BOS TANK CLEANER, an intelligent cargo hold cleaning device developed by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Technology (Weihai) Co., Ltd (CHIT for short), has entered the stage of onboard demonstration and application testing after more than two years’ R&D. Recently, the device installed on BAO DA LING built by COSCO Shipping Shipyard (Nantong) Co., Ltd successfully passed the onboard function and performance test, which lays a solid foundation for CHIT’s product industrialization.

Cargo hold cleaning operations are a high-risk and complex project for crew members. Under traditional cleaning method, crew members need to use high-pressure water jets to wash the cargo hold on a ladder, which not only involves tedious preparation work, but also generates noise and harsh environment, seriously endangering the occupational health of crew members. It is imperative to develop an efficient and cost-effective intelligent cleaning device to replace the traditional and outdated cleaning method.

BOS TANK CLEANER could replace manual labor to complete various high-altitude cleaning operations, not only improving construction efficiency and reducing safety hazards, but also ensuring the reliability of cargo hold cleaning construction, with advantages of safety, environmental protection and high efficiency.

With BOS TANK CLEANER, the crews could control the robot to operate flexibly along the surface of the cargo hold walls with a remote controller on hold. The device is easy to operate and generates low noise. Its cleaning efficiency can reach up to 600 m2/h. Cleaning of one cargo hold of an 80000-ton bulk carrier only takes 6~8 hours. The BOS TANK CLEANER installed on BAO DA LING has received full recognition from the shipyard and crew for its performance during the onboard testing.

In the future, CHIT will intensify intelligent equipment R&D, optimize and upgrade products, enhance the level of intelligence, reduce the hidden dangers of onboard high-altitude operations, fulfilling its responsibility and mission of "keeping crew members away from high-risk operations".