Expected in May 8-2014, shipping lines HCMC - Vung Tau will work again with the all-new high-speed train (shipbuilding budget of about 1 million dollars).
Right 11-7, Mr. Tran Song Hai, director of Greenline DP company (Greenline DP) said it is expected for the month 8-2014, this company will take 5 The high-speed train is in operation on the Ho Chi Minh City - Vung Tau route. Then, one more vessel will be commissioned each month until the fleet is full 10 pcs.
Among them are 3 ship type 60 seats, 3 ship type 80 seats and 4 ship type 150 seats. Besides, Greenline DP company will invest more 40 a ship of the same type for exploitation on many other routes across the country.
According to Mr. Hai, The ships that are put into service in the near future are new domestically built ships, machinery imported from abroad. New payment 1 Ship about over 1 million dollars.
Mr. Hai added: “This kind of ship has 2 the machine should not worry about the ship stalling problem, drifted on the river, sea. The advantage of this train is that it runs very smoothly, do 2 the body should save fuel and especially not create waves that affect the fishing boats on both sides ".
If the weather is favorable, Train running on HCMC - Vung Tau route takes approx 1 hours 10 minute. The ticket price has not been officially announced.
Same day, a Greenline DP vessel carried approx 20 Successful test runners on Saigon River. Most passengers have the same feeling that the train runs smoothly, no noise and no shock when the train brakes. Besides, when a boat travels on a river, it does not create waves affecting the surrounding small ships.
Before, right 20-1 A Vina Express hydrofoil high-speed boat burned fiercely on the Saigon River (Q.7, HCMC) while carrying 92 people on board going to Vung Tau. To ensure safety, Immediately after the incident, the authorities ordered all hydrofoils to operate on the HCMC - Vung Tau route up to now..
Although hydrofoils have been inactive for months now, many foreign tourists often come to hydrofoils to find out when to run again..
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