Vietnamese state shipbuilder Vinashin’s Hau Giang Shipyard has won an in-house deal to build five 20,000-dwt cargoships.



The yard will deliver the vessels by 2012 to group company Vinashin Maritime Company (Vinashin Ship) for VND 1.5 trillion ($94m).



Local media reported that Vinashin Ship wanted to boost its capacity with the Vinashin Marine Science and Technology-designed vessels.



Meanwhile, Vinashin’s Ca Mau Shipbuilding Industry Company has signed a deal with Tay Nam Shipping Lines to build two 20,000-dwt cargoships for VND 650bn.