The city is of Shanghai is rapidly
developing a pure-electric powered vessel project for river and river-to-sea
shipping service.
The first batch of two plus eighteen
120 teu electricity-powered containerships will be built by Wuchang
Shipbuilding and Wuhu Shipyard. Upon delivery, the vessels
will be used for zero-carbon green shipping along Huangpu river.
With the launch of the first batch
vessel project, Shanghai Pudong will further promote cooperation and
development on green logistics smart industry chain, including offering
supports to power battery, green logistics, port
infrastructure, shipowner management, financing and leasing, design
and manufacture, as well other sectors involved in new energy vessel
industry chain.
Mainly developed by CSSC, State
Power Investment Corporation, Cosco Shipping, SIPG and SAIC
Motor, the project will also build
20 pure-electricity powered river-sea vessels, as well as battery
packs, new-energy terminal facilities at Shanghai Waigaoqiao bonded zone.
Currently, there are around
115,000 vessels servicing the Yangtze river and over 70% are more
than 15 years old.