As the new year begins, a chill still lingers in the wind over the Yangtze River's Zhijiang section, yet the Yichang Ship Industrial Park in Hubei Province is bustling with activity. Massive ships under construction line the docks, where the sounds of welding, cutting, and command whistles blend into a symphony. Workers wield welding torches that spit dazzling sparks, racing against time to fulfill orders. "We're fully booked with orders for these pure electric vessels into next year, and everyone is pushing hard to meet deadlines!" said Dai Hang, a welder at Jiangbo Shipbuilding's workshop. Along the less than 3-kilometer shoreline, nine shipbuilding enterprises, including Shengmao, Hongju, and Xinhui, are neatly arranged. Once a hub for traditional ship manufacturing, the area has quietly undergone a green transformation, riding the wave of the "Electrification of the Yangtze River" initiative. "This is a pure electric bulk carrier under construction, measuring 129.98 meters in length with a maximum cargo capacity of 10,000 tons," explained Liang Yong, a member of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Zhijiang High-tech Industrial Development Zone. The vessel is equipped with 10 lithium battery power units, with a total capacity of approximately 20,000 kWh, and adopts an energy supply model of "ship-power separation and integrated charging and swapping." Recently, the "Starry River" series of multifunctional intelligent recreational boats was officially launched. Complementing the large pure electric bulk carriers, the "Starry River" series showcases the agility of the "Electrification of the Yangtze River." "The boat is 7.2 meters long, featuring an integrated spacious design and an intelligent perception system, incorporating technologies like unmanned navigation, smart docking, and voice interaction," said Tan Jinlong, Chairman of Jiangbo Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The series targets sectors such as water tourism and business receptions, exploring the integration path of "smart vessels + aquatic economy." "We are shifting from merely building ships to creating an entire ecosystem," Liang Yong noted. As Hubei's largest new energy shipbuilding base, the Yichang Ship Industrial Park is building a closed loop encompassing "new energy R&D - ship manufacturing - shipping operations." Currently, the park holds orders for over 400 vessels, more than 90% of which are new energy ships, with products exported to countries like Indonesia and Russia. Presently, the layout of Yichang's green intelligent shipbuilding industry, characterized by "four-zone linkage," is rapidly taking shape. Specifically, the Yidu zone focuses on the specialty of export vessels, the Zhijiang zone aims to build a core area for the full-chain production of green intelligent ships, the Zigui zone is establishing a collaborative innovation system integrating industry, academia, research, and application, while the Changyang zone is accelerating the development of a comprehensive service support area for ships on the Qingjiang River. "In the past, shipbuilding competed on scale; now, it competes on 'green content' and 'intelligent content'," said Zhu Hanhong, Director of the Yichang Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology. Yichang is accelerating the "intelligent transformation and digital transition" of shipbuilding, continuously expanding application scenarios, and speeding up the extension of the shipbuilding industry from a "manufacturing link" to a "full service chain." As dusk falls, cargo ships on the Yangtze light their navigation lamps; the "green" and "smart" essence of this riverbank is flowing into broader waters.