The ninth 80,000-ton multi-purpose grain transport ship "Guoqiang Hai" built by Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry for COSCO Shipping Development was officially named

China News Service, Dalian, October 1 (Reporter Yang Yi) On September 30, the ninth 80,000-ton multi-purpose grain transport ship "Guoqiang Hai" built by Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry for COSCO Shipping Development was officially named. This ship type was independently developed and designed by my country. It is the world's first multi-purpose ship type adapted to specialized transportation of grain.

Pictured is the naming ceremony. Photo by Bao Wei

The ship has a total length of 229.95 meters, a width of 32.26 meters, and a depth of 21 meters. It adopts a large-capacity open box cargo hold design with sufficient cargo space. It can carry various types of grain and dry bulk cargo such as soybeans, corn, and wheat. It can also carry standard containers, wind power equipment, major engineering equipment and other cargo types. The ship breaks through the limitations of single-type cargo transportation by traditional ocean-going ships and forms a two-way intermodal transport model of "outbound containers and return dry bulk cargo". It can serve the two-way transportation of bulk cargo imports such as grain and the export of Chinese-made equipment, effectively improving the overall operational value of the route and realizing "one ship with multiple uses and two-way empowerment."

The "Guoqiang Hai" ship has obtained the carbon footprint additional notation for new ships issued by the China Classification Society. The carbon footprint of the entire ship construction process can be quantified, traced, and verifiable, achieving a "zero breakthrough" in the field of carbon footprint inspection of domestic new ships. It is an important landmark achievement to support my country's shipbuilding industry in promoting green and low-carbon transformation and establishing a standardized management and control system for ship carbon footprints.

By optimizing the low-resistance hull line, upgrading the high-efficiency power system, and adopting green and low-carbon construction techniques, the ship effectively reduces fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Its performance is in line with international green shipping rules and the "dual carbon" development goals of domestic shipping, and the carbon reduction effect is stable and controllable.

At the same time, ships are equipped with intelligent systems such as intelligent navigation assistance, real-time cargo monitoring, and full-process safety management and control as standard, which can realize real-time monitoring of ocean navigation status, full traceability of grain cargo, and early warning of navigation risks, significantly improving the safety, stability, and operating economy of ocean grain transportation.

At present, the first eight ships of this series have been delivered and have been put into global core grain transportation routes and have performed well. Among them, on September 18, the eighth "Guofu Hai" ship berthed at the Longtan Container Terminal of Nanjing Port on its maiden voyage, increasing the maximum container loading capacity of a single ship in Nanjing Port from 2,600 TEUs to 2,970 TEUs; on September 23, the "Guoren Sea" ship successfully completed its first return voyage carrying Brazilian soybeans, providing solid transportation capacity support for the stability of the domestic grain supply chain. (over)