en.Wedoany.com Reported - On April 26, the first vessel of China Dalian Shipping Co., Ltd. — the 61,000 DWT bulk carrier "Dalian Shipping 01," constructed by Hengli Heavy Industry — officially entered operation. This marks the company's full launch into market-based operations, injecting new momentum into the construction of Dalian as an international shipping center for Northeast Asia and the improvement of the Northeast Land-Sea Corridor.
Li Qiang, Deputy Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Committee and Mayor; Qiu Baolin, Member of the Standing Committee and Deputy Mayor; Zhao Dong and Gao Yunpeng, Deputy Mayors; and Chen Jianhua, Chairman and President of Hengli Group, attended the ceremony and jointly activated the launch lever for "Dalian Shipping 01." Tang Yi, Vice Chairman of the Dalian Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, attended the ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by An Jinxiang, Chairman of Hengli Heavy Industry Group. During the ceremony, Mayor Li Qiang announced the official operation of "Dalian Shipping 01."
In his address, Deputy Mayor Qiu Baolin stated that the successful maiden voyage of "Dalian Shipping 01" and the formal entity operation of China Dalian Shipping Co., Ltd. are key measures for Dalian to accelerate its construction as an international shipping center and international logistics center in Northeast Asia. He emphasized that this holds significant and far-reaching implications for strengthening Dalian's core port and shipping functions, supporting Liaoning Province's goal of building a strong maritime province, and promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era.
He expressed hope that China Dalian Shipping Co., Ltd. will continuously optimize fleet management, expand shipping business, and strive to build itself into a modern shipping enterprise that is first-class in China and internationally renowned, injecting strong impetus into the integrated development of Dalian's port, industry, and city. He also hoped that partners from all sides will continue to increase their investment and business layout in Dalian, deepen multi-field and all-round cooperation, share the new opportunities of Dalian's opening up and development, and jointly build a new highland for Northeast China's revitalization.
In his speech, Chairman Chen Jianhua noted that it took only 40 short days from the signing of the agreement to the first vessel entering operation — this is the "Hengli Speed," the "Dalian Efficiency," and the best proof of concerted efforts between the government and the enterprise. To develop shipping, Liaoning has the industrial foundation, and Dalian has the port advantages. The name "Dalian Shipping" carries not only Dalian's original aspiration to build a "strong maritime city" but also Hengli's firm determination to root itself in Liaoning and deepen its presence in Dalian!
Chairman Chen Jianhua stated that Hengli will fully leverage its entire industry chain advantages, promote synergy between shipping and ports, and integrate manufacturing with operations. This will ensure that "Dalian Shipping" not only serves Hengli and Dalian, but also carves Dalian's navigation beacon and sets China's benchmark on the global shipping map, contributing greater strength to the revitalization of Northeast China in the new era and the nation's strategies of building a strong maritime nation and a strong shipbuilding nation.
Dalian Shipping is a shipping company jointly invested in and established by Hengli Group, provincial and municipal state-owned assets, and a Singaporean enterprise. The cooperative framework agreement was signed between the Dalian Municipal Government, Hengli Group, and the foreign investor on March 17, and the company was registered on the same day.
The company will focus on core businesses such as shipping fleet construction, port investment and operation. It will quickly enhance its fleet capacity scale through multiple methods, including building new vessels and leasing vessels, strive to build a professional fleet covering multiple vessel types and engaging in both domestic and international trade operations, and establish a route network covering the globe. This will provide efficient and convenient port and shipping services for Northeast China Eastern Mongolia region.
Simultaneously, the company will engage in deep cooperation with Dalian in areas such as port resource development and professional terminal operation, aiming for resource integration and complementary advantages, advancing the construction of the Northeast Land-Sea Corridor, and comprehensively enhancing the collaborative advantages and overall competitiveness of Liaoning Province's port cluster. Taking this as an opportunity, Dalian will promote the integration of shipping, ports, and logistics, the integration of channels and hub networks, optimize services, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, thereby fostering high-quality integrated development of the port, industry, and city, vigorously developing the hub economy and blue economy, and continuously elevating the level and standard of its opening up.
From the signing of the agreement to the operation of the first vessel in just 40 days — this is both government efficiency and enterprise speed, and the best testament to concerted government-enterprise efforts.
The "Dalian Shipping 01" deployed this time is one of the main vessels carefully built by Dalian Shipping. The vessel has an overall length of 199.9 meters, a molded breadth of 34 meters, a molded depth of 16.3 meters, and a deadweight tonnage of 61,000 tons. It meets the green and low-carbon requirements of international shipping, featuring characteristics such as environmental friendliness and low energy consumption. Its various performance and efficiency indicators are at an internationally advanced level, can significantly reduce customer operating costs, and is suitable for the transportation of bulk commodities such as coal, ore, and grain, fully meeting the logistics transportation needs of key industries in the Northeast hinterland.
The official operation of Dalian Shipping is also an important step for both the government and the enterprise to practice the concept of "port-shipping linkage, serving the hinterland." Furthermore, it is a concrete action in response to Liaoning Province and Dalian's initiatives to build a strong maritime province and create a highland for open cooperation.
Dalian once possessed diverse shipping fleets, including oil tankers, specialized ro-ro passenger fleets for the Bohai Bay, deep-sea fishing fleets, and chemical tanker fleets. However, due to various factors, its shipping capacity has declined year by year. The operation of Dalian Shipping will effectively supplement local shipping capacity, improve the regional shipping network, and help Dalian recreate its shipping glory.
Relying on the industrial layout advantages of Hengli Group in Changxing Island, Dalian, and the resource synergy capabilities of its shareholders, Dalian Shipping will achieve deep integration of shipping with ports and manufacturing industries, helping to build a synergistic development ecosystem of "shipbuilding plus shipping plus ports," and promoting the high-quality integrated development of the port, industry, and city.
In the future, Dalian Shipping will continuously optimize its route layout, enhance service quality, gradually expand domestic and international trade route operations, build a professional, intelligent, and green shipping brand, and contribute to Dalian's accelerated construction as an international shipping center and international logistics center in Northeast Asia. It will strive to contribute Dalian's strength to the new development of the global shipping industry, the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era, and the construction of China as a strong maritime nation.
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