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      World’s largest electric container ship wraps up maiden voyage in Shanghai

      2024-04-23 11:24 Last Updated At:11:47

      COSCO Shipping Greenwater 01, the world's largest pure electric container ship, finished its maiden voyage at east China's Yangshan Port of Shanghai on Monday, and will start its regular weekly sails between major cities in the country's eastern coastal region.

      The ship is 119.8 meters long and 23.6 meters wide, equivalent to the size of 10 standard basketball courts.

      As required by travel needs, a certain number of battery boxes about the size of 20-foot standard containers can be loaded onto the ship to provide power, an effective solution to problems like long charging time and short travel range that often occur in conventional electric container ships.

      "Each battery box can provide 1,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Six battery boxes make a set and one set is enough to power the sailing and daily operation of the ship. And power supplied by 24 battery boxes can meet the needs of a round trip of the ship, which often consumes about 80,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to about 15 tons of oil cost for fuel-powered ship," said Wang Jun, captain of the COSCO Shipping Greenwater 01.

      The ship, when sailing each 100 nautical miles, can save 3,900 kilograms of fuel, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 12.4 metric tons.

      After the ship was docked, law enforcement officers of the port's maritime safety agency rechecked its power battery packs, and the fire detection system and alarm system of the ship's battery compartment and provided targeted emergency response training to its crew members.

      "The biggest difference in responding to a fire accident between lithium iron phosphate battery and that of a conventional one lies in that the former cannot be put down by carbon dioxide or water usually adopted by ordinary ships. It can only be extinguished by a special system of heptafluoropropane. For this fire extinguishing method, the most challenging part is to train the crew members so that they can detect the fire accident in the battery boxes in advance and take emergency responses as required. This is our major focus," said Zhang Lifu, one of the port's law enforcement officers.

      World’s largest electric container ship wraps up maiden voyage in Shanghai

      World’s largest electric container ship wraps up maiden voyage in Shanghai

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      Symposium on private economy inspires Chinese entrepreneurs

      2025-02-19 22:18 Last Updated At:22:37

      Executives of leading Chinese private enterprises vowed to break new ground in developing private economy and better serve the country's 1.4 billion people after attending a symposium on private economy held in Beijing on Monday.

      President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the symposium.

      In his speech, Xi urged efforts to promote the healthy and high-quality development of the country's private sector.

      The private sector enjoys broad prospects and great potential on the new journey in the new era. It is a prime time for private enterprises and entrepreneurs to give full play to their capabilities, Xi said.

      In exclusive interviews with China Central Television (CCTV), entrepreneurs who attended the symposium said they have been inspired to make greater contributions to the country.

      "I think this time we are reassured so that we can roll up our sleeves and go all out to work. I could personally feel the General Secretary's sincere care for us private entrepreneurs and private enterprises, which once again ignited my passion for pioneering," said Qi Xiangdong, chairman of Qi-Anxin Group, a leading Chinese cybersecurity company.

      "The promising prospect for the development of private enterprises he talked about encouraged us greatly. I think confidence is more valuable than gold. I believe that in the new situation, the development of private enterprises will surely step up to a new height, and our company will be down to earth to perform what we should do," said Liu Yonghao, chairman of the agricultural conglomerate New Hope Group.

      Peng Fan, chairman of the KOCEL Group, an iron and steel foundry in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, spoke about navigating the specialized field in the industry and taking new challenges.

      "We will spare no effort to pool our strength and transform and upgrade our entire enterprise, advancing to intelligent, high-end, and green development. All we think is how to propel our own growth while leading the industry forward, so as to contribute to the country's equipment manufacturing," said Peng.

      "After we go back, we will seize every second to put our ideas into action. We will stay rooted in our industry, make our core business prominent, and give back to the society to the best of our ability, so as to take more farmers on the industrial chain to get richer," said Leng Youbin, chairman of Feihe Dairy from northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

      "The General Secretary has urged us all to steadfastly focus on our core business through innovative development, to pioneer new ventures, and to go global. He has laid out many specific requirements, which has inspired private enterprises and entrepreneurs to bolster their fighting will to make new contributions to promoting the country's private economy," said Nan Cunhui, chairman of Chint Group, a leading Chinese smart energy solutions provider.

      Symposium on private economy inspires Chinese entrepreneurs

      Symposium on private economy inspires Chinese entrepreneurs

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