Shanghai's Yangshan Port, a world-class port that was just completed this year, gathered many media from all over the world today. If it was just a port, of course, it would not attract so much attention. But today, there will be a naming ceremony for a new ship.
If it was an aircraft carrier, it would attract the world's attention. After all, this is the hegemon of the sea, but it would never allow so much media coverage. But today, it was just a freighter, but this freighter was the world's largest freighter!
The world's largest cargo ship was Nanyang's Nok Nevis, a super-large crude oil carrier. It was once named Sea Giant and was designed and manufactured by Japan's Sumitomo Heavy Machinery Industry Co., Ltd.
However, this Nok Nevis was just announced to be scrapped last month. In fact, the ship's transportation costs have been rising in the past two years. The fuel consumption is too high, and the maintenance and operation costs are high. It can no longer make money.
So, when everyone was still fighting for the title of the world's largest cargo ship, Hua Xia issued an announcement. A super-large cargo ship with a length of more than 400 meters, a width of 60 meters, and a height of more than 73 meters has been completed. The number of containers has reached 19,530, the highest in history.
Another point is that this cargo ship carries the largest twin engine. Although the horsepower is not the highest, it is just right for this cargo ship.
This ship belongs to Taihua Holdings. Today, not only the design and manufacturer representative of Hua Xia Shipbuilding Industry and the representative of Taihua Holdings, even the leader of Hua Xia, Zhang Ruiqiang, came.
Zhang Ruiqiang was invited to give an opening speech. He declined and walked to the stage. Looking at the many business representatives and media representatives below the stage, Zhang Ruiqiang was very excited.
In the past, Hua Xia's shipbuilding industry was very backward. It was more than 20 years away from the developed countries. But now, Hua Xia can design and manufacture the world's largest cargo ship.
Moreover, this self-designed and manufactured ship was completely completed by Hua Xia itself. They did not cooperate with foreign shipbuilding companies, nor did they hire foreign designers. This made him feel very proud.
Although the country had invested a lot of money into Hua Xia Shipbuilding Industry, in fact, it was more for the Navy's military equipment service, and civilian use was only auxiliary.
Later on, they learned from foreign shipyards and developed both military and civilian projects simultaneously. They used the civilian income to subsidize the military investment.
When this company reported that they wanted to build the world's largest cargo ship, Zhang Ruiqiang and the rest did not believe it.
First, they felt that Hua Xia's technology was not as good as overseas, especially not comparable to Japan and South Korea. As for Europe and the US, they could be compared.
Also, he felt that if he built such a big ship, who could he sell it to? All of them wanted to know which shipping company had placed the order and why they did not know about it before.
When they saw the name of the company that placed the order, they were stunned. It was not a state-owned enterprise, but Taihua Holdings, Feng Yu's company.
They were very curious. Taihua Holdings does not have any logistics business, right? If it was to build a ship to transport minerals, it would be normal. After all, Feng Yu controls the world's largest mining company.
Of course, the transportation of minerals was mainly done by cargo ships. However, cargo ships transporting minerals were different from cargo ships that used containers to transport minerals. Bulk cargo ships were used to transport minerals.
Someone asked if Feng Yu was helping someone to order this ship. But this question was rejected immediately. It was clearly stated on the contract that this ship was for personal use.
If it was really for someone else, why did they use Taihua Holdings's name? It was not like they were not allowed to sell ships. Furthermore, these ships were for civilian use. This was a normal trade.
Zhang Ruiqiang called Feng Yu to ask if there was a mistake. Feng Yu told him that it was true. This ship was customized according to his requirements. Also, one ship was not enough. He needs at least 5 ships.
Because Feng Yu had offered a high price, Hua Xia Shipbuilding Group's contract stated that their orders had priority and will be completed first. After this ship was delivered, the remaining 4 ships will be delivered within 3 years.
Although Taihua Holdings does not have any logistics business, who says they cannot do it?
Taihua Holdings, Wind and Rain Logistics and SF Direct's logistics company in the US had already started operations. This ship will be used to travel between the US and Hua Xia.
Just the goods from Taihua Holdings and Wind and Rain Holdings Group's subsidiaries are enough to guarantee that this ship will not lack shipping orders. With the addition of the international logistics business, one ship will not be enough.
This ship is comparable to the previous two ships, and the operating cost is only 70% of the previous two ships. Just this alone will save a lot of money and increase the profits.
If it was before, this ship will not be able to dock in the US. The draught must be close to 16 meters, and the ports in the US cannot reach this depth.
But now, Taihua Holdings does not need to worry about this anymore. One of the docks had been renovated, and it can dock this ship. This first voyage will be from Hua Xia Shanghai to Los Angeles. They will stop in Japan to unload some goods.
After Zhang Ruiqiang finished his opening speech, the handover ceremony started. Hua Xia Shipbuilding Group's Chairman and Zong Qingxian signed the handover papers. This custom-built ship will be named Tai Hua.
Standing beside Tai Hua, anyone would feel small and insignificant. Everyone's attention was on this giant ship.
Some shipping experts had researched before. Cargo ships with 18,000 to 20,000 standard containers will be the mainstream shipping in the future. Large capacity and low operating costs will be the best choice for all shipping companies.
In theory, with the current technology, it should be possible to produce larger cargo ships, such as 22,000 to 23,000 standard containers.
But why are there no companies ordering these ships? Is it because it is too expensive? No, it is because there are no ports for it to dock at.
Before Feng Yu, Superman Li, and the rest invested in the US, the West coast does not even have enough ports to accommodate 12,000 cargo ships. Even in Asia and Europe, it was hard to dock such a large ship. The cost of rebuilding the port was too high, and it might not be worth it.
In the future, Wind and Rain Logistics and Shunfeng Logistics will need two ships of this size. As these ships dock all over the world, these two logistics companies will become more famous, and their business will become better.
The media kept taking photos and interviews. Some of the companies' bosses had started to talk to Hua Xia Shipbuilding Group's Chairman. They want to know the cost of this ship and the operating costs. If it is suitable, they will also order it.
Zhang Ruiqiang was excited when he saw this. Hua Xia's shipbuilding industry is rising!
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