Feature 1 | Vietnamese shipbuilding
Anh and will itself maintain the group. in Vietnam, following the establishment of The company, through Graig Ship
Orders for government owned lines the company in 2008. Le Tourneau (USA) Management, has turned its attention to
are not the only contracts being signed was chosen to design the 60m jack-up training by sponsoring twenty Vietnamese
at this moment, however, said Mr Anh. rig, PV Shipyard is both the builder and officer cadets. Under an agreement with
That view is confirmed by Devapriya the owner. Following its delivery the rig the Ho Chi Minh City-based University
Senarath Bandara Senanayake, Det Norske will be chartered to VietsovPetro, a 50/50 of Transport and Dutch education
Veritas’s (DNV) representative in Vietnam, joint venture between the Russian and provider STC, which operates maritime
confirmed that four orders for Horizon Vietnamese governments. universities, 10 second year and 10 third
class car carriers had been placed with Mr Senanayake said that the year cadets will complete their seatime
Vinashin’s Nam Trieu yard. Each unit will shipbuilding industry, in general is going leading to their first certificate and also
measure 199m with a 42m beam and a through a difficult period, but in Vietnam a BSc in Maritime Studies on completion
capacity of 7400 cars created partly by its there are still orders being fulfilled, of their training. Each cadet will also
specially designed squared bow. although, a reflection of the difficulties in complete an intensive internationally-
Vinashin’s Halong yard has signed the industry is seen through the reduction recognised English course.
contracts for four smaller car carriers of some orders. Essentially the UK company helped
being built for charter to NYK Lines, with Graig, having placed the orders with to boost Vietnamese shipbuilding and is
a capacity of 4900 cars, with a further four its partners which led to the development now helping to train its sailors. Although
options available to owners. of the shipbuilding industry in Vietnam, the total number of Diamond vessels is
Petrovietnam Marine Shipyard Company has now largely sold its interests in the unlikely to be realised the flame lit by the
(PV Shipyard) has started building its first Diamond vessels and is concentrating its original order remains alight and could
jack-up rig, and first jack-up rig to be built work on supervising the builds. guide the industry to future success. NA
Bulk carriers delivered to German ship owner
E
. R. Bergamo reported to be the conversion work. This is the first bulk 2011. All these vessels where to be on long
largest commercial vessel to be built carrier the yard has ever built. A second term charters with E. R. Bergamo being
in Vietnam to date and the first in sister ship E.R. Bologna was also delivered chartered to Korean shipping company
a series of ‘supramax’ class 56,000dwt to the owner at the end of October 2009 Hanjin.
bulk carriers was delivered in July 2009 to and a two further vessels are schedules to The Hyundai – Vinashin shipyard has
Hamburg-based ship owner E.R. Schiffahrt be delivered within the first half of 2010. invested more than US$100million in
by Hyundai Vinashin shipyard. These vessels form part of a ten supramax upgrading infrastructure and buying new
The yard was established in 1999 as a design bulk carrier order placed with equipment in order to move from ship
joint venture between Vinashin (with 30% Hyundai by E.R. Schiffahrt in 2007 at a repairing to shipbuilding, said Mr Vu
ownership) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard total contract value of about US$470million Minh Phu, the deputy general director of
in Korea and concentrated on repair and with delivery scheduled between 2009 and the shipyard. NA
Technical parTiculars
E.R. Bergamo first of the ‘supramax’ bulk carriers delivered by Hyundai-Vinashin shipyard
E. R. Bergamo
length, oa .........................................187.0m
Breadth ................................................32.3m
Draught (scantling) ............................12.9m
Deadweight .................................55,783dwt
Gross tonnage ................................32,613gt
cargo hold (grain) ........................70,000m
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Main engine .....................B&W 6s50Mc-c7
speed ............................................ 14.5knots
Fuel oil consumption ......... 32.3tonnes/day
cruise range ..................................16,700nm
Deck cranes .............................4 x 30tonnes
Classification
..................Det norske Veritas
Flag......................................................liberia
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