Guoneng Ocean Shipping (Wuhan) on Monday (21 October) unveiled and took delivery of a new 10,000-tonne hybrid methanol-electric bulk carrier, Guo Neng Changjiang 01, in Hubei.
The Guo Neng Changjiang 01, built for inland shipping, was developed and designed by Wuhan Changjiang Shipbuilding Design Institute, and built by Hubei Hechuang Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
The ship was launched on 16 May. On 27 June, the ship completed its first tank truck-to-ship green methanol bunkering operation at dock.
The bunkering took 2.5 hours and filled 33 metric tonnes (mt) of ISCC EU-certified green methanol, achieving a milestone in methanol bunkering for domestic Yangtze River inland ships.
As the standard ship type in the Chuanjiang River and the Three Gorges Reservoir area, the ship is 130 metres long, 16.26 metres wide, 7.98 metres deep, with a designed cargo capacity of 10,850 tonnes.
China Classification Society (CCS) issued China’s classification certificate for the first domestic inland methanol dual-fuel ship inspection certificate of its size.
It also received additional notations such as Green Ship-II, Intelligent Engine Room, Intelligent Energy Efficiency Management, Intelligent Integrated Platform, and is equipped with a low-voltage shore power system.
Photo credit: China Changjiang Bunker (Sinopec)
Published: 28 October 2024
