Daming International and TGE Marine Explore Strategic Partnership in Marine Clean-Fuel Innovation

A senior delegation from Daming International Holdings Limited (Daming International) visited the headquarters of TGE Marine Gas Engineering GmbH (TGE Marine) in Bonn, Germany, to discuss deepening cooperation in clean-energy maritime equipment and manufacturing. Leading the visit was Chairman Zhou Keming, who was joined by Chen Ning (President of Daming Heavy Industry), Wang Xi (General Manager of Energy Equipment Division), Wang Xuming (Deputy General Manager of Daming International Import & Export), and Johnny Fornstedt (General Manager of Daming Europe).

At TGE Marine, the delegation was warmly received by Stefan Braun (Director of Supply Chain Management), Nils Lechelt (Senior Strategic Procurement Officer) and Frank Torsten Appel (Technical Director). Nils Lechelt welcomed Chairman Zhou and the team, then introduced TGE Marine’s current status and roadmap, highlighting the company’s technological direction and market insights in marine system solutions—particularly the innovation and application of clean fuel storage and transportation technologies that are increasingly pivotal in the maritime industry.

Chairman Zhou expressed that Daming International, long established as a leading Chinese provider of metal material processing and high-end manufacturing services, is actively expanding into clean-energy equipment sectors. Leveraging its deep expertise in high-performance materials and advanced manufacturing, Daming aims to extend its reach into the global clean-marine-fuel ecosystem.

Both organisations agreed that, in the context of the global shipping industry’s green transition, the research and deployment of new ship-fuel tanks—and associated system solutions—offer wide-ranging cooperation opportunities. The visit marks a significant step for the two companies and sets the stage for enhanced strategic alignment: maintaining close communication, fully deploying respective strengths, jointly pursuing market opportunities, and delivering advanced equipment and solutions for the sustainable development of the global shipping industry.

TGE Marine

Founded in 1980 in Bonn, Germany (originally under the name “Liquid-Gas International”), TGE Marine has become a globally recognised engineering contractor in the design and supply of cargo-handling systems and tanks for liquefied-gas carriers, fuel-gas systems for vessels, bunkering vessels, and floating storage & regasification units (FSRUs).

The company’s vision, “THE GAS EXPERTS – Innovations for Greener Shipping”, underlines their commitment to reducing the maritime industry’s ecological footprint through engineering of advanced cryogenic gas systems.

Over the past decades, TGE Marine has delivered in excess of 250 gas-carrier systems and more than 400 cargo and fuel-gas tanks. They are active not just in LNG (liquefied natural gas) systems but also in ammonia, CO₂ transport systems, and bunkering solutions—key enablers of international efforts toward decarbonised shipping.

Daming Internacional

Headquartered in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, Daming International was founded in 1988 and has emerged as a leader in high-end metal material processing and manufacturing support services. With a fully integrated industrial chain—including material processing, parts production, finished-product manufacturing and technical services—Daming serves over 30 manufacturing sectors globally.

One of their strategic manufacturing bases, the Jingjiang Base (along the Yangtze River), is part of Daming’s push into large-scale equipment manufacturing and new-energy sectors. Daming is publicly listed (HKEX: 01090) and committed to evolving its service offering toward new-energy equipment, aerospace, petrochemical and related fields.

Industry Context & Strategic Significance

As the global shipping industry accelerates its transition to cleaner fuels—such as LNG, ammonia, hydrogen and CO₂ capture-ready systems—there is growing demand for advanced fuel-tank systems, fuel-gas distribution and bunkering infrastructure. TGE Marine’s engineering expertise positions them at the forefront of this structural shift. For example, they recently secured an engineering, procurement, construction-supervision contract for CO₂ carrier gas-handling systems to support a major storage facility.

For Daming, extending their capabilities into manufacturing complex equipment for clean-energy maritime applications represents a natural extension of their high-end manufacturing ambitions. Their material-processing pedigree and industrial-chain ecosystem give them a strong platform to support such partnerships.

The collaboration between Daming and TGE Marine suggests a “European design + Chinese manufacturing” model, where European engineering and German industrial standards combine with Chinese manufacturing scale and cost-efficiency. This model can provide compelling value propositions in the global market for clean-marine-fuel systems—especially as ship-owners and yards seek efficient, compliant, low-emission solutions.

Looking Ahead

Moving forward, both companies will maintain regular senior-management communication and deepen operational linkages—covering design, qualification, manufacturing capacity expansion, and market rollout in the shipping industry’s clean-fuel segment. By pooling strengths—TGE Marine’s engineering and system-integration know-how, and Daming International’s manufacturing infrastructure and materials-expertise—they are well placed to capture emerging opportunities and deliver next-generation maritime equipment solutions.

This visit underscores Daming International’s commitment to building global partnerships, advancing manufacturing excellence, and participating in the transformation of the maritime energy-landscape.