On June 30, escorted by the Yichang maritime authorities, the "Gezhouba," the world's first 10,000-tonne pure electric bulk carrier on an inland river, successfully completed multiple intelligent ship functional tests, including remote control, in the Guizhou section of the Yangtze River mainline. The performance of the ship's core intelligent and electric equipment withstood real-ship tests in complex waters.

The vessel has an overall length of 129.98 meters, a beam of 22 meters, a depth of 7.7 meters, a design draft of 6.5 meters, and a maximum cargo capacity of 13,700 tonnes. It is equipped with 12 sets of lithium battery box power sources, with a total capacity of 24,000 kWh. The ship innovatively adopts a "ship-battery separation + rapid recharging" architecture. A single battery swap takes only 10 minutes, and a full charge provides a range of up to 500 kilometers, suitable for mainstream cargo routes on the Yangtze River mainline. This overcomes industry challenges such as slow recharging and short range for inland electric vessels, establishing a "Chinese benchmark" for the development of green and intelligent ships on inland rivers. It is estimated that once operational, the vessel can replace approximately 617.5 tonnes of fuel oil annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 2,052 tonnes.

The successful completion of this real-ship test fully validates the reliability of the power system for 10,000-tonne pure electric vessels and the feasibility of shore-based remote control technology, pressing the "fast-forward button" for the large-scale promotion of zero-carbon intelligent cargo ships on the Yangtze River mainline.