The 20th of September, was a very unique day for both Marine Plus and SunRui, since it was SunRui’s Greek Offices Grand Opening Ceremony at Marine Plus premises.
Qingdao SUNRUI Company is a high-tech industrial company mainly engaged in corrosion control, water treatment, Marine environmental protection equipment and other fields of technology research and development, product design, production and construction, test and inspection and project general contracting. he company has always adhered to the development direction of “resource conservation and environmental protection”. The following interview of Mr. Fu Hongtian (General Manager of SunRui Marine Environment Engineering) emphasizes How important was this day to him and his company’s shipping plans.
The 20th of September, was a very unique day for both Marine Plus and SunRui, since it was SunRui’s Greek Offices Grand Opening Ceremo-ny at Marine Plus premises. How important was this day to you and your company’s shipping plans?
As the second largest shipowner country in the world, Greece has a long history of shipping, a large number of employees, and a large number of shipowners, which is an important overseas market for Qingdao SUNRUI. As the second largest shipowner country in the world, Greece has a long history of shipping, a large number of employees, and a large number of shipowners, which is an important overseas market for Qingdao SUNRUI. The establishment of a branch in Greece is the concrete landing of the company’s internationalization policy, which will play an important role in promoting the company’s product sales in Greece and the whole European region. According to the company’s
plan, the Greek office will be mainly responsible for operational, service and training functions. In terms of operational work, the establishment of the Greek office will greatly reduce the distance between the company and Greece and other European countries and regions, and will be more efficient in reaching customer needs and feedback. In terms of services, the company plans to conduct business in a combination of headquarters relocation and local staff recruitment. The good implementation of localized services will significantly improve service efficiency, short-
en response time, and meet the needs of shipowners and crews. In terms of training, the company has built three major Marine equipment training centers in the world, including Qingdao headquarters, Manila, Philippines, and Athens, Greece. The Greek Training Center will offer customized and fixed training courses, mainly providing theoretical
and practical training for maintenance and crew in Europe and North Africa, including ship ballast water treatment equipment, ship exhaust gas treatment equipment, ship alternative fuel supply system and other products. The establishment of a branch in Greece is the concrete landing of the company’s internationalization policy, which will play an important role in promoting the company’s product sales in Greece
and the whole European region. According to the company’s plan, the Greek office will be mainly responsible for operational, service and training functions. In terms of operational work, the establishment of the Greek office will greatly reduce the distance between the company and Greece and other European countries and regions, and will be more efficient in reaching customer needs and feedback. In terms of services, the company plans to conduct business in a combination of headquarters relocation and local staff recruitment. The good implementation of localized services will significantly improve service efficiency, short-
en response time, and meet the needs of shipowners and crews. In terms of training, the company has built three major Marine equipment training centers in the world, including Qingdao headquarters, Manila, Philippines, and Athens, Greece.
In general, SunRui has advanced a lot in the Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) segment in the Greek market. It has several orders in the scrubber as well. Tell us a bit about the latest developments in the field of Ballast and how SunRui deals with it.
With the maturity of the ballast water treatment equipment market, the market and customers have also put forward higher requirements for products. Relying on rich experience in ship delivery and service, Qingdao SUNRUI Company continues to promote product optimization and upgrading, and successfully launched the BalClor®Smart ballast water management system. Compared to the traditional BalClor® system, the BalClor®Smart ballast water management system eliminates the filtration process and requires only electrolytic dosing: 1-2% of seawater is electrolyzed to produce a specific concentration of sodium hypochlorite solution, which is mixed with unelectrolyzed seawater and injected into the ballast tank to achieve continuous sterilization and inactivation. With optimized ballast handling, the BalClor®Smart ballast water management system is more than 10% smaller than the previous generation, the site layout is more flexible, and the system can be perfectly adapted to all types of vessels. At the same time, the system is more stable
and reliable, and the equipment maintenance costs are significantly reduced. In order to meet the differentiated needs of shipowners, Qingdao SUNRUI also launched the BalClor®Hybrid ballast water management system. The BalClor®Hybrid system has the same hardware configuration as the BalClor® system, and the control system can be switched freely in BalClor® or BalClor®Smart mode. Shipowners can choose
the appropriate operation mode according to the specific route, port of call and delivery time. We are well prepared to respond to changes in the market. At the same time, we will continue to increase investment in research and development, and continue to upgrade and optimize products to meet the diversified requirements of customers.
Recently, SunRui has taken a big step in the area of systems for alternative fuels (e.g. lng, methanol, ammonia - will be released in 2024) and carbon capture (which will be released around 2025). At the same time you have already started pilot projects and have received from CCS and LR the approval in principal. How ready are you to face the great challenge of 2050?
In recent years, ship decarbonization and shipping emission reduction have become one of the hottest topics in the industry. Shipowners in different regions hold different attitudes towards the future of mainstream fuels. Japanese shipowners generally believe that ammonia fuel will be the mainstream of the future, while methanol fuel is more favoured by European shipowners. We believe that the future shipbuilding market
is bound to be a blossoming situation, and all kinds of alternative fuels have a broad market. In order to meet the requirements of different customers, Qingdao SUNRUI has launched LNG, methanol and ammonia fuel supply systems in recent years, and the perfect product system can achieve full coverage of all ships and ship types. Qingdao SUNRUI Company has been prepared to deal with future market changes.
Is it true that you will soon open a new technologically advanced factory in Xiamen?
Yes, the company has started the construction of intelligent factory base in Xiamen that covers an area of more than 20,000 square meters, equipped with the world’s most advanced ship clean fuel supply system production line, the annual capacity of more than 30 sets.
How does SunRui plan to further consolidate its presence in Eu- rope and what tools does it have at its disposal for this?
As mentioned above, the establishment of the Greek office is an important step in the internationalization strategy of Qingdao SUNRUI Company. In the future, the company will continue to keep up with the market and customer needs, and further promote the localization operation and service strategy in Northern Europe, America and other places, so as to provide more quality products and services for global shipowners.
SunRui is present in the large maritime market of Greece through your collaboration with Marine Plus. What do you expect to achieve with this Agency Agreement in the field of shipping?
Qingdao SUNRUI hopes to carry out extensive and in-depth cooperation with Marine Plus in the fields of ballast water treatment equipment, Marine waste gas treatment equipment, and Marine clean fuel supply system, so as to provide more high-quality products and services for Greek ship owners. At the same time, our goal is to build Qingdao SUNRUI into the most well-known and influential brand of ship supporting products in Greece, Europe and even the world, and achieve the market share of each product is far ahead.
What other people say about SunRui? Do you have any feedback from the shipping industry related to your company and its products and services?
Qingdao SUNRUI Company is a high-tech industrial company mainly engaged in corrosion control, water treatment, Marine environmental protection equipment and other fields of technology research and development, product design, production and construction, test and inspection and project general contracting. The company is headquartered in Lao Shan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, and
has branches and offices in Shanghai, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Dalian, Jiangyin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Imaji, Singapore, Hamburg, Germany, Athens, Greece, etc. The company has always adhered to the development direction of “resource conservation and environmental protection”. Based on electrochemical technology, the company has independently developed corrosion control, electrolytic chlorine production, seawater desalination, drinking water disinfection, ship ballast water treatment equipment, ship exhaust gas desulfurization equipment, ship exhaust gas denitrification equipment, ship alternative fuel supply system, ship carbon capture and storage equipment, electrolytic hydrogen production equipment products. Recognized and trusted by global customers.
* General Manager of SunRui Marine Environment Engineering