Nghi Loc: Building and launching '67 ships' for fishing and logistics
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 4, Trung Kien Boat Building and Carpentry Cooperative (Nghi Thiet Commune, Nghi Loc District) held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a new 4-pole wooden fishing boat with fishing logistics services and launched another wooden fishing boat of the same type, both built according to Decree 67 of the Government.
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The owner of Gia Quang shipyard directly started building the ship. Photo: Nhat Tuan |
Attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction and launching of two fishing boats were leaders of the Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and leaders of the Nghi Loc District People's Committee. The newly built fishing boat this morning belongs to Mr. Truong Quang Luyen in Quynh Lap Commune, Hoang Mai Town.
The newly built ship is designed to be 26.5m long, 7.3m wide, 3.7m high, and has a capacity of 422CV. The total investment capital of the ship is 15.3 billion VND, of which 70% is borrowed from the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank of Hoang Mai town, the remaining counterpart fund is from the ship owner. The fishing boat is built by Gia Quang shipbuilding facility, with a construction period of 3 months.
Trung Kien wooden boat building cooperative also held a launching ceremony for another 4-pole wooden fishing boat built 3 months ago by Gia Quang shipbuilding facility.
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Preparing to launch a wooden-hulled ship under Decree 67 in Nghi Loc. Photo: Nhat Tuan |
The ship is equipped with 2 engines, with a total capacity of 822CV, capable of withstanding level 10 storms, and operating at sea for up to 1 month. The ship will participate in fishing and fishing logistics services in the Gulf of Tonkin and the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
The ship was officially launched at 1 a.m. on November 5 at high tide.
Nhat Tuan