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Guangdong COSCO Shipyard delivered "Ocean IV" research vessel

   "Ocean IV" is one of the scientific research ship marine research in the field of Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey Bureau and the prestigious China. From 1980 to date service, its voyage across the China Sea, the Pacific, had traveled to the South Pole, a commitment to our basic marine geology, oil and gas resources, gas hydrate resources, oceanic mineral resources investigation and a series of national task to safeguard national maritime rights and interests, service marine economic development has made important contributions.

"Ocean IV" after this conversion will close on the 29th rib-bit master 30% of the length of the narrow stern deck replaced all new platform can accommodate a large number of operations in the facility, also had stern whole new ones, stand-alone single dual-propeller change sculls, double flap rudder single rudder change, after rearranging deck equipment, fiber winches buried tank installation, the new cross-sectional and shallow underwater positioning equipment installation and other projects. After the transformation is complete, dramatically reducing the overall ship vibrations, a substantial increase in the operating area of the rear deck, effectively increasing the efficiency and stability of the ship rudder, we will support the "Ocean IV" expedition ship better carry out the investigations and operations.

Guangdong COSCO ship in the transformation process, with regular and complete conversion projects for the glory of political mission, in close co-owners, classification societies, design institutes, supervision units, efforts to study, to overcome the difficulties in ensuring the safety and quality under the premise, which lasted nearly 250 days successfully completed a number of major nodes and creative use of "launching rail car-pull technology" will be on board the ship-pull station modification.

Earlier, Guangdong COSCO Shipyard has been successful for the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey repair ships, research vessels, the current council also a new comprehensive oceanographic survey ship is its construction. These projects not only build a strong foundation for bilateral cooperation, more Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey Bureau under the "maritime power" strategic guidelines to better carry out the work of the expedition provided a guarantee. Guangdong COSCO Shipyard official said, will be "Ocean IV" successfully delivered as a starting point, continue to improve the research vessel design and construction and maintenance of conversion technology for China's marine industry to make greater contributions to write a new chapter.