Bach Dang Shipbuilding Industry Corporation handed over a 4,500-cubic-metre ethylene carrier vessel named "King Arthur" to Italian shipowner Mediterranea Di Navigazione on Dec. 21.
This is the first in a series of four vessels the Vietnamese firm has built for the Italian company.
The carrier is the first of its kind made in Vietnam. It is 104 metres long, 16.4 metres wide and 8.4 metres deep. It has a draft of 7.2 metres.
The Bach Dang corporation is focusing on completing a range of products for delivery this year, including a 6,500-tonne cargo ship, a 1,700 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) container ship. It is also building other ships for domestic and foreign buyers./.
This is the first in a series of four vessels the Vietnamese firm has built for the Italian company.
The carrier is the first of its kind made in Vietnam. It is 104 metres long, 16.4 metres wide and 8.4 metres deep. It has a draft of 7.2 metres.
The Bach Dang corporation is focusing on completing a range of products for delivery this year, including a 6,500-tonne cargo ship, a 1,700 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) container ship. It is also building other ships for domestic and foreign buyers./.
