{"id":713,"date":"2024-11-15T19:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=713"},"modified":"2024-11-15T19:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:05:33","slug":"zpmc-launches-worlds-largest-pile-driving-vessel-the-erhang-changqing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=713","title":{"rendered":"ZPMC Launches World\u2019s Largest Pile-Driving Vessel, The Erhang Changqing"},"content":{"rendered":"

ZPMC Launches World\u2019s Largest Pile-Driving Vessel, The Erhang Changqing
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The Chinese state-owned engineering company and the world\u2019s largest manufacturer of cranes and large steel structures, ZPMC, has launched the Erhang Changqing, the world\u2019s largest pile-driving vessel.<\/p>\n

The vessel is 430 feet long and has a 500-foot tall derrick at the stern.<\/p>\n

The Erhang Changqing is designed to drive massive piles, with the capacity to handle a 22-foot wide, 700-tonne pile using a force of 5,000 tonnes. ZPMC\u2019s advanced position system ensures incredible precision, placing piles within just a few centimeters of their designated location on the seabed.<\/p>\n

The former record holder for ZPMC, Yi Hang Jin Zhuang, was delivered to CCCC First Harbor Engineering in 2022.<\/p>\n

While its derrick is slightly shorter and can handle a smaller pile diameter, both vessels reflect ZPMC\u2019s commitment to excellence.<\/p>\n

The Yi Hang Jin Zhuang was built with attachment points between the derrick and hull that had to meet a strict tolerance of just two millimeters, requiring meticulous planning and welding.<\/p>\n

These vessels are essential for offshore construction projects, including the installation of offshore wind turbine piles and jacket piles for offshore structures.<\/p>\n

China leads the production of large offshore wind turbines worldwide, making these giant vessels essential for foundation and turbine installations.<\/p>\n

They are also used for heavy civil works like bridge construction. The Yi Hang Jin Zhuang was crucial in a bridge foundation reinforcement project in Xiangshan, Zhejiang Province, in early 2023.<\/p>\n

Besides pile-driving vessels, ZPMC is also working on the world\u2019s largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit, the N1151 (P-82), which is set for installation in Brazil for oil giant Petrobras.<\/p>\n

The first hall of the FPSO\u2019s hull was launched earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Reference: Port News<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ZPMC Launches World\u2019s Largest Pile-Driving Vessel, The Erhang Changqing Image Credits: ZPMC The Chinese state-owned engineering company and the world\u2019s largest manufacturer of cranes and large steel structures, ZPMC, has launched the Erhang Changqing, the world\u2019s largest pile-driving vessel. The vessel is 430 feet long and has a 500-foot tall derrick at the stern. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}