53,000 tonne-ship successfully launched

The Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Industry Company on June 13 successfully launched a 53,000 tonne ship in the northern port city of Haiphong. The ship, named Graiglas, is designed for transporting dry cargo. It is one of the two biggest made-in-Vietnam ships built so far by Vietnamese workers. The other ship, Florence, also has a capacity of 53,000 tonnes and has been launched recently in the northern coastal city of Quang Ninh.