China's first large-scale cruise ship, "Aida Modu", completed its trial voyage and triumphed
On the afternoon of September 12th, under the traction of multiple tugboats, the "Aida Modu" docked steadily at Pier 4 of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Corporation. Subsequently, China Shipbuilding Corporation solemnly announced that after six days and five nights of sea navigation at 1630 nautical miles, all verification items for the completion and trial voyage of China's first large-scale cruise ship have met the standards and successfully achieved victory. This marks that Chinese manufacturing companies are far away from winning the "last jewel in the crown" of the shipbuilding industry.
Photos of the test voyage of the "Aida Magic City"
According to the person in charge of Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, at 11:30 noon on September 7th, the "Aida Modu" detached from the Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Terminal to carry out a sea completion test mission. At 2 a.m. on September 8th, one of the key testing projects, the "light oil to heavy oil conversion" test of the main engine, passed the acceptance and successfully kicked off the sea trial.
During the trial voyage, projects such as speed testing, durability testing, unmanned cabin testing, automated smart grid function testing, general broadcasting alarm sound pressure testing, and magnetic compass calibration were carried out synchronously or in an orderly manner. One project after another successfully passed the acceptance. In the driver's cab, central control room, and project testing site, bursts of enthusiastic applause and high decibel cheers are occasionally heard to celebrate every hard won success. This scene has also become a beautiful memory for all participants.
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During six days and five nights, the trial team strictly followed the trial plan and completed a total of 88 test projects, involving 31 debugging programs. They comprehensively verified the ship's maneuverability, automation level, navigation safety and comfort, and related emission indicators. The test results show that the performance indicators of China's first large-scale cruise ship "Aida Modu" comply with relevant regulations and specifications, meet the requirements of the contract and technical specifications, and have all been confirmed by the shipowner and classification society. The completed trial voyage has been successfully completed. This means that the "Aida Modu" has met the navigation conditions, laying a solid foundation for naming and delivering for operation by the end of the year.
Aircraft carriers, large cruise ships, and large LNG carriers are known as the "three pearls" on the crown of the world shipbuilding industry, representing the "supreme level" of the global shipbuilding industry today and also symbolizing a country's comprehensive national strength. And large cruise ships are also known as the culmination of the industrial field, condensing the crystallization of modern industry and cultural arts, integrating high-end manufacturing and high-end service industries.
As one of the most difficult ship types in design and construction, large cruise ships are currently the only high-tech and high value-added ship products that China has not conquered. Building our own large-scale cruise ships is the long-standing aspiration of several generations of Chinese shipbuilders.
For a long time, the research and development, design, construction technology, and supply chain system of large cruise ships have been monopolized by a few European countries. Nowadays, China Shipbuilding Group adheres to the path of introduction, digestion, absorption, and innovation, taking the construction of large-scale cruise ships as a breakthrough point, relying on industry-leading technological strength and innovation capabilities, gathering global resources, exploring the development path of the entire industry chain to promote the cruise industry, focusing on building a high-quality and high-level local cruise industry ecosystem, achieving zero breakthroughs, filling the technological gap, and becoming the second pole of large-scale cruise ship construction outside of Europe.
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