Two largest ships built by Vietnam’s maritime industry

The Ha Long Shipbuilding Company, a subsidiary of the Vinashin Business Group, held a ‘keel laying’ ceremony for two new cargo ships weighing 47,500 tonnes each – the largest ever to be built in Vietnam.

The two ships are part of a government project to build four ships of this kind to enlarge the Vietnamese fleet.

The ships measure 190m in length, 32.2m in width, and 17m in height. They have five cargo basements with covers operated by hydraulic pistons, and are designed to travel at speeds of 14.2 nautical miles per hour.

The ships were designed by the Republic of Korea’s Win-Win Engineering company in line with Vinalines’ operational practices.

Building these two ships is a considerable effort by the Ha Long Shipbuilding Company given the current numerous difficulties being faced by the Vietnamese shipbuilding industry.