The Shanggong Flying Man Light Aircraft Manufacturing Project has started construction

On June 17, 2026, the carbon fiber composite structural components and light aircraft manufacturing project of Shanggong Feiren General Aviation (Weihai) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanggong Shenbei Holdings, was officially laid in Weihai Torch High tech Industrial Development Zone. The project is jointly funded by Shanggong Shenbei Group and Weihai High tech Venture Capital Partnership, with a planned area of about 103 acres. It will build a headquarters base integrating the production of carbon fiber composite structural components, light aircraft assembly, research and development, and marketing, to help domestic general aviation extend into the high-end composite manufacturing field. Editor/Cheng Liting

Nantong, China starts construction of a 10000 ton deep-sea cable laying ship

On June 15, 2026, the groundbreaking ceremony for the 16000 ton deep-sea self propelled cable laying ship was held in Nantong. The ship was designed by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation's 708 Research Institute and is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2027, meeting the classification standards of China Classification Society. The total length of the vessel is 161.8 meters, with a maximum cable carrying capacity of 16000 tons. It has unlimited navigation capacity and is equipped with a fully electric propulsion system, which can achieve DP2 level power positioning. The vessel supports the laying of 3000 meter ultra deep water submarine cables, which will help enterprises achieve full chain operation of deep and offshore engineering after being put into use, and explore the market of deepwater offshore engineering at home and abroad. Editor/Li Xiaohua

JSW Steel's new 650 billion rupee plant lands in Odisha, India

JSW Steel, India's largest steel company, has started construction of a 650 billion rupee integrated steel plant in Paradip, Odisha, with a designed annual production capacity of 13.2 million tons. The earliest production date is 2028. This project is one of the largest industrial investments in the state, in line with the mission strategy in eastern India. It was once the site chosen by POSCO due to local opposition in 2000. JSW plans to increase its total production capacity from 31.9 million tons to 48.8 million tons by 2030, and capital expenditures will increase by nearly 50% year-on-year in the next fiscal year. Editor/Cheng Liting

The world's largest LNG ship, Hudong Zhonghua, has started construction

On June 9, 2026, the world's largest 271000 cubic meter LNG transport ship started construction at Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Hudong, with a total length of 344 meters and equipped with the latest domestically produced membrane enclosure system, increasing cargo capacity by 57% compared to mainstream 174000 cubic meter ships. It is planned to be delivered in 2028. At present, the global market share of LNG ships in China has exceeded 30%, and Hudong Zhonghua holds nearly 60 orders, scheduled until after 2030, firmly ranking first in global construction. Editor/Cheng Liting

Dalian Shipbuilding wins large order for oil tankers

On May 28, 2026, CSSC Dalian Shipbuilding, in conjunction with CSSC Trading, signed a contract with Huaguang Shipping for 2+2 114000 ton product oil tankers. This type of ship reserves multiple green fuels and also has intelligent operation and maintenance functions.Editor/Gao Xue

The world's first methanol ship conversion EPC project has been delivered

The world's largest independent container ship owner, Seaspan 10K series methanol dual fuel retrofit project, has successfully completed the entire retrofit project for the first ship, SEASPAN YANGTZE, at COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industries in Shanghai ahead of schedule and delivered it for operation. This project is the world's largest independent container ship owner's first methanol dual fuel EPC general contracting project.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Self propelled boundary river emergency rescue floating crane project

The China Russia border river emergency rescue floating crane project of Heilongjiang Provincial Water Traffic Rescue Center has started construction, with the addition of a 300 ton self-propelled floating crane and supporting work vessels, making it the largest self-propelled and fully revolving lifting vessel in the field of inland river rescue in the three provinces and one region of Northeast China. The ship integrates cutting-edge technologies such as full electric propulsion, intelligent search, and 300 ton lifting, filling the gap in modern salvage of large-scale accidents in the Jiehe River basin and building a fully chain intelligent salvage system. Editor/Cheng Liting

Guizhou Kaiyang Expansion of Lithium Battery Positive Electrode Material Project

On May 21, 2026, the Kaiyang Branch of Guiyang Ecological Environment Bureau released the first information disclosure on the environmental impact assessment of the Guizhou Zhongwei Xingyang Energy Storage High end Phosphorus based Positive Electrode Material Industrialization Project. According to public information, the project is invested and constructed by Guizhou Zhongwei Xingyang Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. with a total investment of 1.8 billion yuan. The project plans to build a high-pressure solid lithium iron phosphate production workshop and related auxiliary facilities, environmental protection facilities, etc. The expansion will be built within the existing factory area without adding land occupation.Editor/Cheng Liting

Dongfeng Hydrogen Electric 10000 hour verification, CRRC electrolytic cell shipment

In May 2026, Dongfeng Motor's 400kW hydrogen fuel cell stack passed the new national standard 10000 hour durability verification; Twelve 1200Nm ³/h alkaline electrolysis cells were shipped from CRRC Zhuzhou Institute for the world's first liquid solar industrialization demonstration project.Editor/Gao Xue

Pingmei Shenma collaborates with Sinopec to promote needle coke cooperation

On May 21, 2026, Pingmei Shenma signed contracts with Sinopec Dalian Institute and Jinling Petrochemical to deepen cooperation in the research and development of high-end needle coke technology and the application of graphite electrodes, connecting the entire industry chain and helping to upgrade the domestic carbon materials industry and enhance global competitiveness.Editor/Gao Xue

Signing of Packaging and Testing Projects for Memory Chips and SoC Chips

On May 18, 2026, a memory chip and SoC chip packaging and testing project with a total investment of 5 billion yuan was signed with Gaoyou High tech Zone. It is reported that the fixed assets investment of the memory chip and SoC chip packaging test project signed this time amounted to 2.2 billion yuan, which was promoted by phased construction and focused on the core link of the integrated circuit industry chain. After reaching full production capacity, it can generate invoice sales of 2 billion yuan annually. Editor/Cheng Liting

The first railway express train in East China to directly reach Hanoi

On May 19, 2026, a train carrying 38 containers departed from Suzhou West Station and headed towards Hanoi, Vietnam. It was the first railway express mode train in East China, with no transshipment and one container direct, opening up a new logistics channel from the Yangtze River Delta to Vietnam.Editor/Gao Xue

The first wind turbine of the Mulei wind power project has been successfully hoisted

Recently, the 200000 kilowatt wind power project in Mulei County, Zhundong Energy, Xinjiang has successfully completed the first wind turbine hoisting and entered the stage of equipment installation. The project team collaborates with the supervisor, general contractor, and manufacturer to optimize the lifting plan, establish an hourly meteorological monitoring mechanism, implement refined on-site acceptance and full process on-site supervision, and achieve the goal of zero accidents and zero deviations.Editor/Cheng Liting

F&G's new generation wind power installation vessel approved

Global ocean engineering design company F&G announced that the WindSetter 146 wind power installation vessel has obtained DNV's approval for the main structural dimensions and meets the conditions for contract construction. The ship is 146 meters long, suitable for 20MW+ultra large wind turbines, with a maximum operating water depth of 80 meters. It is equipped with a 3200 ton ring pile crane, a hook height of 177 meters, LNG dual fuel and DP2 power positioning, and can accommodate 130 people. Currently, F&G is coordinating with global shipowners to promote the signing of construction contracts. Editor/Cheng Liting

CHD Hydroelectric Scenario Quantum Technology Application Project Trial Operation

On May 6, 2026, CHD's first "Key Technology Research on Quantum and Post Quantum Technologies in Hydroelectric Centralized Monitoring System" project officially entered the trial operation stage. The project took 16 months to complete research and deployment, and built a quantum security protection system suitable for hydropower scenarios, providing a leading model for the large-scale application of quantum technology in the energy and power field. Editor/Cheng Liting

Jiangsu Xinhongda Mining starts manufacturing intelligent equipment

On April 28, 2026, Jiangsu Xinhongda Mining Intelligent Complete Equipment Manufacturing Project, a major provincial project located in Xinghua High tech Zone, Dainan Town, officially started construction. The total investment of the project is 5.2 billion yuan, of which the first phase investment is 2.5 billion yuan. The planned land area is 150 acres, and a high standard intelligent production workshop of about 170000 square meters will be built. International cutting-edge intelligent equipment such as welding robots, 10000 watt laser cutting, and fully automatic intelligent molding production lines will be introduced on a large scale.Editor/Cheng Liting

Ningbo Zhoushan Port completes ship to ship bonded green methanol refueling

On April 22, 2026, the first "ship to ship" bonded green methanol refueling in the province landed in Meishan Port Area of Zhoushan Port in Ningbo. The refueling ship "Daqing 268" injected green methanol into the "COSCO Shipping Libra" ship. In the context of global shipping emissions reduction, customs, maritime, border inspection and other departments collaborate efficiently to ensure operational safety through institutional innovation and remote supervision. Editor/Cheng Liting

The Three Gorges Navigation Ship is towed out of port

On April 20, 2026, the Three Gorges Navigation, the world's largest floating offshore wind power platform with a single unit capacity, was towed from Tieshan Port in Beihai, Guangxi to Qingzhou offshore wind farm in Yangjiang, Guangdong. After installation and commissioning, it will be put into trial operation in early June this year. The "Three Gorges Navigation" has a single unit capacity of 16 megawatts and an annual power generation of approximately 44.65 million kilowatt hours, which can meet the annual electricity demand of 24000 households.Editor/Cheng Liting

Can build 11 gigawatt wind turbines for centralized procurement

On April 7, 2026, China Energy Engineering Corporation launched an annual centralized procurement bidding for 11 gigawatts of wind turbines, raising the threshold for offshore wind turbine packages to 12 megawatts, injecting strong demand into the wind power industry chain.Editor/Gao Xue

The domestically produced largest diameter hard rock TBM is offline

On April 3, 2026, the domestically developed maximum diameter 13.2-meter hard rock TBM by CCCC Tianhe started construction in Changshu. The machine is equipped with 7600 domestically produced rare earth special steel main bearings developed by the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences, with a rated life of over 15000 hours and performance exceeding imports. This move marks China Communications Construction Corporation's first achievement of 100% localization of core components for ultra large diameter tunneling machines, completely bridging the last mile of national production of major underground engineering equipment in China.Editor/Cheng Liting

ZPMC transfers the conduit rack of Sanshan Island converter station

On March 28, 2026, the pipeline frame of the Sanshan Island offshore converter station, which was constructed by Zhenhua Heavy Industries, was successfully transferred. As the core component of China's first offshore wind power sea land integrated flexible DC project, this duct frame is 97 meters long, 75 meters wide, and 76 meters high, with a total weight of over 14000 tons, setting a record for the highest in the country. The project adopts 560 axis modular vehicle collaborative operation, overcoming the problem of over kilometer transportation. This successful implementation marks a new breakthrough for Zhenhua Heavy Industries in the field of ultra large component transportation, laying a solid foundation for subsequent offshore lifting.Editor/Cheng Liting

Yumen Multi energy Complementary Project Builds Buffer for New Energy Grid Connection

In March 2026, the CNNC Xinao Yumen solar thermal energy storage+photovoltaic+wind power project will be fully connected to the grid, with a total installed capacity of 700000 kilowatts and an annual power generation of 1.75 billion kilowatt hours. Yumen has formed a multi energy complementary system of wind, solar, water, fire, hydrogen storage, and has built the world's first 300 megawatt compressed air energy storage power station.Editor/Gao Xue

China's first unmanned aerial heavy truck is about to make its maiden flight

China's first 7-ton large-scale transport drone, the Changying-8, will make its maiden flight at Zhengzhou Shangjie Airport in the near future to verify key systems such as intelligent flight control and power fuel. It is currently ready for use. The aircraft is independently developed, with a length of 17 meters, a wingspan of 25 meters, a cargo hold of 18 cubic meters, a load capacity of 3.5 tons, and a range of over 3000 kilometers. It has high-altitude and short takeoff and landing capabilities.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Jiangsu Pan Semiconductor Industrial Park project starts construction

The Pan Semiconductor Industrial Park project in Jiangyin Jingjiang Industrial Park, Jiangsu has recently started construction. The total planned area is 395 acres, with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan. The first phase covers an area of 100 acres and has an investment of 500 million yuan, mainly used to attract integrated circuits LED、 Photovoltaic manufacturing and testing equipment and other semiconductor equipment projects. This project is constructed and operated by Beijing Huazhi'an Holdings Group Co., Ltd., relying on the investment centers in Beijing and Shanghai, focusing on the core track of semiconductor equipment and equipment manufacturing, and building a professional park integrating production and manufacturing, research and development design, and pilot scale transformation. By 2026, we will strive to attract and cultivate more than 8 technology-based enterprises, and focus on building a full chain innovation ecosystem of "cutting-edge incubation carrier acceleration industry landing".Editor/Cheng Liting

Guofu Hydrogen Energy signs over 55 million orders for electrolytic cells

Guofu Hydrogen Energy announced that its subsidiary Xinjiang Guofu Mingzhi has signed a core equipment sales agreement with Hefei Zhongke Hecheng to supply 6 sets of 1000Nm ³/h alkaline electrolysis cell systems and supporting equipment, with a total contract amount exceeding 55 million yuan. This batch of equipment will be used for Zhongke He's annual production of 20000 tons of green electricity hydrogen flexible synthetic ammonia project.Editor/Gao Xue

China's super wind turbines connected to the grid for power generation

Dongfang Electric's 26 MW and Goldwind Technology's 20 MW, the world's largest offshore wind turbines, have been connected to the grid for power generation, with 100% localization of key components. This marks that China's offshore wind power technology is leading the world, laying the foundation for the development of deep sea areas.Editor/Gao Xue

C919 receives 250 billion orders

The domestically produced C919 aircraft has received over 1200 orders, with a total value of approximately 250 billion yuan, surpassing the total order volume of Boeing and Airbus during the same period. Since its launch, the C919 has received orders from countries such as Germany, Thailand, and Nigeria. Previously, central media warned that core technologies must be independently researched and developed. After thirteen years of research and development, the C919 has successfully broken the monopoly of Western aviation and is expected to reshape the global aviation market landscape.Editor/Gao Xue

Nanrui Jibao Network type Photovoltaic Storage Generator Passes Empirical Testing

Qinghai Gonghe Dingyao Solar Energy Storage Power Station has completed the world's first on-site test of new energy broadband oscillation excitation and integrated synchronous generator suppression for solar energy storage. The test was jointly completed by State Grid Northwest Division, China Electric Power Research Institute, State Power Investment Yellow River Company, Nanrui Jibao, and university experts, achieving a double first breakthrough. The grid structured photovoltaic integrated synchronous generator jointly developed by Huanghe Company and Nanrui Jibao has successfully passed the special test for suppressing wideband oscillations in new energy, providing key technical support for the high proportion of new energy grid connection.Editor/Yang Meiling

Tianyuan Sci Tech Innovation wins bid for 1.259 billion yuan wind power in Xinjiang

Beijing Tianyuan Kechuang Wind Power Technology Co., Ltd. won the EPC project for the 500000 kW Tianrun wind power project in Tori County, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang for approximately 1.259 billion yuan. The project is located in Wuxuete Township and Tiechanggou Town of Tori County, which is rich in wind energy. It has a total installed capacity of 500 megawatts and plans to install 50 large 10MW wind turbines. It adopts the "one machine, one transformer" unit wiring method, and the power is connected to the Ta'e 750kV substation through a 220kV booster station. This bid marks the acceleration of Xinjiang's clean energy base construction towards large-scale and clustered development.Editor/Gao Xue

Beihai Shipbuilding successfully delivered a 120000 ton lifting floating dock

On February 6, 2026, the 120000 ton lifting floating dock "Lucayan" jointly built by CSSC Beihai Shipbuilding and CSSC Trading was officially signed and delivered. The floating dock has a total length of 413.96 meters and a total width of 85.11 meters, with a designed lifting capacity of 120000 tons, and is classified by the British Lloyd's Register of Shipping. The dock is equipped with advanced automatic dock control system, which can achieve precise control of automatic floating and sinking, and can accurately match the dock repair and modification needs of the world's largest ICON class luxury cruise ship. Editor/Cheng Liting