[Delivery of “Mao Hong” after it is given a name]

On August 18, “Mao Hong”, the second ro-ro ship with 3800 parking spaces built by China Merchants Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. was successfully delivered at its Haimen base.

“Mao Hong”, a sister ship of “Tang Hong” delivered this March, is ordered by China Merchants Guangzhou RoRo Shipping Company Limited (CMRORO), a holding subsidiary of China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. (CMES), through its wholly-owned subsidiary China Merchants Shenzhen RoRo Shipping Company Limited, and will operate along the domestic north-south shipping route after delivery. “Mao Hong” is diesel-driven and equipped with a single engine and a single propeller, and it is a ro-ro ship sailing in domestic offshore navigation area.

[Assembly of our crew at the shipyard]

After receiving the notice of taking over the ship from the ship owner, our company sent some of the crew, including the chief officer and the chief engineer, to the shipyard as early as April, followed by all the rest of the crew needed including the master in early August, so as to go all out to prepare for taking over and sailing. On August 20, “Mao Hong” sounded the bugle and successfully set sail.

▲ The training on taking over the ship

▲ Assembly of the crew

▲ Red-letter day

[Overview of the ro-ro ship “Mao Hong”]

With the total length of 169.1 meters and the total loading area of about 34,200 square meters, “Mao Hong” is a “parking lot on the sea” that merits its name. Diesel-driven and equipped with a single engine and a single propeller, it is a ro-ro ship sailing in the domestic offshore navigation area, mainly used for loading wheeled vehicles such as multiple types of cars, SUVs, MPVs, trucks, and buses, as well as crawler-type construction machinery.

The vehicle cargo space holds 11 decks, of which the seventh deck is liftable and movable. Compared with other ships of the same type, “Mao Hong” features environmental friendliness and high energy efficiency. Equipped with double stern doors, high-voltage shore connection (HVSC), bow thrusters and other installations, it performs great in loading efficiency, energy conservation and environmental protection, green and low carbon, and port adaptability, etc.

Installed with double stern doors, HVSC, bow thrusters and other equipment, “Mao Hong” plays out well in terminal adaptability, loading efficiency, energy saving and environmental protection, green and low carbon, berthing and un-berthing maneuverability, and other aspects. On both the larboard and starboard sides, the stern is mounted with a 32-meter-long three-section quarter ramp, which makes a 35-degree angle with the centerline of the hull and is used for roll-on/roll-off operations between the ship and the shore. There are also fixed or movable ramps between the vehicle decks for vehicle movement inside the ship. The ship is fitted out with one powerful ventilation system to guarantee the ventilation of cargo hold 20 times/hour when loading and unloading at port and 10 times/hour when sailing. On the top of the system fan there is a FRP ventilator room, which is light, simple and easy to maintain.