Recently, the 800-tonne crane vessel Chongqing Yingji 012, built under the construction survey of China Classification Society (CCS), was successfully delivered. The vessel will provide important support for emergency maritime rescue of ultra-large vessels in the Yangtze River Basin, marking a significant improvement in the upper Yangtze River’s engineering operation capabilities in areas such as heavy cargo transportation, bridge construction, and emergency rescue.

Chongqing Yingji 012 was built with special subsidy funds from China’s Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management. It is designed to comprehensively enhance the safety prevention and emergency response capabilities of the Chongqing Changhang Rescue and Salvage Team of the National Waterborne Rescue System.

The vessel has a maximum lifting capacity of 800 tonnes and a maximum lifting height of 75 meters. Under bridge-passing conditions, its boom angle can be reduced to 6.7 degrees. These performance indicators all rank first among vessels of the same type in the upper Yangtze River.

The vessel can flexibly adapt to the complex hydrological and navigational conditions of the upper Yangtze River. It can undertake multiple tasks, including large equipment lifting, waterway regulation, and sunken vessel salvage. Its delivery fills the gap in large rescue floating crane vessels in the upper Yangtze River and is of great significance for improving the region’s shipping equipment system and emergency response capacity.

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