Aimed at 10,000 ships green electric Hubei introduced 16 measures, Shanghai will bring together Chinese and foreign exchanges

In September 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the Ministry of Transport jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Green and Intelligent Development of Inland waterway Vessels. By 2030, the green and intelligent technology of inland vessels will be fully promoted and applied, the industrial ecology such as supporting infrastructure, operation management and business model will be improved, standardized and serialized green and intelligent ship types will be built in batches, the industrial chain and supply chain level will be greatly improved, and a modern industrial system for inland vessels will be initially established.

This cooperation is also the first time that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the State and local governments to carry out the development and promotion of green intelligent ships, the future development of green intelligent standard ship type in Hubei, will be promoted in various river basins across the country. According to the MOU, the cooperation between the two sides will involve six aspects:

1. Improve the green intelligence level of inland ships. Focus on the development of more than 2000 DWT LNG-powered cargo ships, standardized box-type power exchange cargo ships, Binjiang, Kuhu pure battery-powered cruise ships, official ships.

2. Promote the transformation and upgrading of inland ship manufacturing. Give full play to the advantages of inland ship manufacturing industry in Hubei Province, cultivate a number of inland ship manufacturing backbone enterprises, focus on improving the quality and efficiency of green and intelligent ship construction, take digital and intelligent transformation of key links of final assembly and construction as a breakthrough, deepen the integration of inland ship design and construction, and promote the standardization, intensive, intelligent and green production of ship manufacturing enterprises.

3. Promote the standardization of vessels on the Yangtze River. Relevant units in Hubei Province are encouraged to develop international standards, national standards and industry standards, promote the establishment of a technical standard system covering the whole process of design, manufacturing, management, operation and maintenance of inland waterway vessels, create a series of green and intelligent standardized ships suitable for the waterways and closed waters of the Yangtze River basin, and support the inclusion of Hubei standard ship types in the national Green and intelligent inland waterway catalog.

4. Enhance the innovation ability of inland ship industry. Give full play to the advantages of shipbuilding research in Hubei Province, layout and construction of a number of green intelligent ship public service platforms, collaborative innovation centers and financial leasing platforms, support the research of green intelligent common technologies, carry out the research and development of preferred ship types and the integrated application of green intelligent technologies, promote the research and development of clean energy ship types such as hydrogen energy and ammonia energy, and promote the integration of innovation and industrialization efficiency.

5, build green intelligent ship industry ecology. Cultivate key enterprises in the middle and downstream of the shipbuilding and Marine engineering equipment industry chain, and strengthen the radiation driving effect of the green intelligent ship industry. We will vigorously develop the Marine clean energy industry, and explore new business models such as customized procurement of standard ship steel, ship leasing, intelligent operation and maintenance, and charging and replacing services.

6. Accelerate the pilot demonstration of green and intelligent inland waterway vessels. Support the research and development and application of green intelligent ships in Hubei Province and their industrialization and large-scale development, support Hubei Province in taking the lead, form a new model for the operation and development of green intelligent ships in inland waterways that can be replicated, promoted and sustainable, and accelerate the green and intelligent development of inland vessels in the Yangtze River.

According to the arrangement of the "Memorandum", the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will give guidance and support to Hubei Province from industrial upgrading, base construction, scientific research projects, innovation platforms, and industry-finance cooperation, and the Hubei Provincial People's Government will give policy support from priority sluice, infrastructure construction, and old ship renewal and renovation subsidies.

Hubei Province focuses on the development of green and intelligent ship industry, with the goal of 100 billion yuan of ship industry output value by 2025

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. By the end of 2021, China's inland waterway ships reached 113,600, of which about 10,000 were registered in Hubei, and most of the ships need to be transformed into green ones.