Inland Vessel
Dong Fang Qing Gang
OperationalChina's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered inland container ship — 64 TEU, 480 kW PEM fuel cells, completed 83.7 km long-distance trial in March 2025.
Specifications
- Type
- Inland Vessel
- Year
- 2025
- Fuel
- Compressed Hydrogen
- Power (MW)
- 0.48
- Sisterships
- 0
Highlights
- China's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered inland container ship
- 2 × 240 kW Sino-Synergy SynWave C240 PEM fuel cells (480 kW total)
- 550 kg onboard compressed hydrogen — largest H₂ storage on any Chinese vessel at launch
- Design range 380 km; completed 83.7 km long-distance trial March 2025
- 64 TEU capacity (~1,450 t), hybrid fuel cell + lithium battery propulsion
- Launched December 2024; dedicated route Zhapu–Xiasha (120 km), Yangtze River Delta
- Estimated annual CO₂ reduction ~700 t vs. equivalent diesel vessel