Huanghua Port’s Two-way Channel Achieves Multi-vessel Encounter

The arriving vessel Dengyun-9 and the departing vessels Shenhua-516 and Huaheng-166 encountered each other near No.36 and No.42 buoys in the two-way channel of Huanghua Port under China Energy on May 2. This was the first time that the channel achieved an encounter of multiple 50,000-ton vessels.

Since the beginning of this year, Huanghua Port has taken active measures to ensure energy supply. Relying on its favorable two-way channel for heavy-haul vessels, it has effectively raised the berth usage rate. Through drawing lessons from previous experiences in two-way navigation and soliciting opinions from shipping companies, maritime bureaus, pilot stations, and vessel pilots, it formulated and implemented a two-way channel navigation guidebook. As two-way navigation of 50,000-ton vessels became normal, the time of vessels operating in port was cut by nearly two hours, thus significantly improving the vessel turnover and ensuring the smooth operation of China Energy’s “golden channel” for integrated transportation.