The Chinese Zhenhua Port Machinery Company’s cargo ship, Zhenhua 2, with a DWT of 26,000 tonnes, was the first to arrive at the Sai Gon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) on Aug 13 th. SPCT, built on an area of 40ha in Hiep Phuoc, Nha Be, Ho Chi Minh City, at a cost of US$360 million, is a joint project between DP World Corporation of the United Arab Emirates and the Tan Thuan Industrial Development Company. SPCT, expected to be officially brought into use in October 2009, will have a nearly 1km international-standard wharf. Once completed, SPCT will be able to handle 1.5 million TEU each year. Source: DDDN Translated by Hoang Anh … [Read more...] about SPCT welcomes first cargo ship
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Chinese naval ships seen near oil rig
China on July 11 sent six naval ships to protect an oil rig it has deployed illegally in Vietnam's continental shelf and exclusive economic zone since May, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department. The department's representatives said between 103-110 Chinese ships of all kinds operated in the waters around the rig throughout the day. They lined up and moved close to Vietnamese ships to prevent them from getting near the rig. However, Vietnamese fisheries surveillance and coast guard vessels braved the harassment to stay at the site and conduct their law enforcement mission. They also helped protected the safety of Vietnamese fishing boats, which continued fishing in their traditional grounds, about 42-45 nautical miles from the rig, despite the disturbance by more than 20 Chinese fishing ships, supported by two coast guard vessels and two cargo ships. In early May, China illegally dispatched the rig as well as a large fleet of armed vessels, military ships and … [Read more...] about Chinese naval ships seen near oil rig
Cargo ship sinks in strong typhoon off Hong Kong
Helicopter teams helped save all 21 crew from a cargo ship that sank off Hong Kong Wednesday in a powerful typhoon that generated waves of up to 15 metres (50 feet), officials said. The crew abandoned the 190-metre-long ship as the bulk carrier Trans Summer tipped on its side and sank 80 kilometres (50 miles) southwest of Hong Kong, Samuel Yip of the city's Flying Services said. Yip, a pilot who took part in the rescue operation, said two helicopter teams were dispatched after a call at 10.39am (0239 GMT) and found some crew on life rafts while others were floating in the water. "The boat had... started to sink so the crew decided to abandon the ship," he told AFP. "The waves were 10 to 15 metres high. The wind was 90 kilometres per hour. "The air crew saw the ship was leaning to the left side by about 20 to 30 degrees and started to sink when it tilted almost 90 degrees." The Hong Kong-registered ship was a bulk cargo vessel travelling from Indonesia to China carrying nickel, he … [Read more...] about Cargo ship sinks in strong typhoon off Hong Kong
Cargo ship capsizes, 27 missing
VietNamNet Bridge - A cargo ship capsized in waters off the central province of Ha Tinh leaving 25 sailors and two passengers missing in strong gales and rough seas yesterday morning, Dec 16. The victims have not been heard from since while harsh conditions are preventing rescue ships from reaching the site where the Phu Tan went down, about 120km off the coast of Ha Tinh Province. Hai Phong Port Authorities received a distress call from the ship at around 7.30am reporting that the ship was sinking and a few hours later, they lost contact with the ship. … [Read more...] about Cargo ship capsizes, 27 missing
Cargo ship sinks, 11 missing near Hong Kong: officials
HONG KONG - Authorities launched an air and sea rescue operation Monday to find 11 crew members from a Chinese cargo ship after it collided with another vessel and sank just outside Hong Kong's teeming waters. "Two cargo ships collided and one of them sank," a police spokeswoman told AFP. … [Read more...] about Cargo ship sinks, 11 missing near Hong Kong: officials