On August 15, the 1080TEU open-top container ship “Huaguang Linghang,” built by Hunan Jinhang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for Huaguangyuanhai International Logistics Group Co., Ltd., was launched.
The ship measures 129.98 meters in length, 23.9 meters in width, and 11 meters in depth, with a cargo capacity of 14,000 tons, making it the largest container ship on the Yangtze River inland waterways. Its launch marks the official entry of Yuanjiang shipbuilding into a “new era of shipbuilding,” creating two new milestones for Hunan’s shipbuilding industry and inland shipping on the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
Adhering to the development philosophy of “innovation-led, green intelligent manufacturing, quality first, and pursuit of excellence,” Jinhang Shipbuilding upholds the service principle of “customer first, win-win cooperation.” Construction of the “Huaguang Linghang” began on January 22 this year. Jinhang Shipbuilding organized professional management, technical, and construction teams, optimizing processes such as 3D modeling pre-outfitting and segmented assembly precision control. Through meticulous craftsmanship, the ship was completed and launched in less than seven months, two months ahead of schedule, with excellent and refined manufacturing quality. This fully demonstrates Jinhang Shipbuilding’s strong contract fulfillment capabilities and superb shipbuilding expertise as a national-level specialized, sophisticated, and innovative “little giant” enterprise.
Through this collaboration, Jinhang Shipbuilding and Huaguangyuanhai have deepened mutual trust and established a long-term cooperative relationship. In July this year, Huaguangyuanhai and Jinhang Shipbuilding signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the construction of new energy ships, stipulating that Jinhang Shipbuilding will build five LNG-powered new energy container ships—the largest of their kind for specific domestic routes—for Huaguangyuanhai over the next three years.
Just this week, on August 11, the two companies signed a construction contract for an LNG-powered open-top river-sea direct container ship. This is the first LNG-powered container ship to be built following their strategic cooperation agreement and will soon commence construction. Upon completion, it will become the largest river-sea direct container ship on the Yangtze River route, serving as a landmark project for the green transformation of Yangtze River shipping.
It is reported that Huaguangyuanhai International Logistics Group Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive logistics enterprise integrating inland feeder container liner shipping, international ship agency, international freight forwarding, and third-party logistics. The company has focused on the international logistics industry for nearly two decades and is the largest private international logistics group in central and southern China. It is the first international logistics company listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange, the first listed company in Yangtze River shipping, and the first international logistics listed company in Hunan.
Currently, Huaguangyuanhai operates a fleet of 11 ships with a total capacity exceeding 4,000 TEU, transporting a total of 192,359 TEU of containers annually. Both the individual ship capacity and comprehensive fleet capacity rank among the industry’s top. Its main routes include container shipping from Changsha Port to Shanghai Outer Port and Yueyang Port to Yangshan Port, with stops at key Yangtze River ports such as Wuhan, Jiujiang, Wuhu, and Nanjing. Service networks cover midstream and downstream Yangtze River ports like Changsha, Yueyang, Wuhan, Yichang, Jingzhou, Jiujiang, Nanchang, Wuhu, Nanjing, and Suzhou, as well as major port cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Hunan Jinhang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. was established in 2009 with a registered capital of 118 million yuan. It is a large-scale integrated professional shipbuilding enterprise engaged in the design and construction of various steel ships, yachts, passenger ships, and related products, with an annual production capacity of 200,000 deadweight tons and nearly 400 employees.
Jinhang Shipbuilding holds production and design qualifications for coastal and inland Grade I Class II steel ships, Grade II aluminum ships, and Class B ship design. It has been recognized as a national-level specialized, sophisticated, and innovative “little giant” enterprise, a national high-tech enterprise, a national intellectual property advantage enterprise, a Hunan provincial green factory, a key project unit for Hunan’s manufacturing powerhouse construction, a key supported enterprise in Hunan’s “14th Five-Year Plan” ship development plan, and a leading enterprise in the promotion and application of LNG for water transport in Hunan. The company has received major awards such as Hunan Provincial Scientific and Technological Achievement Registration, Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Hunan Provincial First (Set) Major Technical Equipment Award, Hunan Provincial Manufacturing Single Product Champion Enterprise, New Hunan Contribution Award, and New Yiyang Contribution Award Advanced Collective.
