ULSTEIN SX195 Shanghai Electric

ZHI ZHEN 100

Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for the offshore wind industry in China. Based on the ULSTEIN SX195 design, featuring the X-BOW and X-STERN for soft motions and increased comfort.

Owned By
Shanghai Electric Windpower Group
Built By
Partner yard
Year
2024
Operated By
Shanghai Electric

Primary Specifications

Length
93.4 m
Beam
18.0 m
Dead weight
2,771 tonnes
Draught (max)
6.0 m
Speed (max)
13.3 kn
Accommodation
100 POB
Deck area - cargo deck
420 sqm
Deck area - warehouse
200 sqm

Additional Data

Fuel oil, cargo & domestic
732.05 cbm
Fresh water
828.69 cbm
Ballast water
1,962.22 cbm
Sewage
172.45 cbm
Note: Specifications may have changed since the original completion date.
Classifications: SPS, In-WaterSurvey, HelicopterFacilities, CSMAUT-0, DP2, G-ECO(BWM(T), NOI1, VIB1), G-EP(GPR, OIL1, RSC1, AFS), Hybrid, CSAOffshoreEngineeringSupportShip

Ship history

In 2022, Shanghai Electric Windpower Group ordered two  Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) based on two different Ulstein designs to be constructed at the ZPMC shipyard, China.  These are the first purpose-made SOVs designed for the Chinese Offshore Wind industry.

Milestones in the shipbuilding project:

2022, 25 January: Contract signing

2022, 13 September: Steel cutting

2022, 30 November: Keel laying

2023, 16 September: Launch

2023, 27 November: Inclining test

2024, 11 April: Completed Offshore Equipment Acceptance Test (OEAT) 

IMO 9973705

SX195 Shanghai Electric
Shanghai Electric’s 'ZHI ZHEN 100' performing the Offshore Equipment Acceptance Test