A 24,000-TEU ultra-large container vessel — the 400 m × 61.5 m M/V Petersburg, built and operated by Hyundai Heavy Industries — has just left the Baiquan yard of Zhoushan Huafeng Ship Repair & Building Co. after a 28-day casualty and routine repair. It is the largest box-ship project ever handled at the base, proving that Huafeng is now fully capable of servicing the world’s biggest container ships.
The project required the renewal of roughly 200 t of steel damaged in a casualty. To protect the schedule, the yard produced a detailed repair plan on day one, built around the owner’s two priorities—safety and quality. Damaged sections were removed in carefully timed phases, the quayside’s heavy-lift capacity was fully exploited, and a single 60 t block was successfully installed afloat. Work was then merged with the scheduled docking, so the casualty repairs were completed ahead of target.
With the recent upgrade of the yard’s 300 000-dwt dock and supporting infrastructure, the wholesale introduction of green-grit blasting and other low-emission technologies, and the roll-out of a digital yard-management system, Huafeng’s competitive edge in high-value ship repair is now clear. The professionalism and dedication of the workforce gave the owner a “resort-style” repair experience, laying the ground for long-term cooperation. Several sister 24 000-TEU giants are already booked to follow.