China's first dual-fuel power system trailing suction dredger 'Xinhai Sturgeon' went out on a trial voyage

News from this website on July 18. According to "CCTV News", on July 17, the first large-scale trailing suction dredger "Xinhai Sturgeon" in China, which uses liquefied natural gas and diesel as a dual-fuel power system, successfully sailed from Jiangsu Qidong goes out on a trial voyage.

It is reported that the trailing suction dredger is a dredging engineering ship and is mainly responsible for channel dredging and maintenance. It is also a "sharp tool" for sand blowing and filling.
The "Xinhai Sturgeon" that went out for the river trial this time has a total length of 155.7 meters, a width of 32 meters, a full load draft of 9.9 meters, and a mud tank with a maximum capacity of 17,000 cubic meters. It is currently the dual-fuel powered rake with the largest capacity in China. type dredger. At the same time, it is also equipped with advanced "one-button dredging" and "dredging-driving-in-one" systems, which enable a single person to complete driving and dredging operations.
Inquiries on this site revealed that on December 24, 2023, the "Xinhai Sturgeon" built by Zhenhua Heavy Industries, invested and general contracted by the China Communications Construction Company Shanghai Shipping Bureau and the Dredging Technology Research Center, was launched in Qidong, Jiangsu. It is expected to be officially delivered in September 2024 and will be mainly used for dredging and coastal maintenance projects in coastal ports and deep water channels.

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