Zhabei Ship Yard launch. Using inflatable rubber pontoons, the newly built (8 months) Wan Ren He is inched towards the canal. Process takes 2 days to put this 1200 ton boat in the water. Has capacity to carry 8000 tons of sand. Cost 9 million RMB.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 21.0 Mpixels (60.2 MB uncompressed) - 5616x3744 pixels (18.7x12.5 in / 47.5x31.7 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Asia, Asian, canal, China, Chinese, construction, day, Gaoyou, Grand Canal, Jiangsu, Jing Hang Da Yun He, laborers, launching, outdoors, pontoons, ship, shipbuilding, shipyard, Zhabei