Shandong Port Group and Anhui Port & Shipping Group have secured a contract to build ten 10,000-ton-class new-energy bulk carriers for Shenzhen Weiqiao New Energy Shipping.
The deal was signed on 20 November in Rizhao for near-sea vessels scheduled to operate on the Yantai–Binzhou route in Shandong province after delivery between 2026 and 2027.
The series is part of Weiqiao’s “green capacity” programme targeting emission reductions across its bauxite and aluminium logistics. Four ships will be built by the offshore engineering subsidiary of Shandong Land-Sea Equipment Group, owned by Shandong Port Group. The remaining six will be constructed by Anhui Port & Shipping Land-Sea Equipment, a joint venture between Shandong Land-Sea Equipment Group and Tongling Port & Shipping Group, at the reinstated Zongyang shipyard in Anhui province.
Shandong Port describes the project as its first new-energy bulk carrier programme. The vessels are designed with an overall length of 109.8 metres, a beam of 26.8 metres, a depth of 7.2 metres and a design draft of 4.2 metres. They will transport bulk commodities such as bauxite, iron ore and coal on short-sea and river–sea routes.
The design features a dual-power system combining lithium batteries with conventional fuel. Each ship will carry eight containerised power modules under the “Battery (Power-h)” configuration. Information circulated through Chinese industry and regional media states that the system is intended to allow zero-emission operation in designated nearshore zones. The series will also include an AUT-0 unmanned engine-room notation, a battery container jettison system and a ship–shore data platform for real-time monitoring and operational optimisation.
Four vessels will be built at the company’s high-end marine engineering equipment base in Rizhao’s Lanshan district, a phase-one facility with an investment of about RMB 1.15 billion set to reach full operation in June 2026. The other six will be produced at the Zongyang shipyard, a RMB 670 million redevelopment jointly led by Shandong Port Group and Anhui Port & Shipping Group as a dedicated new-energy shipbuilding site.
Shandong Port Group is a state-owned port operator in China that oversees multiple port complexes within Shandong province. It manages integrated logistics, port services and related industrial operations, and has expanded its activities into equipment manufacturing, maritime services and supply-chain development.
Anhui Port & Shipping Group is a state-owned enterprise responsible for port operations, inland waterway shipping services and related infrastructure projects across Anhui province. Its activities include port management, logistics services and investment in transportation assets.
