On October 11th, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Group (ZPMC) held the launching ceremony for the 5000-ton fixed boom crane vessel, built for Drydocks World, Dubai, at ZPMC Offshore. Rashed Almehairbi, Vice President of Drydocks World, Dubai; Chen Hongfei, Deputy Director of the Qidong Maritime Safety Administration under Nantong Maritime Safety Administration; and Guo Wenjun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of ZPMC Offshore, attended the ceremony.
Marek Skroban, Project Director of Drydocks World, Dubai, pointed out that the successful launching of the project is not only a model of in-depth collaboration and mutual success between the two teams but also sets a new benchmark for the construction of world-class offshore equipment. He expressed his hope that the project teams from both sides would continue to work in unison, striving together with a determined and hard-working spirit, and make a full sprint towards the vessel’s on-time delivery.
In his speech, Guo Wenjun congratulated the project on its successful launching and thanked the project teams from both sides for maintaining a pragmatic spirit of deep cooperation and for their extensive hard work. He hoped that the company’s project team would continue to meticulously focus on equipment installation and commissioning with a craftsman’s spirit of striving for excellence, ensure the project’s on-time and quality delivery through high-standard execution, and inject strong momentum into the high-quality development of the offshore equipment sector.
The 5000-ton fixed boom crane vessel was fully responsible by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Group for its design, procurement, construction, and transportation. As a high-end piece of equipment customized for the Middle Eastern environment, the vessel has an overall length of 138.5 meters, a beam width of 52 meters, and a design draft of 5.8 meters. It is equipped with an advanced boom system and a mooring positioning system. The main hook has a lifting capacity of 5000 tons and a lifting height of 120 meters, while the auxiliary hook has a lifting capacity of 600 tons and a lifting height of 180 meters. The hull is constructed using high-strength steel, with targeted optimizations for high-temperature adaptability and high-standard offshore engineering design, enabling it to calmly handle the extreme climate and complex sea conditions in the Middle East and meet the demands of high-intensity operations both in port and offshore. Upon deployment, this vessel will set new lifting records for similar vessels in the Persian Gulf and Africa, providing core equipment support for tasks such as offshore module installation, offshore wind power construction, bridge lifting, and the final assembly of large engineering vessels.
This vessel is not only a demonstration project under the “Integrated Management Pilot for Major Project Industrial Workers” of CCCC but also an important achievement of deepened cooperation in the international offshore engineering field. Its successful launching lays a solid foundation for its on-time delivery next year, and it is set to become a “main force” serving infrastructure construction and clean energy development in the Middle East region.
