Hyundai – Vinashin Shipyard held, Nov 14th, a keel laying ceremony for two 37.000 DWT bulk carriers. The vessels, with the yard No. S073 & S074, are the third and fourth in the series of 6 vessels contracted with Densa Denizcilik Sanayi e Ticaret AS (Turkey).
Main particulars:
Length: 187 m
Breadth: 27.8m
Depth: 15.6m
Cargo capacity: 47,600 m3
Speed: 14.0 knots
Hyundai – Vinashin Shipyard Co operates as a shipyard that provides ship repair, conversion, and shipbuilding services. It repairs and converts bulk carriers, crude oil/product tankers, containerships, pure car and truck carriers, LNG/LPG carriers, dredgers/barges as well as offshore projects, such as crane barges, floating platforms, and jack up rigs. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Hyundai – Vinashin Shipyard Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, November 26, 2012; Image: hyundai-vinashin