Shanghai Shipyard independently develops and solves key problems in automobile transport ships, assisting in the development of "national ships, national manufacturing, and national transportation"
In recent years, China's automobile exports have been continuously increasing, driving the rapid development of the automobile transport ship construction market. China Shipbuilding Group Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute has provided solid technical support for Chinese shipyards to undertake large-scale construction orders. The independent research and development of PCTC has successfully achieved the goal of "national ship manufacturing and national vehicle transportation", solving the key problem of global supply chain shortage of ship equipment for China's automobile exports, and has been selected as one of the top ten innovative cases of international shipping in Pudong New Area in 2022.
"The world's first 7500 berth LNG dual fuel vehicle transport ship, with fourteen decks, can accommodate 7500 standard vehicles. The bow is a wave piercing straight bow, and our self-developed twisted rudder is installed in the tail area. Its energy-saving guide pipe and propeller are both efficient. Two 1800 cubic LNG tanks are used as fuel power inside the ship, making the entire route for transporting new energy vehicles greener."
In the global shipping market, the automobile transport ship PCTC is a relatively niche specialized ship type, and the automobile transport market has a highly monopolistic characteristic, with the vast majority of transportation capacity controlled by a few large foreign ship owners. At the beginning of this century, Shanghai Shipyard began to form a team, following along with technical reserves and tracking, and participated in the design of the first automobile transport ship, initially establishing technical standards and talent teams.
After years of dedicated research and technological breakthroughs, Shanghai Shipyard has formed a series of fully covered PCTCs ranging from small, medium, large to ultra large. It has successfully developed and designed a batch of new PCTCs with 7000, 7800, 8600, and 9000 parking spaces, and has obvious advantages in ship transportation efficiency and loading and unloading efficiency. The carbon emissions of new ship types have significantly decreased by more than 30%. At present, the global market share of PCTC orders undertaken by Shanghai Shipyard has reached 67%, ranking first in the world, contributing more and more Chinese wisdom and solutions to the high-quality development of the global shipbuilding and shipping industry.
With the rise of domestic brand cars going global, Pudong is also focusing on guiding the integration and optimization of the international shipping supply chain system, helping to increase the efficiency of car exports, and helping Shanghai Port become the world's largest public port for car roll on/roll off.
"Pudong is a land full of vitality, innovation and vitality." Xu Yiping, Marketing Director and Director of Operation Management Department of Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute, said, "As a member of Pudong's leading area, Shanghai Shipbuilding Institute will actively participate in the national" the Belt and Road "initiative and the construction of Pudong Free Trade Zone, strengthen cooperation and exchanges with domestic and foreign countries, and make our contribution to the international reputation of Chinese ships."
Text: Ni Ping
Official WeChat from Pudong
