Tag: China

The first-ever smart domestic LNG fueled offshore support vessels (OSVs) Haiyang Shiyou 547 and Haiyang Shiyou 542 were finally completed in Qidong, Jiangsu on 28 May, according to China Shipbuilding Corporation.

The German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) demanded Berlin and other European governments to reduce their dependence on China for all things regarding to maritime.

The Chinese Embassy in Oman has advised that the quarantine procedure for Chinese crew to enter China has been relaxed and no more 14 quarantine stay is now required.

CSSC Huangpu Wenchong claims that it launched the world's first ship with an intelligent unmanned system. 

As informed, Container ship HUA HANG 1 reportedly suffered fire in engine room in the afternoon of May 13th ENE of Ningbo, East China sea, while en route from Taicang China to Chi Lung Taiwan. The ship issued distress signal and SAR ship BEI HAI JIU 101 responded.

China Classification Society (CCS) says China will speed up the building of fully electric battery powered ships to operate on the country’s extensive inland waterways network after the successful maiden voyage of the Chang Jiang San Xia 1, a cruise ship with the largest battery power in the world.

Britannia Club's correspondents in China informed about the latest updates on COVID-19 restrictions currently in place in ports around the country. 

A research group led by Prof. Feng Liang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Xu Minyi's group from Dalian Maritime University, developed a full-set wireless self-powered ammonia leakage monitor system for ammonia-energy ships.

The Gard Club makes recommendations on how to navigate safely in the Chinese waters during the seasonal fishing ban which came into force on 1 May 2022.

Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) begins sea trials of the Stena Pro Patria, the first methanol powered dual-fuel tanker constructed in China.