Steel fishing vessels anchor at Quy Nhon Fishing Port in central Binh Dinh province because of poor quality. (Photo: VNA) Binh Dinh (VNA) - Two shipbuilderswere found to be violating shipbuilding contracts, delivering dozens ofsubstandard steel fishing vessels to fishermen in central Binh Dinh province.
♈[Ministry orders inspection of substandard steel fishing boats]
Under the Government Decree 67 dated July 7,2014 on fishery sector development policies, ship-owners building steel vesselswith total main engine capacity between 400CV and 800CV can borrow fromcommercial banks a sum of money that does not exceed 90 percent of the totalinvestment in the building of the ships.
The interest rate is 7 percent per year, ofwhich ship-owners are required to pay 2 percent per year, while the Statebudget will subsidise 5 percent. Many fishermen who received loans fromcommercial banks to buy steel ships built under the decree have complainedabout the poor quality of these ships, saying they continued to facemalfunctions and were forced to make repairs.
In central Binh Dinh province, 18 steelfishing ships were found to be of substandard quality, of which 13 were builtby Nam Trieu One Member Ltd Company and five were built by Dai Nguyen DuongShipbuilding Company.
According to examination by the province’sagriculture department, the ships suffered from frequent breakdowns and degradation.
In particular, main engines on nine shipsbuilt by the Nam Trieu company were broken, while the power supply machines onthree other ships were working intermittently. Ship-owners reported that undercontracts signed with the companies, materials to build the ships were to bemade in Japan or the Republic of Korea, but in reality they were made in China.
To re-examine the steel fishing boats afterproblems were detected, the provincial People’s Committee early this monthestablished a specialised team.
At a meeting with the provincial leaders,relevant agencies, shipbuilders and ship-owners, the team asked the twoshipbuilders to replace substandard vessel shells with shells regulated underthe contracts on design, material, origin, instruction for use and maintenance.
The Nam Trieu company was asked to replace 10major engines in a vessel built for a ship-owner named Tran Dinh Son as thecurrent engines were unsuitable.
Vice chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Tran Dinh Chau said all the substandard steel fishing boats must befixed by the end of next month.
The two ship builders were responsible forrepairing, covering the repair cost and compensating ship owners since thevessels were undergoing repairs and could therefore not be used for fishing, Chausaid.
The provincial People’s Committee wouldrecommend central agencies and banks to allow owners of substandard fishingvessels to delay returning loans and interest, Chau said.
Colonel Tran Huy Giap, vice director of theprovince’s police department, said the police would continue investigatingeconomic violations related to the shipbuilders as they violated economicshipbuilding contracts, resulting in poor quality fishing vessels.
Tran Van Huong, vice chairman of Phu Cat districtPeople’s Committee said the new vessels experienced problems after being usedfor just a year, which caused losses for ship-owners and left many fishermenwithout a job, thus affecting their livelihood. Heasked for compensation from the shipbuilders.
According to figures from the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development, by the end of last year, there were 771 newsteel fishing ships being built under the decree, most of which are in goodcondition.-VNA
The interest rate is 7 percent per year, ofwhich ship-owners are required to pay 2 percent per year, while the Statebudget will subsidise 5 percent. Many fishermen who received loans fromcommercial banks to buy steel ships built under the decree have complainedabout the poor quality of these ships, saying they continued to facemalfunctions and were forced to make repairs.
In central Binh Dinh province, 18 steelfishing ships were found to be of substandard quality, of which 13 were builtby Nam Trieu One Member Ltd Company and five were built by Dai Nguyen DuongShipbuilding Company.
According to examination by the province’sagriculture department, the ships suffered from frequent breakdowns and degradation.
In particular, main engines on nine shipsbuilt by the Nam Trieu company were broken, while the power supply machines onthree other ships were working intermittently. Ship-owners reported that undercontracts signed with the companies, materials to build the ships were to bemade in Japan or the Republic of Korea, but in reality they were made in China.
To re-examine the steel fishing boats afterproblems were detected, the provincial People’s Committee early this monthestablished a specialised team.
At a meeting with the provincial leaders,relevant agencies, shipbuilders and ship-owners, the team asked the twoshipbuilders to replace substandard vessel shells with shells regulated underthe contracts on design, material, origin, instruction for use and maintenance.
The Nam Trieu company was asked to replace 10major engines in a vessel built for a ship-owner named Tran Dinh Son as thecurrent engines were unsuitable.
Vice chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Tran Dinh Chau said all the substandard steel fishing boats must befixed by the end of next month.
The two ship builders were responsible forrepairing, covering the repair cost and compensating ship owners since thevessels were undergoing repairs and could therefore not be used for fishing, Chausaid.
The provincial People’s Committee wouldrecommend central agencies and banks to allow owners of substandard fishingvessels to delay returning loans and interest, Chau said.
Colonel Tran Huy Giap, vice director of theprovince’s police department, said the police would continue investigatingeconomic violations related to the shipbuilders as they violated economicshipbuilding contracts, resulting in poor quality fishing vessels.
Tran Van Huong, vice chairman of Phu Cat districtPeople’s Committee said the new vessels experienced problems after being usedfor just a year, which caused losses for ship-owners and left many fishermenwithout a job, thus affecting their livelihood. Heasked for compensation from the shipbuilders.
According to figures from the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development, by the end of last year, there were 771 newsteel fishing ships being built under the decree, most of which are in goodcondition.-VNA
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