The Changyin-8, China’s first fixed-wing cargo drone with a 7-ton takeoff weight, made its maiden flight on March 31 in Zhengzhou, the capital of Central China’s Henan Province.
The eastern and western main towers of the Shiziyang Grand Bridge, a double-deck suspension bridge with the world’s largest main span, were topped out on March 26. The two 342-meter towers have become the highest bridge towers in the Pearl River Estuary.
The Jialing River Grand Bridge, a part of the Chengdu-Dazhou-Wanzhou Railway, was closed. The bridge, which was constructed by Sichuan Road & Bridge Group Co., Ltd. and financed by Sichuan Shudao Railway Operation and Management Group Co., Ltd., is the longest bridge of its type in the world.
The world’s first nanoscale micro-vibration laboratory has started operations in Xiong’an New Area, a national-level development project about 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing. The lab, built by State Development and Investment Group Co., LTD. (SDIC Group), is a national-level technological innovation platform in the high-end manufacturing sectors.
The 200-megawatt/400-megawatt-hour independent shared energy storage power station in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City of Guangdong Province, was connected to the grid on March 14.
Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. (Air China Cargo), a subsidiary of China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited, launched a freight route from Shanghai to Miami recently.
Jushi Group Huaian Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Jushi Co., Ltd., put into operation a production line on March 18 that has an annual capacity of 100,000 metric tons of electronic fiberglass and 390 million meters of electronic textiles in Huai’an City, East China’s Jiangsu Province.
Gansu International Logistics imported 170,000 metric tons of Newman Blend Lump from Australia, with a total trade value of 120 million yuan ($17.36 million). Newman Blend Lump is a high-grade hematite goethite Australian lump ore. The shipment has arrived at a Chinese port and is ready for sale.
