New Svitzer company in Vietnam
Svitzer has signed a joint venture contract with the Saigon Shipping Joint Stock Company with a view to establishing a new towage company in Vietnam of the highest international standards in order to support the country’ s strong ongoing port development. The signing ceremony took place during an official visit in September by the Vietnamese Prime Minister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung.
The joint venture will be named ‘Svitzer Vietnam’ and provide towage services to container terminals, container lines and other shipping operators in the Ba Ria, Vung Tau and Cai Mep area.
Svitzer Vietnam will operate a number of ASD tugs that will be capable of handling all types and sizes of vessels using Cai Mep. The company will recruit and train Vietnamese officers and crew to the highest international standards in the operation of modern ASD tugs.
General director of Saigon Shipping and vice chairman of the Vietnamese Shipowner’s Association Mr Do Viet Trieu said, ‘We know that there is a current demand for towage services in and around Cai Mep provided by a company like Svitzer with solid experience in operating ASD tugs. We also know that the success of Cai Mep as an important Asian deepsea port is amongst others dependant on world class marine services being available to the customers of the port. Such demand is urgent as vessels of unprecedented size are already calling at Cai Mep with several more to come in the very near future.’
Svitzer is part of the AP Moller-Maersk Group and currently the world’s largest towage company, with operations in more than 35 countries and some 100 ports.
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