On February 20th, under the meticulous maintenance of the on-site maritime patrol boats in Nantong, Changshu, and Taicang, Jiangsu, the world’s advanced semi-submersible heavy crane living platform "CMHI- 16302" slowly left the berth and started the journey out of the river from Nantong.
It is reported that the overall cost of the "CMHI-16302" offshore engineering platform exceeds RMB 2 billion, with a total length of 137.75 meters, a profile width of 81.0 meters, a profile depth of 12.0 meters, and a maximum height of 96.3 meters above the water.
The ship formation for this towing operation has a total length of 450 meters, a total width of 101 meters, and a draft of 10.5 meters. The formation dimensions exceed the design dimensions of the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River.
(Tang Zhiyong and Teng Yongchao Xi Lin)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]