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The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHIN) signed a contract to build two 56,200-tonne cargo ships for its Japanese partners in Ha Noi on April 21. These two ships are the first among 15 56,000-tonne cargo ships that will be built by VINASHIN under the contracts with the Japanese partners' supervision. The first cargo ship is expected to be handed over in December 2008, and the other will be completed in May 2009. (Source: Viet Nam News Agency)

The Shipbuilding Joint Stock company (SHINEC) won a $200,000 contract to build the interiors for five ships owned by the RAON group of the Czech Republic. The work, covering wooden wall and floor planks, furniture, cupboards and lounge bars, is expected to last through the end of the year. The conversion of five ships owned by RAON into luxurious floating hotels is part of the largest-ever ship engineering project by the Republic of Czech, under the general European countries’ scheme to boost the country’s sea transport services and cruise traveling. The ships, after being upgraded, will become Golfboats, opulent ships designed as 34-room hotels, each with modern amenities such as golf clubs and shops, indoor golf facilities, swimming pools and restaurants.

The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, STX company of the RoK and Danish Man B&W Diesel Ltd signed a cooperation agreement in Ha Noi on Feb. 20 on building a 25,000-horsepower diesel plant in northern Hai Phong port city. This took place during a conference on ship-building cooperation opportunities, which held in Ha Noi, on Feb. 20 with the participation of representatives of Vinashin and 25 Danish enterprises. Viet Nam will have a high demand for ship-building materials and equipment over the next 10 years, according to experts, promising long-lasting and effective cooperation opportunities in shipbuilding technology transfer for Danish enterprises. (Source: Viet Nam News Agency)