Deep-sea intelligent aquaculture vessel delivered for use in China's Qingdao

QINGDAO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A 150,000-tonne deep-sea intelligent aquaculture vessel was delivered for use Thursday in east China's port city of Qingdao. 

The ship, built with investment from the Qingdao Conson Development (Group) Co., Ltd., has a displacement of 150,000 tonnes. It is 244.9 meters long and houses 15 breeding cabins with a total water holding capacity of nearly 100,000 cubic meters.

Around 610 million yuan (about 84.6 million U.S. dollars) has been invested in the ship, which is for use by Qingdao Conson.

The ship-borne smart aquaculture system is expected to have an annual output of 3,600 tonnes of high-quality fish. The breeding cabins can be used to cultivate fish species such as large yellow croaker and salmon.

The new aquaculture vessel is an updated version of its 100,000-tonne predecessor delivered on May 20, 2022. Its predecessor has now already traveled over 17,000 nautical miles. The vessel pushed the aquaculture area from nearshore to deep sea, using high-quality seawater resources for breeding.

The new vessel has made more than 160 technological breakthroughs. In particular, the application of digital and intelligent technologies has been boosted, and the entire fish breeding process is now accomplished fully by machinery.  ■