The Yangzi Hongyuan Green High-tech Clean Energy Shipbuilding Base Project was officially signed and settled in Jingjiang. Zhang Changping, Secretary of the Jingjiang Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Economic and Technological Development Zone, attended the event and delivered a speech. Shen Qiang, Deputy Secretary of the Jingjiang Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, hosted the event. Ren Letian, Chairman of our group, Zhang Hongfei, Secretary of the Group Party Committee, and other guests, as well as Jingjiang Municipal leaders Wang Jin, Zhang Jiawei, Zhang Jinsong, Yin Zhihua, Xinqiao Town leaders Lu Hongjuan, Wu Yixing, our group's deputy general manager Zhou Kewei, deputy general manager Ji Hongfei, assistant general manager and general manager of Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding, Yang Xueyan, general manager of Yangzi Hongyuan Shipbuilding, etc. attended the event.
Secretary Zhang Changping said in his speech that Yangtze River Shipbuilding Group has always adhered to the principle of "building the best ships in the world and being the best shipyard in the world", realizing transformation and upgrading through innovation-driven development, and improving core competitiveness through fine management, making outstanding contributions to the city's economic and social development. The newly signed project targets the new track of high-tech and high-value-added ships, becoming a pioneer and leader for domestic private enterprises to enter the large-scale LNG ship construction market, and also providing strong support for Jingjiang to seize the commanding heights of international competition, break the monopoly of Japan and South Korea in the field of high-value-added ships, and achieve industrial self-reliance.
Chairman Ren Letian expressed his gratitude to the Jingjiang Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government for their long-term care, support and help. He said that as the only private enterprise in China that has undertaken an order for a super-large LNG ship of 175,000 cubic meters, the Yangtze River Shipbuilding Group has built a green high-tech clean energy ship manufacturing project, aiming to create a world-class clean energy gas ship high-quality development demonstration zone, and promote modern shipbuilding models and build modern smart factories in accordance with the intelligent and digital planning concepts. The company will introduce intelligent and digital production lines, accelerate the integration and application of 5G industrial Internet and other shipbuilding technologies, and cultivate new quality productivity in the shipbuilding industry through digital, networked and intelligent upgrades.
At the ceremony, Lu Hongjuan, Party Secretary of Xinqiao Town, Jingjiang City and Director of Xinqiao Park Management Committee, and Zhang Hongfei, Party Secretary of our group, signed the agreement on behalf of both parties. During the signing ceremony, the People's Government of Xinqiao Town expressed its position on project services.
The Yangzi Hongyuan Green High-tech Clean Energy Shipbuilding Base Project will utilize a Yangtze River coastline of approximately 1,320 meters and cover an area of ??approximately 1,300 acres. The new shipbuilding base is adjacent to Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of our group. After it is put into production, it will be able to fully integrate production resources, thereby improving production and operational efficiency. At present, the preliminary procedures for the project are being fully promoted.