Pha Rung shipyard launches 6,500 DWT oil tanker

The Pha Rung Shipyard Company successfully launched a 6,500 DWT oil-chemical tanker in the northern port city of Hai Phong on Nov. 17.

The ship, measuring 110m in length and 18.2m in width, is able to travel at 13 nautical miles per hour. It is the fifth of its kind to be built by the shipyard for a Hong Kong-based transport company.

Also on Nov. 17, the company commenced construction of a 13,000 DWT oil-chemical tanker of 128.6m long and 20.4m wide, which will be able to travel at 13.5 nautical miles per hour.

The successful construction of oil-chemical tankers ranging in capacity from 6,500 to 13,000 DWT will open up new prospects for the company, which was once the country’s largest ship repair establishment.

VNA

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