In Ha Long city, Nov. 30, Ha Long Shipbuilding Co. (under the Vietnam Shipping Industry Group- Vanishin) has handed over the container ship 1730 TEU named New Vision to Vinashin Ocean Shipping Company (under the Vietnam National Shipping Lines). To date, this is the largest container ship that was newly built and handed over to the Vietnamese ship owner. The New Vision is a container ship with capacity of 1730 TEU. It is 184.1m high and 25.3m wide with the main engine's power of 13.320Kw. The design of this ship was approved and directly supervised by GL registry agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. The New Vision is a modern ship with all equipments imported from Europe, satisfying international conventions on shipping. Szcezin Shipbuilding Factory (Poland) is the designer and main provider of the main equipments to build this ship. Thai Canh … [Read more...] about Ha Long Shipbuilding Co. hands over the largest-ever container ship.
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Vietnam Port Welcomes Biggest Container Ship
Cai Lan port in northeastern Quang Ninh province has just received a 40,462-ton container ship of Panama, the biggest of its kind that has arrived at the port to date. The MSC PEGY of 207 meters in length and 32.24 meters in width, belongs to the Mediterranean Shipping Company - the world's second largest shipping line in terms of container transport capacity. The Cai Lan International Container Port Co. Ltd has poured US$103 million into a project to upgrade and expand the deep-water Cai Lan port. The firm will build and operate three wharves No. 2, 3 and 4 at Cai Lan Port under the two-phase project which is scheduled for completion in 2014. In the first phase of 2008-2011, Cai Lan company will build over 300 meters of wharves and supporting facilities. The port is expected to stevedore 760,000 TEUs of cargo and severe vessels of 40,000 tons in 2017. (Labor, Capital Security) … [Read more...] about Vietnam Port Welcomes Biggest Container Ship
First direct Vietnam-US container shipping service launched
The first container ship of Chile-based CSAV Norasia shipping line has arrived at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to carry cargoes directly from Vietnam to the US. The first container ship of Chile-based CSAV Norasia docks at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Photo: SGGP) CSAV Norasia, the largest shipping firm in Latin America, will offer 11 trips from Vietnam to Long Beach in the US every week, with one trip scheduled for 23 days. Previously, all shipments from Vietnam to the US had to be in transit in Singapore and Shanghai, China. … [Read more...] about First direct Vietnam-US container shipping service launched
Vietnam’s international port receives first largest container ship
One of the world's largest container ships, the CMA CGM Laperouse docked at the Cai Mep International Port Terminal (CMIT) in the northern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Monday. The vessel belongs to CMA CGM, the world's third largest container shipping company, and has a capacity of 13,830 TEU and DWT of 157,092. With a length of 365.5 meters CMA CGM Laperouse is the largest container vessel to ever call on a Vietnamese port. CMIT was established on January 26, 2007 as a joint venture between Vietnam-based Saigon Port, Vietnam National Shipping Lines and APM Terminals BV. The French CMA CGM company intends to add more ships similar to Laperhouse on the Asian-European trade route. Earlier, CMA CGM Columba with a capacity of 11,500 TEU and 131,263 DWT had arrived at the newly opened Cai Mep International Port Terminal. The successful docking of CMA CGM Laperouse at CMIT indicates the great future potential of Vietnam's maritime sector and its capacity to receive larger vessels. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s international port receives first largest container ship
Vietnam receives its largest container ship
The CMA CGM Laperouse moored in Cai Mep Port on Monday has become the largest container ship to call on a Vietnamese port. The French carrier CMA CGM will add more ships similar in size to the Laperhouse on the Asia-Europe trade lane, starting in March. The ship has 13,830 20-foot equivalent units of capacity. The Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT), built through a joint venture between the Vietnam-based Saigon Port, Vietnam National Shipping Lines and APM Terminals, opened in March. A press release from CMA CGM quoted Jean-Charles Tassoni, general director of CMA CGM Vietnam, as saying that ultra large container ships of 14,000 TEU or larger are becoming the staple of the Asia-Europe trades. Nguyen Xuan Ky, Deputy General Director of CMIT, was quoted as saying that he expected an "increasing demand" for Vietnamese terminals equipped to handle ultra large container ships. … [Read more...] about Vietnam receives its largest container ship