Unithai yard wins containership contract

Unithai Shipyard and Engineering Ltd signed a shipbuilding contract with NP Marine for a 150 TEU containership with delivery scheduled for the end of 2005. The vessel is designed to serve Thailand’s coastal trade.

Unithai owns and operates the largest shipyard in Thailand and is capable of building vessels up to 150 metres in length. It has fully equipped workshops with two floating-dry-docks that are capable of operating a complete range of ship repairs, modifications and conversion services for vessels up to 140,000dwt.