en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 17, the first 5,000-ton green intelligent demonstration ship for the Pinglu Canal, "Beigang Canal 002", built by Guangxi Xijiang Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., successfully completed its trial voyage, marking the official transition of intelligent ships for the Pinglu Canal from the construction phase to operational application.
With the accelerated progress of major projects such as the Pinglu Canal, the pace of transformation and upgrading of shipping along the Xijiang River mainline towards intelligence and green development continues to quicken. This intelligent demonstration ship, which completed its trial voyage, integrates four core intelligent systems: an intelligent integration platform serves as the ship's "central brain," consolidating core data on navigation, energy efficiency, and monitoring to enable integrated ship-shore dispatch; an intelligent navigation system incorporates multi-sensor fusion and real-time waterway perception capabilities, offering obstacle warning and intelligent route planning to effectively reduce risks of collision and grounding; an intelligent energy efficiency system dynamically monitors fuel consumption and optimizes energy use, aligning with the efficient operation concept of the Pinglu Canal's water-saving locks; and a monitoring and alarm system provides 24-hour full coverage monitoring of key equipment such as power, emergency, and anti-pollution systems, with anomaly response times under 3 seconds and fault location accuracy reaching 95%, preventing safety hazards at the source.
According to reports, prior to the trial voyage, the Guigang Maritime Safety Administration promptly coordinated with the shipowner, shipbuilding enterprise, and trial voyage team, rigorously reviewed the trial voyage plan and safety assurance measures, strictly implemented the trial voyage reporting system, and jointly conducted pre-trial inspections of the ship and crew with relevant units. The focus was on verifying the inland waterway adaptability of the intelligent ship's navigation system, while also implementing graded and categorized risk management and control for the trial voyage to proactively prevent and mitigate navigation safety risks. During the trial voyage, the administration deployed law enforcement personnel for on-site supervision and inspection, dispatched patrol vessels for on-site escort, guided passing vessels, and ensured stable navigation order in the trial voyage area. Through online monitoring, the ship was tracked throughout the entire process, with a "online + offline" linkage providing comprehensive support for the trial voyage.
The construction and successful trial voyage of this demonstration ship not only validates the technical feasibility of large intelligent ships for inland waterways but also promotes the evolution of traditional transport vehicles into "shipping data nodes." A relevant official from the Guigang Maritime Safety Administration stated that during this trial voyage, staff conducted a "comprehensive physical examination" of the construction quality and ship equipment of the "Beigang Canal 002," and also tested the reliability of the ship's core intelligent systems. This aims to verify the green, energy-saving, and intelligent attributes of the Pinglu Canal's intelligent ships, laying a solid foundation for subsequent smooth delivery and operation.
Currently, the first batch of four intelligent ships of this type has been assembled at Xijiang Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. They will successively undergo trial voyages and are scheduled for delivery by August 2026, to be deployed on the Pinglu Canal's river-sea direct routes.
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