Ha Long builder launches 53,000-tone cargo carrier

May 1st at 17:26
01-05-2013 17:26:38+07:00

Ha Long builder launches 53,000-tone cargo carrier

Ha Long Shipbuilder of the Vietnam Ship Industry Group successfully launched a 53,000-tone ship named THOR BREEZE on April 29th in Quang Ninh.

The ship is 190m long, 32,26m wide, 17.50m high and has a tonnage of 65,700 sqm and the main engine of MAN B&W 9.480 KW.

The ship has double decks and 5 holds of cargo. It is also equipped with 4 cranes, allowing self- loading and unloading cargo, and runs at 14 nautical miles per hour.

This is the 10th 53,000-tone ship the company builds for international ship-owners on the commercial orders.

All ships of this kind are designed by Danish Company Carl Bro, equipped with modern equipment and devices, meeting the standards of DNV and other latest international maritime conventions.

Under the set plan, after the launch, Ha Long builder will quickly install equipment and devices under the contracts to hand the ship over to the ship owner Thoresen Thai, Thailand in the June-September quarter of 2013.

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