22,500 DWT cargo vessel launched

LUCKY STAR - the seventh cargo vessel  with a capacity of 22,500 DWT was successfully launched by the Bach Dang shipbuilding industry corporation in Hai Phong on June 28.

LUCKY STAR is the seventh cargo vessel among a series of eight 22,500 DWT vessels built by the Bach Dang shipbuilding industry corporation.

The three dimensions of the vessel are 153.2m in length, 26m in width and 13.75m in height. The vessel is equipped with modern and advanced machinery imported from Japan with a capacity of 6,230 horsepower and exploitation speed of 14.5 nautical miles an hour.

The vessel is designed by the Vinakita naval architect company – the joint venture between Vietnam’s Vinashin and Japan’s Kitada company on the order of the ship-owner, Vietnam ocean shipping joint stock company (Vosco).

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