Vinashin starts work on Japanese ships

Ben Kien Shipyard Company, part of the Vinashin group, has started building two 8,700-tonne freighters for Japan’s Kanematsu Group. The two 111.8 metre long and 18.6 metre wide freighters, built under the supervision of the Japanese AZ Company, will be used for timber transportation.

Japan’s Kanematsu Group will provide main engines and major equipment for the ships while the remainder of the equipment and steel will be supplied from local sources. As scheduled, the first vessel, HG 05-03, will be delivered in May 2006 and the second, HG 06-01, in August, 2006.