South Korean media: World's largest 10,000-ton intelligent electric container ship enters service
According to South Korean media *Chosun Ilbo (Japanese edition)* on April 22: The world’s first 10,000-ton fully electric intelligent container ship, the "Ningyuan Diankun," departed from Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, heading for Jiaxing Port, officially commencing commercial operations.
Constructed by Ningbo Marine Transport, the vessel is 127.8 meters long and 21.6 meters wide, capable of carrying 742 standard 20-foot containers. It is powered by 10 standardized container-type batteries, with a total energy storage capacity of approximately 20,000 kWh—equivalent to about 300 household electric vehicles.
The ship is expected to save 580 tons of fuel annually and reduce over 1,400 tons of carbon emissions, enabling truly green navigation.
Equipped with an intelligent platform and engine room system, the vessel features automatic navigation technology, providing real-time panoramic monitoring of the ship, round-the-clock visual recognition, automatic route selection, and automatic collision avoidance alerts. It supports real-time collection of operational environmental data, automatically calculates optimal routes, and proactively identifies and avoids potential risks.
This marks a new developmental phase for China’s coastal container shipping driven by pure electric and intelligent technologies. The "Ningyuan Diankun" is one of the first two fully electric intelligent vessels built by Ningbo Ocean Shipping; its sister ship, the "Ningyuan Dianpeng," will begin trial operations next month and is expected to be delivered in June.
"China has established a relatively complete and mature industrial network in the field of new energy, especially in electric power. The emergence of large-scale electric ships is a natural evolution. China’s battery technology, power systems, and motors have enabled shared industrial resources within the shipbuilding industry."
China is also accelerating the application of intelligent technologies in aviation. On the same day, AVIC (China Aviation Industry Corporation) successfully completed the test flight of the HH-200, a commercial unmanned cargo aircraft with a maximum payload capacity of 1.5 tons, a maximum cruising speed of 310 km/h, and a maximum range of 2,360 km.
The HH-200 is equipped with full automatic flight capabilities and artificial intelligence (AI)-based obstacle avoidance functions. It is expected not only to serve domestic markets but also to support inter-island transportation and air freight logistics across Southeast Asian countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863136217084935/
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