China's Hangzhou ZhongGao Engine (ZGPT) recently held a ceremony to celebrate both the delivery of its first license-built MAN Diesel 9L32/40 engine and the official inauguration of production at the Hangzhou plant.
ZGPT's President, Shi QingZhe, led celebrations at the company's plant, located southwest of Shanghai in the province of Zhejiang. Invited guests included representatives from the shipping community as well as suppliers, contractors and government officials. MAN Diesel was represented by Hans J Brenner, Managing Director of MAN Diesel Shanghai.
The new plant is capable of producing diesel engines of up to 4,475kW.
China is one of the world's biggest shipbuilding nations and builds a high percentage of its ships in the Zhejiang province. MAN Diesel's partnership with ZGPT to build medium-speed propulsion engines under license stems from its policy that engines for ship propulsion should be produced as close as possible to where the ships are built.
Indeed, ZGPT's location in Zhejiang is ideal for serving the many shipyards along the local coast line and neighbouring Zhoushan Islands.
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