Recently, the Russian engineering company Petrobalt Design Bureau unveiled a new concept design for an icebreaking tugboat. The vessel is equipped with a hybrid-electric propulsion system. This tugboat is 25 meters in length, 6.8 meters in width, with a draft of only 1.6 meters, and a service speed close to 10 knots. It has already received certification from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Primarily powered by batteries, it uses a diesel generator as backup power or to provide propul

The official Weibo account of Hubei Hechuang Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. announced that on January 10, the Hechuang Heavy Industry New Energy Ship Green Intelligent Manufacturing Base Project officially commenced construction. The project is located in the Huanggang High-tech Industrial Development Zone, covering a planned area of 177 mu (approximately 11.8 hectares) with a total planned investment of 600 million yuan. It is positioned as a green and intelligent shipbuilding base and will introduce

On December 7, the Integrated Circuit College of Harbin Engineering University was officially inaugurated, marking the establishment of China’s first integrated circuit college focused on the fields of shipbuilding, marine engineering, and nuclear science. Leveraging the university’s strengths in shipbuilding, naval equipment, marine development, and nuclear energy applications, the newly founded college will concentrate on independent research and development of "marine chips." It will focus on

On December 2, during the China International Maritime Exhibition, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry held a conference titled "Live Voyage of China's First Ammonia-Powered Ship and Release of Ammonia-Powered Research Project Achievements." Through live ship voyage footage and core technology demonstrations, the event provided a panoramic overview of China's breakthrough progress in the field of ammonia-fueled ships for the first time. The release of these achievements marks the official transition o