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Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corporation News

05 Feb 2020

Vinalines to Join Global Shipping Alliances

The Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines) has set sights on joining the global shipping alliances (GSA).As part of this move, Vinalines will devise a number of measures to further promote growth of its three key sectors of seaport, shipping industry and maritime services.According to Acting General Director of Vinalines Nguyen Canh Tinh, the firm will focus resources on these three decisive fields, which are expected to create breakthrough development for the corporation.Vinalines will pay attention to improving its competitiveness through providing all-in-one logistics service to customers, and promoting application of information technology…

28 Mar 2007

Bach Dang Shipbuilding Co. Delivers Bulk Carrier

The first of a series of eight 22,500-ton ships to be built under a contract between the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) and the Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines) was delivered on March 27. The Golden Falcon Ship, built by the Bach Dang Shipbuilding Company – an affiliate of Vinashin, was launched since November 2006. The cargo ship was designed by VINAKITA, a joint venture between Vinashin and Japan’s KITADA, with a 6,230HP main engine. It was built under the supervision of NK, a Japanese registration agency. The 153.2m-long and 26m-wide ship is the biggest bulk carrier built by the Bach Dang Shipbuilding Company and will be operated by Falcon Shipping Company – a subsidiary of Vinalines which specialises in transporting petroleum and gas.

06 Jun 2006

Pha Rung Delivers Cargo Ship

The Pha Rung Shipyard, a member of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) on handed over a dry-cargo ship to Dong Do Shipping Lines Company under the Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corporation, Vinalines. The ship, named Dong Ba, is 337 ft. long and 55 ft. wide. Its key engine Hanashin has capacity of 2,647 kW, having a speed of 12.5 miles an hour. It is designed by Japan’s Kitada company and is built under advanced shipbuilding technology meeting international quality standards ISO 9001:2000 with supervision by Japan’s NK Register and Vietnam’s Register of Shipping. Right after the hand-over, Dong Ba ship has been chartered by Japan’s Tsurumaru Shipping Lines Company.