Vinashin builds cargo ship, oil tanker

A company from the Nam Trieu shipbuilding industry, which is part of the Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), won a contract on Sept. 20 to build a 54,000-tonne cargo ship and a 13,500-tonne oil tanker.

The 54,000-tonne ship will be 190m long and 32.26m wide and have a main engine of 9,480kW. It will be the largest cargo ship designed and built by a Vinashin member company so far.