World's first intelligent VLOC delivered

摘要

On 28 November 2018, Pacific Vision, the worlds first 400,000-ton 'intelligent' very large ore carrier (iVLOC), was named and delivered in Shanghai, heralding a new era in Chinese smart ships. Designed by the Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute (SDARI) and built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd (SWS), a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSSC), the vessel is owned by China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Ltd.Pacific Vision has an overall length of 362m, a width of 65m, a depth of 30.4m, a draught of 23m, a speed of 14.5knots and a battery life of 25,500nm. The vessel was built around three major themes: common technology, key systems and demonstration applications. In following the China Classification Society's (CCS) 'Smart Ship Code', the ship has realised five major 'intelligent module' functions: auxiliary automatic operation, energy efficiency management, equipment operation and maintenance, ship-to-shore communication, and cargo liquefaction monitoring. It also complies with international Ship Monitoring -Reporting - Verification (MRV) rules.