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f o urt h 8 4, 0 0 0 m³ V L G C, R e d M ar a u d er . fh e c o m p a n y s a ys t h at it r e c ei v e d p ositi v e f e e d b a c k f r o m s hi p o w n e rs aft e r t h e c o nstr u cti o n of t h e first t hr e e v ess els, a n d t h e f o urt h a n d fi n al s hi p, Re d M ar a u der , w as b uilt f or Petr ot e c i n Si n g a p ore. R e d M ar a u d er h a d r e a c h e d


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st a g es of c o nstr u cti o n w h e n t h e C o vi d- 1 9 o ut br e a k st r u c k


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Ji a n g n a n S hi p b uil di n g f a c e d diffi c ulti es as f or ei g n s hi p o w n ers, s hi p


i ns p e ct ors,


s er vi c e pr o vi d ers a n d its o w n c o nstr u cti o n w or k ers w er e u n a bl e t o arri v e at its f a ct or y o n s c h e d ul e. This alt ere d t h e v ess el’s ori gi n al ti m et a bl e, wit h t ar g ets wit hi n t h os e pl a ns b ei n g a ff e ct e d t o v ar yi n g d e gre es. T h e c o m p a n y’s m a n a g e m e nt t e a m l e d


e ff orts t o o v erc o m e pr o bl e ms a n d c o m pl et e v ari o us pr oj e ct t as ks. Z h a n g Ji a n, d e p ut y g e n er al m a n a g er at Ji a n g n a n S hi p b uil di n g, p ut f or w ar d a m a ntr a of ‘ n o w aiti n g, n o r el yi n g, t a k e i niti ati v e a n d sti c k t o t h e ori gi n al pl a n’.


U si n g t h e pr e -tri al wi n d o w of o p p ort u nit y D uri n g t he C o vi d- 1 9 o ut bre a k, t he s h ort a ge of f orei g n s er vi c e pr o vi d ers w as o n e of t h e tri c ki est pr o bl e ms f or t he Ji a n g n a n S hi p y ar d te a m. I n or der t o g u ar a ntee t h at t he s hi p’s tri al v o y a g e w e nt a h e a d as pl a n n e d, t h e pr oj e ct t e a m, i n c o o p er ati o n wit h t h e c o m p a n y’s m ar k eti n g d e p art m e nt, d e ci d e d t o c o nt a ct s hi p o w n ers, cr e w m e m b ers a n d s er vi c e pr o vi d ers. C oll e cti v el y, b ef ore t h e o v ers e as C o vi d- 1 9 o ut bre a k, t he y h a d p ers u a de d o ver 2 0 pe o ple t o ma ke arr a n ge me nts t o tr a vel t o t he c o m p a n y. A Ther 1 4 d a ys of h o me o bs er v ati o n, t h e att e n d e es s u c c essf ull y b o ar d e d t h e s hi p a n d p artici p ate d i n t he tri al v o y a ge. A d diti o n all y, w or k o n t h e v ess el’s li q ui d


c ar g o s yste m, w hic h w as ori gi n all y pl a n ne d f or a Ther t he s hi p’s tri al r u n, w as m o ve d t o t he pre-tri al p eri o d a n d t he c o m missi o ni n g te a m


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w ere a bl e t o o v erc o m e m a n y of t h e iss u es c a use d b y a bse nt f orei g n ser vice pr o vi ders a n d c o- w or kers bei n g u na ble t o ret ur n t o S h a n g h ai. C o m mi s si o ni n g t e a m di r e ct or, Y u


Wei, c o m b e d t hr o u g h t h e li q ui d c ar g o s yst e m’s c o n diti o n i n a d v a n c e a n d l e d si x c o m missi o ni n g t e c h ni ci a ns w h o w or k e d o v erti m e t o fi nis h 7 0 % of t h e t ot al w or k r e q uir e d, w hi c h w as c o m pl et e d b ef or e t h e s hi p’s tri al v o y a g e. Fr o m a n a p pli c ati o n as p e ct, t h e t e a m


c o m pl et e d c o nst r u cti o n, e n gi n e r o o m c asti n g, r e n o v ati o n of t h e pi p e s u p p ort s yst e m, et c. I n t his w a y, t h e pr oj e ct gr o u p s u ffi ci e ntl y utilis e d t h e pr e-tri al p eri o d, as w ell as pl a n ni n g a n d bri n gi n g f or w ar d w or k d u e t o b e gi n a Th er t h e s hi p’s tri al v o y a g e, i m pr o vi n g c o n diti o ns f or t h at u p c o mi n g tri p.


P a n d e mi c tri al v o y a g e p o s e s s eri o u s c h all e n g e Re d M ar a u der ’s tri al v o y a g e n ot o nl y t est e d t h e q u alit y of pr o d u cts us e d, b ut e v e n m ore s o vir us c o ntr ol w or k. I n a c c or d a n c e wit h C o vi d- 1 9 pr e v e nti o n m e as ur es, t h e pr oj e ct t e a m a p p oi nt e d a n e m pl o y e e r es p o nsi bl e f or e a c h t as k a n d u p h el d c o ntr ol m e as ur es i n cl u di n g


irr e g ul ar offi ci al i ns p e cti o ns,


t e m p e r at u r e m e a s u r e m e nt s, r e g ul a r disi nf e cti o n, s o ci all y dist a n c e d e ati n g arr a n g e m e nts, a n d m ore. All tri al v o y a g e e m pl o y e es m a d e e xt e nsi v e eff orts t o a d h er e t o t h e tri p as pl a n n e d


d uri n g t h e d a y, as w ell as k e y pr oj e cts pl a n n e d f or t h e e v e ni n g, a n d m ore t h a n 1 4 0 p e o pl e w or k e d o v erti m e t o c o m pl et e t h e j o ur n e y i n o nl y f o ur d a ys. Pri or t o dis e m b ar ki n g t h e s hi p, 1, 1 4 3


c o m m e nts w er e r e c or d e d a n d tr a nsl at e d, a n d di vi d e d u p i nt o t h e r es p o nsi bl e st a ff a n d d e p art m e nt, 8 0 % of w hi c h w er e a c k n o wl e d g e d b y t h e s hi p o w n er a n d l ai d str o n g f o u n d ati o ns f or s h ort e ni n g t h e d eli v er y p eri o d. D e p ut y dir e ct or of t h e s e c o n d g e n er al


ass e m bl y d e p art m e nt, Z h a n g G ui h u, s a ys: “I n 2 3 d a ys, w e c o m pl et e d t h e d eli v er y pr o gr a m m e a n d s et a n e w hi g h.” O n 2 5 M ar c h, f oll o wi n g t h e s hi p’s r et ur n fr o m its tri al v o y a g e a n d wit h t h e mi n ds et of ‘t o d a y’s b usi n ess


is d o n e t o d a y’, t h e c o m p a n y’s


m a n a g e m e nt or g a nis e d f or t h e s e c o n d ar y c o m missi o ni n g, g e n er al ass e m bl y, l o a di n g a n d s u p p orti n g d e p art m e nts, as w ell as t h e c o m p a n y’s r es e ar c h i nstit ut e, t o i n v est i n t h e i d e a of eli mi n ati n g a n d c o m pl eti n g t h e re m ai ni n g w or k. At t h e e n d of e a c h w or ki n g d a y t h e


l e a di n g s u p er vis or, al o n g wit h t h e h e a ds of e a c h r el e v a nt d e p art m e nt, c h e c k e d t h e c o m pl eti o n st at us of t h at d a y’s s c h e d ul e d t as ks a n d cl ari fi e d t h e pl a n f or t h e f oll o wi n g d a y. Wit hi n 1 5 d a ys, t h e t esti n g of t h e li q ui d c ar g o s yst e m w as c o m pl et e d a n d d eli v er y i ns p e cti o n w as fi nis h e d b y 1 0 A pril, n e arl y 2 0 d a ys a h e a d of t h e pre vi o us re c or d.


T h e N a v al Ar c hit e ct J u n e 2 0 2 0


T h e f o urt h a n d Th n al 8 4, 0 0 0 m³ V L G C, R e d M ar a u d er


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