Two shipbuilders were found to be violating shipbuilding contracts, delivering dozens of substandard steel fishing vessels to fishermen in central Binh Dinh province.
An inspection by an independent team on the quality of steel fishing ships built under a Government decree revealed that ship-building companies used substandard components for a number of ships
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has ordered 27 coastal provinces across the country to examine the building of new steel fishing boats, under PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s request.