Chizhou Tianyu Shipbuilding has secured a contract with Hong Kong Word Engineering Company to construct two 12,000 DWT deck cargo vessels, valued at 140 million yuan (approx. US$20 million). The agreement was signed on September 26, 2025.
The new ships will feature a “modular heavy-load track + intelligent cargo stabilization system,” offering enhanced load-bearing capacity, precise positioning stability, and improved efficiency. According to the company, this innovation fills a domestic technology gap in intelligent stability control for transporting oversized cargo offshore while providing a “Chinese solution” for safer and more efficient heavy cargo shipping globally.
The Guichi Shipbuilding Industrial Base, where the project will be executed, has now developed a full-cycle system from international order acquisition and financing to shipbuilding, inspection, and customs clearance. This integrated framework is expected to support the region’s high-quality industrial growth.
Bureau Veritas (BV) has classified the new vessel type, which also sets a record as the largest tonnage ship exported from Chizhou City. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2026, with delivery targeted for early 2027.
Currently, eight shipbuilding and repair companies operate at the Guichi Base, which is positioned as one of Anhui Province’s 10-billion-yuan industrial clusters. The base specializes in inland river green and intelligent ships as well as marine engineering equipment, making it the largest civil shipbuilding hub upstream of Nanjing.
