The Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard Company in the central province of Khanh Hoa on June 15 handed over a 56,000 DWT cargo vessel named the E.R. Barcelona to Germanys company E.R.Shiffahrt.
The 70,000 cubic metre ship, which is 187m long, 32.26m wide and 18.3m high, has a speed of 14.5 nautical miles per hour. Currently, the company is building new four cargo vessels including two of 56,000 tonnes and two of with 37,000 tonnes ordered by Norwegian customers.
This is the fourth of 14 vessels to be built under a contract with their German partners. Earlier, in October 2009, the company built and handed over three new ships to foreign customers.
SuperStar Virgo Takes Foreigners to the City  
The five-star tourist boat named SuperStar Virgo with 3,188 tourists and crewmen most being Singaporeans, Malaysians and Australians berthed at the Lotus Port in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to discover the southern city and Vietnamese traditional culture and food.
Saigontourist said that the guests visited places of interest and historical sites in Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi, went shopping at the Ben Thanh Market, watched water puppetry and attended a Vietnamese cooking class. Saigontourist hosted more than 37,000 foreign seagoing tourists using high-grade tourist boats like SuperStar Virgo of Star Cruises, Amadea of Germany, Costa Romantica, Costa Classica and Costa Allegra of Costa Crociere S.p.A, and Columbus and Europe of Hapag-Lloyd. |
