First order signed! Xinjiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry enters the gas carrier market

10 Month 31 Day, Jiangxi Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Haihong Shipping Co., Ltd. jointly signed in Ruichang City 1 vessels 7000 cubic LEG( Ethylene ) transport vessel construction contract. This signing marks a further upgrade in Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry's high-end shipbuilding strategy, officially entering the field of gas carrier construction alongside other vessels like crude oil tankers and bulk carriers. and other types of vessels like crude oil tankers and bulk carriers, it is a significant milestone for the company's future development

He Xudong, Chairman of Qinshi Group Co., Ltd., Han Xu, Partner of Shanghai Yiqiao Haikong Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Wang Yi, General Manager of Shenzhen Haihong Shipping, and relevant leaders from Ruichang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attended the signing ceremony

Shenzhen Haihong Shipping Co., Ltd. was established on 2006 year 6 Month 29 day, and is an enterprise operating domestic coastal inter-provincial liquid cargo vessel transportation. The company has a wide business scope, covering liquefied gas vessel transportation along the domestic coast and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, domestic ship agency, domestic waterway freight forwarding, and international dangerous goods vessel transportation

The 7000 cubic meter LEG vessel, is an ethylene transport vessel custom-built by Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for Shenzhen Haihong Shipping. This vessel is the world's first domestically designed and manufactured semi-refrigerated/semi-pressurized LEG transport vessel, suitable for loading : Ethylene, Ethane, Propylene, Propane, Commercial Propane, Butane, Propane / Butane mixture, Butene, Anhydrous Ammonia, Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Butadiene, Diethyl Ether, Isoprene ( Monomer ) Isopropylamine, Ethylamine, Vinyl Ethyl Ether and other goods. This vessel was designed by MARIC designed, steel single deck ( 千舷甲板 ) with a forecastle and poop deck. The engine room, accommodation, and wheelhouse are all arranged aft. The cargo hold area is equipped with 2 each 3500 cubic meter independent single cylindrical C type tanks, and is equipped with loading/unloading facilities, capable of loading one type of cargo or two types simultaneously. It adopts a stealth bulbous bow (VS-BOW) applying a propeller boss cap fin (PBCF) energy-saving device “CAPRO” . The vessel flies the Chinese flag, is classed by China Classification Society (CCS), and is built according to CCS specifications. The vessel's overall length is 115 meters, molded breadth 19 meters, molded depth 10.4 meters, design draft 6.1 meters, structural draft 6.6 meters, with a deadweight of up to 6200 tons, featuring a single diesel engine, single shaft, and single propeller design, with a speed of 14.5 knots. Suitable for international unrestricted navigation

The signing of this order is the result of Shenzhen Haihong Shipping's comprehensive consideration and careful deliberation after inspecting several domestic shipyards with first-class gas carrier construction experience, ultimately choosing Xinjianzhou. This not only signifies recognition of Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry's technical craftsmanship and strength, but also an important manifestation of Xinjianzhou's further enhancement in high-end shipbuilding and brand promotion, and a significant milestone for Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry in entering the gas carrier construction field

It is understood that Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry was just established and put into operation last year, with construction starting last 11 month. Its predecessor, Jiangxi Jiangzhou United Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., was restructured from 1969 the state-owned old factory Jiangzhou Shipyard, established in 6214 (factory), restructured. The state-owned Jiangzhou Shipyard was one of the key projects of the national "Third Front" construction in the last century 70 century, and was the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Jiangxi, employing over 7000 people at its peak

The investing entities of Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry are Qinshi Group Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Yangchuan Investment Development Co., Ltd. Qinshi Group Co., Ltd. is the controlling parent company of the listed company Tianhai Integrated Defense Equipment Technology Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Yangchuan Investment Development Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group

In the year since Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry restructured the former Jiangzhou United Shipbuilding, it has consistently pursued the corporate vision of "building specialized and refined vessels, and constructing unique and excellent shipyards," focusing on " optimizing the niche market for special vessels" ” 's strategic positioning, striving to expand the gas carrier construction market, and continuously enhancing the " "Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding" ” brand effect

In the future, Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry will adhere to the development strategy of product transformation and upgrading and the five high-end goals of talent, equipment, technology, products, and customers. It will implement a three-year doubling action plan, diligently implement the "Manufacturing Jiujiang" “9610” Action, serving as a pioneer for Ruichang in building a port-side advanced manufacturing base, and becoming the strongest in technical capability and largest in production scale for high-end special vessels and marine engineering manufacturing in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, providing higher quality shipbuilding products and services to global customers

Excluding the latest orders, Clarkson's data shows that Xinjianzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry currently holds a total of 19 vessels 21.032 DWT (Deadweight Tons), including chemical tankers 10 vessels, multi-purpose vessels 6 vessels, general cargo vessels 2 ships, ocean engineering vessels 1 vessels, delivery schedule until 2027 year.