First liquid asphalt ship built domestically
VGP - Local shipbuilder Lisemco on September 30 handed over a 2,000-ton ship specialized in carrying liquid asphalt, the first of its kind built in Việt Nam, to its investor ICT, the country’s first private company trading in bitumen.
October 01, 2009 2:44 PM GMT+7
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The hand-over ceremony of ICT Asphalt 04 ship, Hải Phòng City, September 30, 2009 |
The ship named ICT Asphalt 04, built in 2006, meets all international standards and receives a registration certificate from French agency Bureau Veritas.
The ship’s production cost is some 20% lower than that needed to build the same vessel abroad.
Asphalt 04 will run in waters of Asian nations, including Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and China.
By Ngọc Vân
