Supertanker carries oil to Van Phong Bay for first time

A new Vietnamese-registered supertanker on February 11 carrying nearly 100,000 tonnes of diesel fuel docked at Van Phong Bay in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

This is the Van Phong I’s first delivery to the Bay. The ship represents a US$47 million investment by the Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation.

The Vice Chairman of the Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee, Le Xuan Than, visited and congratulated the Van Phong I’s captain and crew and presented Tet gifts to them.

Soon, the Van Phong I will return to Kuwait to pick up a second shipment of oil and is scheduled to dock at Van Phong Bay again in early April.

Nine more oil shipments to Van Phong Bay are scheduled for this year, paying about VND2,500 billion to the state budget.