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Song Thu shipyard

shipyard Đà Nẵng, Vietnam

Song Thu Corporation is a Da Nang-based shipbuilding and ship repair enterprise under Vietnam's General Department of Defense Industry, Ministry of National Defense. Founded in 1976 as the Dong Tien Mechanical Group, it builds and repairs sea-going and river vessels — largely to Damen Shipyards Gorinchem designs — and has exported more than 40 vessels to markets in Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Alongside shipbuilding it runs the Central Region Oil Spill Response Centre, provides tanker cleaning and oily waste treatment, port services and mechanical engineering work. Facilities across seven sites in Da Nang, Khanh Hoa and Quang Nam include a 3,000-tonne Syncrolift ship lift, CNC cutting shops and blasting and painting lines.

Song Thu shipyard (Song Thu Corporation)

Song Thu Corporation is a shipbuilding and ship repair enterprise under the General Department of Defense Industry, Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam. Established on 10 October 1976 as the Dong Tien Mechanical Group under Military Region 5, it has grown into a builder of both defence and commercial vessels, with more than 40 export vessels delivered to European, Latin American, African and Middle Eastern markets. The corporation employs around 1,140 personnel including subsidiary X50 Factory, and works largely to designs from Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and other European naval architects, with classification by Lloyd's, Bureau Veritas, VR and the Vietnam Navy register.

Services

  • Newbuilding and repair of sea-going and river vessels
  • Ship repair references including naval, gas carrier and offshore support vessels
  • Oil spill response on rivers and at sea, including standby contracts, salvage towing of casualties, firefighting standby, training, drills and response plan consultancy
  • Tanker cleaning, oil sludge and oil-contaminated waste treatment
  • Sea transport and port services
  • Mechanical processing, metal fabrication and steel structure work, including export machining for the Japanese market

Facilities

  • Main site at 96 Yet Kieu, Tho Quang, Son Tra, Da Nang (23 ha); further sites in Da Nang, Khanh Hoa (Central Region oil spill response centre) and Quang Nam; branches in Hanoi and Vung Tau
  • Syncrolift ship lift, 98.2 m x 20 m, 3,000 tonne capacity, 28 winches, Rolls-Royce control system, Lloyd's certified
  • Transfer system of 11 cradle units, 4,070 MT capacity, supplied by TTS Norway
  • 150/150 tonne double-girder gantry crane, 28.8 m span
  • Steel preparation shop with blasting, priming and drying line rated to 40,000 tonnes/year
  • CNC cutting shop (105 m x 20 m) with five CNC plate cutting machines
  • Mechanical, joinery/outfitting and warehouse shops; indoor and outdoor shot blasting systems
  • Production units: hull shops 1–3, outfitting, valve and piping, mechanical and electrical, trading, XN 45, port services; subsidiary X50 Factory

Vessel Types

  • ASD 2411 and ASD 2811 tugs, DST 4612 salvage tugs
  • FCS 5009 fast crew supply vessels, SPa 4207 and SPa 5009 patrol vessels
  • OPV / DN2000 offshore patrol vessels, HSV 6613 hydrographic survey vessel
  • MPV 5112/5212 multipurpose oil spill response vessels, SLAN 5912, MUC 1908, CSD 650, DWFL
  • Tankers and bulk/cargo vessels, Ro-Ro 5612, lighters, fishing and patrol craft, aluminium boats (ST450, ST660, 750, 1200CN)

Location

Headquarters at 96 Yet Kieu, Son Tra District, Da Nang, Vietnam, at the mouth of the Han River, about 7 km from Da Nang railway station and international airport.