Feature 1
Nam Trieu enters uncharted waters
Nasico’s learning curve now extends to a bold plan to build state of the art
car carriers.
W
ith 12,000 workers, the core
business of the multi-faceted
Nam Trieu Shipbuilding
Industry Corp (Nasico) remains its 7000-
strong shipbuilding operation, and its
growth since 2000 has been exponential.
Back then, Nasico was a small shipyard, with
300 workers, focusing on the construction
of ships of up to 1500dwt.
Now, Nasico has 29 diversified subsidiaries,
stretching from the north of Vietnam to
the central region. It is the first company
within the Vinashin Group to supply
internationally-classed welding electrodes
and solid and flux-core welding wire direct
to shipbuilders through subsidiary the Nam
Trieu Welding Co.
Over the same period, its shipbuilding
capabilities have surged forwards, with
orders now on the books for large bulk
carriers, containerships, car carriers, and a Next in line for delivery – Sophia, a 53,000dwt double hull bulk carrier.
floating storage and offshore vessel.
The yard had cut its teeth in the
international arena for larger tonnage by tanker for domestic Vinashin Shipping Co, ‘After the first Diamond 53, we learned a
mid-2007, delivering Graiglas, the second in a project that a spokesman said would lot, and gained the experience that has made
Diamond 53 bulk carrier to be built in offer a significant learning opportunity. The our production more effective,’ said the
Vietnam, and the first of Nam Trieu’s ship, to be built to a Chinese design, will spokesman.
commitment to owner Graig Shipping. feature five coated tanks. According to one owner with build
The yard’s forward bookings for Diamond In January 2008, steel cutting was due to experience at Nam Trieu, who preferred not
53 ships now extends to 12 confirmed start on the yard’s latest prestigious order to be named: ‘Slipway work is improving
ships, with other options expected to come to build an initial four 6900 unit capacity, and so is fitting out. It remains a good
forward. Deltamarin-designed pure car and truck choice to build in Vietnam, because the
Graiglas was delivered to Graig’s own carriers for Hoegh Autoliners (see pp29- people here are willing to learn and to accept
account, but has since been registered to 31). recommendations from their customers. In
Norwegian owner V Bulk, and the ship is Nasico continues to add new products. some other countries, the yards listen, then
now trading as Vela under the management Also set to test the sophistication of its do it their own way.’
of Fleet Management. building techniques will be the 150,000dwt The Nam Trieu yard has two 70,000dwt
In April 2008, Nasico will deliver the first FSO order Nasico has secured from capacity slipways and a smaller 20,000dwt
of a confirmed four 700TEU containerships, Petrovietnam, to be built under ABS class. capacity slipway, but its ambitions are
ordered by MPC Marine for third party Work is already underway on this vessel, clear, with plans in place to build a further
owners, and built to Germanischer Lloyd whose design originates in Poland. Final 70,000dwt slipway, while work is set to start in
class. This order has options for four more delivery is set for early 2009. 2008 on construction of a new drydock at Tien
ships attached. To realise its ambitions, a new hull shop Lang, on the mouth of the river at Haiphong,
Nasico is also building three 56,000dwt is coming on line, featuring brand new capable of building and repairing ships of up
bulk carriers for Itochu Corp, with the design equipment, as are two new shops for blasting to 300,000dwt, with completion set for 2011.
coming from IHI Marine United, and the and painting. A new 50tonne capacity gantry A new floating dock, capable of handling
ships being built to Class NK specifications. crane will be installed in 2008 to enhance vessels of between 8000dwt and 24,000dwt,
The yard is also working on the block handling. Again, worker training by is also planned at the same site, which is to be
construction of a single 13,500dwt capacity Class is a continuous process. dedicated to shiprepair. NA
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