Another 53,000-tonne ship launched

The Ha Long Shipbuilding Company launched a 53,000-tonne ship in northern Quang Ninh province on July 30.

The ship, called AP-DRZIC-HL05, is one of a series of 53,000-tonne ships that the Ha Long Shipbuilding Company has built under a deal it signed with the UK ’s Graig group.

Designed by Carl Bro from Denmark , the ship is 190m long, 32.26m wide, and 17.5m high.

The same day, the Ha Long Shipbuilding Company kicked off the building of the AP DRZIC-HL06.

It recently launched a 12,500-tonne Hong Linh ship it built for the Bien Bac Forwarding Company of Vinalines.

VNA

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