28NOV2018 - NEWS - CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard inks signed shipbuilding contract with Shenzhen Maritime Bureau

CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard has recently inked shipbuilding contract with Shenzhen Maritime Bureau to build an all-electric battery-powered service ship. The vessel is for deployment by the maritime bureau in LNG area of Shenzhen port. The ship, designed by CSSC 708 Research Institute, is 78 m in length, 12.8 m beam and 5.5 meters in depth. It is designed to have a top speed is 18 knots above with a range of 1,000 miles. The vessel be equipped with two sets of 650 kilowatt hour high performance battery packs to fully supply the vessel with electric power. By 2020, LNG volumes at Dapengwan in Shenzhen port will reach 20m tons annually. To secure and safe port operations, Shenzhen Maritime Bureau decided to build a battery-powered service and emergency command ship.

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