- Design to be finished by 2025, ministry says, while ‘significant breakthroughs’ also expected in building huge salvage ship
- The vessels will be used to support the country’s expanding maritime activities
China plans to develop a new heavy icebreaker and semi-submersible heavy lift ships – so big that they can carry other ships – in the next five years to support its expanding maritime activities, says an article published on their scmp website.
The heavy icebreaker is to be used for rescues along China’s “Polar Silk Road” trade route, part of its global infrastructure Belt and Road Initiative. A design for the icebreaker is expected to be completed by 2025, according to a transport ministry notice released last month that did not give further details.
In addition, it said “significant breakthroughs” in construction of a semi-submersible salvage ship – a huge vessel with displacement of 100,000 tonnes – were also expected in that period.
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Source: scmp
