Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/01/04
By: Chen Chi-feng and William Yen
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) The construction of a 600-tonne Coast Guard Administration (CGA) patrol ship by a Taiwan-based shipbuilding company got underway Friday in Kaohsiung.
The ship, being built by Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Corporation (JSSC), is the first of a dozen 600-tonne patrol ships to be produced by the company for the CGA.
CGA Fleet Branch head Hsieh Ching-chin (謝慶欽) and JSSC Chairman Han Pi-hsiang (韓碧祥) presided over the initiation ceremony Friday to mark the start of the ship’s construction.
In a speech at the event, Hsieh said the construction of the patrol ship symbolized a new milestone in the country’s shipbuilding capabilities and will help the CGA meet its maritime patrol duties. [FULL STORY]