We will accelerate the implementation of green and intelligent development of inland waterway vessels

I. Background of the preparation of the Implementation Opinions

Inland ships are ships sailing in China's inland waters and river-sea interface areas, mainly including passenger ships, cargo ships, engineering ships, etc., with large capacity, low energy consumption, low cost comparative advantages, is an important part of China's shipbuilding industry equipment system. In recent years, the large-scale and standardized development of inland river ships in China has achieved positive results, but there is still a gap in green and intelligent aspects compared with the green and low-carbon development of economy and society and the needs of the people for a better life. In order to fully implement the major strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee and The State Council on carbon peak and carbon neutrality, fully implement the relevant requirements of ecological priority green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and accelerate the green and intelligent development of inland vessels, according to the national "14th Five-Year Plan" planning requirements for shipbuilding industry and transportation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other five departments on the basis of in-depth investigation and research and extensive listening to opinions, Jointly formulated and published the Implementation Opinions.

During the preparation of the "Implementation Opinions", the following four considerations should be grasped: First, highlight the key points and clarify the industrial orientation. Take LNG power and battery power as the main line to promote the green upgrade of inland ships; To speed up the development and application of intelligent technology with the needs of safety and environmental protection; Guided by standardization and digital scale, we will improve the design, construction and supporting industrial chain of inland vessels. The second is to set benchmarks and innovate development models. With leading enterprises as the core, the formation of industrial alliances, to promote the participation of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, to jointly build, share and share as the core, to create a new model of sustainable business development. Third, we made active yet steady progress in making progress before breaking down. Create a good industrial environment to promote the development of green and smart ships, accelerate the improvement of supporting infrastructure and policy systems, study policy support for green and smart ships, and guide old inland waterway ships to scrap and replace in advance. Fourth, pilot first, compaction local responsibility. Strengthen the main responsibility of local governments, carry out pilot tests in key places with conditions and basis, form a new model of green intelligent vessel operation and development in inland rivers that can be replicated, promoted and sustainable, and gradually promote it in the country.

Second, the overall requirements of the "Implementation Opinions"

(1) The guiding ideology of the "Implementation Opinions".  Guided by promoting the green, intelligent and standardized development of inland waterway vessels, focusing on the development of new and clean energy powered vessels, strengthening industrial chain coordination, selecting typical scenarios to carry out demonstration applications according to local conditions, promoting market-oriented operation, industrial integration and large-scale application, realizing commercial sustainability, and accelerating the green, intelligent transformation and high-quality development of inland waterway vessels. It will provide strong support for building a strong manufacturing, shipbuilding and transportation country.

(2) The basic principles of the "Implementation Opinions". First, adhere to policy guidance, strengthen coordination between departments, local governments, and enterprises, and jointly implement policies at both ends of supply and demand to stimulate the vitality of market players. Second, we will adhere to green intelligence, develop green shipbuilding, green ships, and green shipping, and promote the empowerment of a new generation of information technology to raise the level of safe and green development. Third, adhere to innovation-driven, gather advantageous resources in the industrial chain, promote scientific and technological innovation, management innovation and business model innovation, and improve the quality and efficiency of development. Fourth, adhere to demonstration and popularization, support representative areas of inland river basins to try first, sum up typical experience and practices, and steadily promote.

(3) The development objectives of the "Implementation Opinions".

By 2025, breakthroughs will be made in key green power technologies such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), batteries, methanol and hydrogen fuel, the level of intelligent ship equipment technology will be significantly improved, and a green intelligent standard and regulation system for inland waterway ships will be basically formed. Cultivate a number of influential green and intelligent inland waterway ship design, construction, supporting and operation enterprises, create a number of standardized and serialized ship types that meet the needs of different scenarios, realize demonstration applications in representative areas such as the Yangtze River, Xijiang River, Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and Minjiang River, form replicable and popularizable experience, and initially build a benign and sustainable industrial ecology. The green, intelligent and standardized development of inland vessels has achieved remarkable results, and a relatively complete industrial chain and supply chain has been established.