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Ha Long Shipbuilding Company Ltd has begun building a platform supply vessel, PSV 3300, for the Netherlands' Damen Shipyard Group, in the northern coastal Quang Ninh province.

The Ha Long Shipbuilding Company Ltd signed a contract with the Netherlands' Damen Shipyard Group to build a platform supply vessel for the later.— Photo VNA

The ship, designed by Damen, specialises in servicing offshore oil rigs and can assist in fire-fighting and oil collection.

The 80m-long and 16.2m-wide vessel has a 728sqm main deck and deadweight of 3,500 tonnes. It can travel at 13.5 nautical miles per hour and operate continuously for 28 days at sea.

Only a limited number of shipbuilders in the world are capable of building the PSV 3300 series.

Last December, the Ha Long Company, an affiliate of the State-owned Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) , completed building four tugs for the Damen Group.

The Dutch company formally began its co-operation with SBIC, formerly known as Vietnam Shipbuilding Corporation or Vinashin, more than a decade ago. — VNS