High-tonnage cargo ships delivered to UK client

VNGOP – The two first cargo ships among 27 vessels of 53,000 tons each were handed over by the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) to the UK's Graig Investment Limited in the morning of June 19.

June 20, 2007 7:12 AM GMT+7

Photo: VNGOP

Florence and Cape Plass were built by two Vinashin subsidiaries, the Hạ Long Shipyard and the Nam Triệu Shipping Industry Corporation respectively. These are new-generation high-tonnage cargo ships, 190m in length and 32.26m in width. They are equipped with the latest automatic supervision and navigation systems. These largest vessels ever built in Vietnam meet all requirements on international registration and standards.

By Phương Uyên