The Ha Long Shipbuilding Company, an affiliate of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, launched a cargo ship in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on September 6.

The 53,000 DWT ship, Red Diamond HL 09, is the seventh under a deal the company has signed with the UK ’s Graig group.

The ship, which measures 190m in length, 32.26m in width and 17.50 m in height, is equipped with an automatic control system that meets the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s latest standards on groceries transportation./.