Tan Cang Waterway Transport launched Tan Cang 011 and Tan Cang 012
19/04/2022
On April 18, 2022, in Kim Thanh district, Hai Duong province, Tan Cang Waterway Transport Joint Stock Company - a member of Saigon Newport Corporation - launched 2 barges, Tan Cang 011 and Tan Cang 012 (capacity of 96 TEUs), ready to add transportation capacity to the enterprise's barge fleet in the Northern region.
Commander Cao Xuan Dung, Director of Tan Cang Shipping Joint Stock Company, and Mr. Tran Tien Cong, Director of An Phat Shipbuilding Co., Ltd co-chaired the ceremony.
Tan Cang 011 and Tan Cang 012 barges are about to launch
After 3 months of construction, 2 barges (Tan Cang 011 and Tan Cang 012), newly built by An Phat Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., were completed. The barge has a steel hull structure, tonnage of 2,500 tons, 73.9m in length and 12.8m in width. Each barge uses 2 Cummins engines with 900 horsepower, capacity of 96 Teu, speed of 8 knots.
Delegates take souvenir photos
At the ceremony, Commander Cao Xuan Dung, Director of Tan Cang Shipping Joint Stock Company, said: Putting two more barges into operation will diversify shipping routes and shorten turnaround times, with the message "bringing ports closer to customers" and optimize waterways, connecting the key economic regions of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang with Hai Phong port cluster through ICD Tan Cang Que Vo (Bac Ninh) and Hai Phong.
SNP.
