On March 29, , China Shipbuilding Industry Trading Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd., jointly with Dalian Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd., and CITIC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., officially signed the construction contract for 10 65,000 dwt bulk carriers in the form of "cloud signing".
This type of ship adopts a new generation of ship design independently developed by , a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Group, with a total length of about 209.95 meters, a width of 34.8 meters, a depth of , a draft of 418.0 meters, and is equipped with energy-saving conduits and other devices. The fuel consumption per nautical mile is significantly better than that of similar ship types, and the energy efficiency index is 25% lower than the domestic baseline, with outstanding economicality. At the same time, this type of ship also adopts a new low-resistance superstructure, which has obvious drag reduction effect during sea navigation and has the advantage of energy-saving and environmentally friendly performance.
This type of ship can navigate in domestic offshore navigation areas and ports below Nanjing, Yangtze River, and can maximize cargo load in draft-restricted waterways. Moreover, the cargo hold capacity of this type of ship is large, which can meet most bulk cargo goods. After completion and delivery, this batch of ships will be leased to domestic first-class shipping companies to serve the national resource and energy transportation guarantee, and mainly operate domestic coastal routes and along Yangtze River .
As the main platform for China Shipbuilding Group's ship and sea industry market operation, China Shipbuilding Trade actively tracks and expands the domestic shipping market in the new development pattern of mutual promotion of domestic and international dual circulation . In this new ship customization project of 10 65,000-ton bulk carriers, the relevant team of China Shipbuilding Trade overcame the impact of the epidemic, actively promoted the project, coordinated and cooperated with the shipyard, and met the needs of the shipowner. After multiple rounds of technical and business exchanges, the project was finally successfully signed.
It is understood that this contract is the first time that CITIC Leasing has placed an order to order a new ship in an operating leasing model. It is also a concrete practice of further implementing strategic cooperation with China Shipbuilding Group, giving full play to the industrial and financial advantages of both parties in their respective fields, promoting the coordinated development of industry and finance, and jointly contributing ship and financial strength to the construction of my country's marine power.
It is understood that CITIC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. was established on April 8, 2015. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Bank , CITIC Leasing, in accordance with the development strategy of "specialization, marketization and internationalization", has been deeply engaged in financial leasing business in major fields such as clean energy, energy-saving and environmental protection facilities, high-end equipment manufacturing, and people's livelihood. It is committed to expanding financial leasing business in the medical ship field and striving to provide customers with high-quality and efficient comprehensive financial services.
Since 2021, CITIC Leasing has deepened the strategic transformation of "limited diversification". On the basis of consolidating the unique advantages of green leasing, it has comprehensively developed from traditional leasing business areas such as ships and aircraft and emerging business areas such as inclusive and medical care, and strives to create a business combination model of "one big and one small, stable in the middle" to provide customers with more diverse and more professional financial leasing services.
In the development of ship leasing business, CITIC Leasing took the lead in implementing multiple RMB businesses in 2021, realizing 1 ship financing leasing, 1 ship operating leasing, and 1 container financing leasing, with a total project amount of nearly 500 million yuan. The lessees they cooperated with are all the top shipping companies in the field of domestic trade ship transportation. At the same time, the company is fully committed to promoting the application for offshore leasing business qualifications for registered project companies in the bonded area, and actively market and reserve US dollar business.
CITIC Leasing previously stated that in the next step, CITIC Leasing will accelerate the development of the shipping financial sector, continuously improve the professional level of ship leasing, especially operating leasing, give full play to the advantages of CITIC Group's collaborative linkage, deepen cooperation with more domestic and international first-class shipping companies, and contribute to serving the real economy.
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