Construction of a shipyard, specialising in building ships for special purposes, began on Feb. 16 in Nhon Trach district, southern Dong Nai province
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| A ship built by Vinashin |
Construction of a shipyard, specialising in building ships for special purposes, began on Feb. 16 in Nhon Trach district, southern Dong Nai province.
The shipyard, the largest of its kind in southern
It will be capable of building and repairing container ships, oil and liquified gas tankers and military ships of up to 20,000 dead weight tonnes for domestic consumption and export.
Vinashin said that the shipyard, which will be enlarged with a wing to manufacture ship accessories, is expected to help it increase the percentage of local content of its products to 60 percent by 2010.
(Source: VNA)
