On September 20, following the world's largest pure battery-powered vessel N997, its sister vessel N998 was successfully launched at the No. 1 Dock of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou), marking the main construction of the vessel was almost completed and the testing stage of terminal commissioning and mooring will be commenced.

　　According to the construction schedule, the two sister vessels will be fully delivered and put into operation on the Yangtze River by the end of this year, contributing to the green upgrade of the golden ment has actively responded to the national green development strategy and promoted the green transformation of regional transportation and shipping. The 700TEU electric ship project has a positive demonstration significance for exploring the application of pure electric technology in inland vessels and the transformation of the development momentum of the Yangtze River Economic Zone, marking a new leap in the application of key technologies for pure battery vessels in China．