Three years after launching its first deep-sea aquaculture vessel, Chinese state-owned fish-farming firm Guoxin Development Group has launched an updated 150,000-metric-ton (MT) version.
The CNY 450 million (USD 63 million, EUR 54 million) Guoxin 1 2.1 vessel features upgrades to the 100,000 MT Guoxin 1 model including six more aquaculture compartments, a 16,000-cubic-meter increase to its water-holding capacity, and a solar photovoltaic system that has cut the ship’s energy consumption compared to the older version.
Guoxin 1 2.1 – which is 245 meters long and 45 meters wide – also aims to reduce labor costs by 20 percent compared to the old model thanks to an increase in automation technology.
Built by CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., the new vessel is described as a “deep-sea intelligent” aquaculture vessel and had been under construction since September 2023. A Guoxin 1 2.2 vessel, similar in scale to the Guoxin 1 2.1, will be launched in September.
Traditionally a farmer of croaker, Guoxin also has announced that preparatory work is underway …
