Funing Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of China’s Fujian Shipbuilding, has delivered an electric inland ferry that will be operated in Guandun Village in the eastern portion of Shaowu City in Fujian Province. Shaoguandun 01 (邵官墩01) was designed by Fujian Shipbuilding R&D and Design Institute as a...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Mindu – Electric sightseeing vessel built for China’s Minjiang River
Chinese operator Fuzhou Liangjiang Sian Passenger Transport Company recently placed a new electric sightseeing vessel into service in Fujian province. Built by Fujian Shipbuilding subsidiary Funing Heavy Industry to a design by the Yangtze River Ship Design Institute, Mindu (闽都号) was developed to run purely on battery power in fulfilment of the owner’s requirement for […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Molihao – Electric inland sightseeing boat for Fuzhou, China
Chinese shipbuilder Funing Heavy Industry has delivered a new all-electric sightseeing vessel ordered by Fuzhou Liangjiang Sian Passenger Transport Company. Named Molihao (“Jasmine”), the vessel has an LOA of 27.66 metres, a beam of seven metres, a design draught of only one metre, a depth of 1.9...
Passenger Vessel News Roundup | August 29 – Newbuild US catamaran cruise ship, a Chinese electric tour boat and more
A new catamaran cruise ship has been delivered to a US operator while a Russian inland luxury liner enters its final leg of sea trials. A new sightseeing boat for the Chinese city of Fuzhou is launched into the water for the first time. Finally, a Puerto Rico-based transit authority places an order...
Fishing Vessel News Roundup | August 15 – Argentinian scalloper, Chinese aquaculture tourism platforms and more
Deliveries include a prawn catcher for a Scottish owner, a scallop vessel for an Argentine operator, and a pelagic trawler designed for Russian Far East waters. A Russian crab boat has meanwhile completed sea trials and will be delivered to its new owner. Finally, two Chinese shipyards have...