Hydrofoils used on the HCM City-Vung Tau route are slated to resume service after an over six-month suspension due to safety issues.
The resumption of service, however, will depend on another round of inspections by the Ministry of Transport, according to Viet Nam News.
The resumption will depend on repair work and registrations that help ensure that hydrofoils will ensure safe services,” said Nguyen Van Thuan, head of the Safety Transportation Department, at a meeting in HCM City on Monday.
Operators have been ordered to make all repairs and equip their hydrofoils with more fire-fighting devices. Thuan said the hydrofoils would resume service if they passed inspection.
Bui Cong Trung, chairman of Vina Express, said the hydrofoil operator had paid over VND200 million (US$9,400) per month in salary for the company’s staff, and VND200 million in docking, office and maintenance costs because of the prolonged service suspensions.
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