Fledgling Marine Aquaculture Become Less Expensive

Deep-and open-sea aquaculture(marine aquaculture)is a“crossdiscipline industry”involving marine science,marine engineering equipment and fishery aquaculture technology among other disciplines and specialties.No matter where there is a short board,it will be“leaking”.Marine aquaculture is still in the fledgling stage,and there are still many problems to be solved,such as the compatibility and matching of equipment and increased fishfarming stocks to be improved,and the lack of supporting capacity of marine aquaculture equipment and facilities.

Q1 Guangzhou Shipyards Revved up

In the first quarter of 2023.Guangzhou Shipbuilding International(GSI)and CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding,CSSC two shipyards in Guangzhou,anchored their targels,worked diligently,insisted to focus on the main business as the basic driving force for high quality development and made a good start in the production and operation,laying a solid foundation for completing the annual target.

Seizing Construction Opportunity of the Greater Bay Area, Guangdong Shipbuilding and Marine Equipment Industries Riding on Momentum

In recent years. China has accelerating advancing into "deep blue". A new bright spot of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Mucao Greater Bay Area's development plan is to cultivate a new growth point of marine economy, and cultivating a modern marine industry is an important starting point for the development of marine economy.

Offshore Wind Power Heads for Deep Blue——CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power Leads Development of China's First Deep-Sea Floating Wind Power Equipment

The“dual-carbon”goal has opened a new era of low carbon,and offshore wind power has become the main force of wind power growth,and itis inevitable to compete in the sea for“wind”.In order to fully explore the ample wind energy resources of deep and high seas,CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power Co.,Ltd.(HZ Wind)led the completion of design and manufacturing of China's first deep-sea floating wind power equipment“Fuyao”。