By the end of April 2026, the two 100-ton lifting floating crane ships, Lion 1 and Lion 2, and the two tugboats, Virgin 1 and Archer 1, dispatched by Jushen Group to Guinea, were successfully transported to Guinea by the large semi-submersible vessel of the cooperating carrier in a complete dry-docking manner.
As the core equipment for this operation, the Lion座 No.1 and Lion座 No.2 floating cranes are each 75 meters in length and are equipped with a mature hydraulic lifting system and symmetrical mooring equipment. They are mainly used for the offshore unloading and loading operations of bauxite. The equipment's safety and environmental protection performance are well-suited to the transportation operation environment in the Guinea sea area. The accompanying Virgin座 and Sagittarius座 tugboats have stable power and flexible control， and mainly provide auxiliary support such as berthing and unberthing for the floating cranes and barges， enhancing the overall operation guarantee capability of the project. Currently， these vessels have arrived at the project site and will soon be officially put into operation.
Meanwhile, the self-propelled barges, Marvoc 1 and Marvoc 5, are operated by crew members and are continuously sailing towards the project site in Guinea. After their subsequent arrival, they will collaborate with the previously operational ships, Aries and Taurus, to undertake the transportation task of alumina ore from the dock to the unloading anchorage, providing a solid support for the cargo hoisting operations.
Guinea is rich in bauxite resources and has stable demand for related logistics and transportation. Jushen Group focuses on comprehensive logistics services for bulk commodities. Through its indirectly held Jushen Guinea Company, it conducts local river-sea transportation business.
This time, 6 ships were stationed in Guinea in batches. This is an important measure taken by Jushen Group to steadily advance its overseas port transportation business. It will further improve the integrated transfer process of "terminal - barge - ocean-going vessel", enhance the operation efficiency of deep-water unloading berths, provide stable equipment support for the export of bauxite resources, and is also a vivid manifestation of practical economic cooperation between China and Africa.
Six ships that crossed the ocean will commence actual operations in the Guinean waters, providing stable and reliable operational services to support the local logistics business. Jushen Group will continue to fulfill its mission of "accelerating the circulation of commodity value", steadily moving towards the vision of "developing into a world-class commodity logistics service provider", and contributing logistics strength to the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road Initiative".
