Constructed by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard, the \u2019Qing Dian Tuo 1\u2019 was officially delivered to Qingdao Port on 26 June 2025.<\/p>\n
As the first hydrogen-powered tug in China, the vessel marks a significant milestone in the development of green marine technologies and will help China move closer towards its drive for more sustainable port operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis milestone marks a historic leap in the application of hydrogen energy in China\u2019s marine vessels, offering a shining \u201cChinese solution\u201d for the global shipping industry\u2019s low-carbon transformation,\u201d said a spokesperson Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard.<\/p>\n
Zero-carbon operations<\/strong><\/p>\n Nicknamed the \u2019Marine Hercules\u2019, the tugboat boasts an 82-tonne towing force and reaches speeds of 14.2 knots under silent navigation.<\/p>\n Its hybrid system, which combines hydrogen fuel cells with a liquid-cooled lithium battery, delivers zero-carbon operations and is expected to cut 1,500 tonnes of CO\u2082 annually.<\/p>\n Beyond its performance, the Qing Dian Tuo 1 incorporates several national firsts, including China\u2019s largest port tug lithium battery capacity, first fully automatic shore charging system and the prestigious AUT-0 classification for electric propulsion.<\/p>\n The vessel is a key pillar in Qingdao Port\u2019s broader hydrogen energy strategy.<\/p>\n In early 2025, the port also began testing ten hydrogen-powered rail cranes and 300kW hydrogen fuel cells, expanding the use of hydrogen across port infrastructure and helping accelerate its clean energy transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" China has launched its first high-power hydrogen-electric hybrid port vessel, a major step forward for the country in terms of port decarbonisation and alternative fuels adoption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,42],"tags":[40,2161,2160,2163,935,2162],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","category-asia-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-hybrid-tug","tag-hydrogen-electric-tug","tag-jiangsu-zhenjiang-shipyard","tag-port-vessel","tag-qingdao-port"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5442,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5440\/revisions\/5442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5440"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}