The RMB 9 billion Wison Clean Energies Qidong Base Project has reached a significant milestone!
Weihua Marine’s official Weibo announced that on September 8, the 2400-ton-200-meter gantry crane—a key equipment for the Qidong Wison Offshore Engineering Equipment Base project undertaken by Weihua Marine—officially broke ground. This core lifting equipment, custom-designed by Wison Offshore Engineering for high-end offshore equipment production conditions, has a total weight exceeding 7,200 tons.
As introduced, the 2400t-200m single main girder gantry crane that broke ground this time boasts remarkable performance advantages and versatile operational functions. It can realize multiple operation modes, including single hoisting, two-hook lifting, three-hook lifting, four-hook lifting, and aerial turnover of hull blocks. Particularly, it demonstrates outstanding capabilities in block turnover and joining operations, which can fully meet the complex production needs of high-end offshore engineering equipment.
The crane is equipped with two 2x600t upper trolleys and a 700/50t lower trolley on the same track, allowing the upper and lower trolleys to cross each other. The crane can lift a maximum load of 2,400t within the full range of the main beam (with trolley spacing ≥ 50m), effectively ensuring stability and safety during heavy-load operations. With a track span of 200m and a deadweight of 7,200 tons, it is the heaviest crane currently undertaken by Weihua Marine.
Previously reported, Wison Clean Energies announced on August 1, 2024, the signing of an investment agreement with the Qidong Municipal Government, marking the official launch of the Qidong Wison Offshore Equipment Base Project. Construction commenced on February 5, 2025.
The Wison New Energies Qidong Yard spans approximately 1.2 million square meters, has a coastline of 1,372 meters, and is equipped with a 520M (L) x 90M (W) offshore dock. The overall planning and design of Qidong Yard is completed by China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering Co., Ltd.
According to the plan, the majority of production facilities on the land area of the Qidong base are expected to be fully completed and operational by the end of 2025, with an annual production capacity of 250,000 tons of steel. The overall outfitting dock project is scheduled for completion by the end of February 2026. The offshore work dock project is projected to be completed and officially put into operation by the end of June 2026.
Wison Clean Energies stated that as another core strategic platform for enhancing global competitiveness, the Qidong base project, upon completion, will become a key pillar for Wison Clean Energies’ capacity upgrade. It will significantly enhance the company’s full industry chain integration capabilities and green, large-scale, and intelligent construction capabilities in the energy sector, especially in high-end offshore engineering equipment such as large and ultra-large floating liquefied natural gas liquefaction production units (FLNG), low-carbon floating production storage and offloading units (FPSO), and modular units.