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The Office of the President of Vietnam today (Monday) held a press conference to announce the official ratification of the country’s Law of the Sea – among many other important laws – that was passed by the third session of the 13th National Assembly last month. The law, passed on …

The Viet Nam Seaports Association (VPA) reported that the throughput of cargo at all ports was 159 million tons in 2011, despite the global economic difficulties. The southern ports accounted for over 66%, the northern ports for 30 %, and the central ports nearly 4%. There was a 13% decrease …

Third-party logistics provider Damco and Vietnamese warehouse owner Construction and Mechanic JSC (HTM) have opened a new warehouse in northern Vietnam to support key fashion and retail customers whose sourcing patterns are centred there. The long-term HTM – Damco partnership will lead to the development of Hai Thanh workshop area …

The Vietnam Seaports Association (VPA) Annual Meeting 2013 is scheduled to be held at Grand Ha Long Hotel on September 11-12, 2013, hosted by Quang Ninh Port. Participants to the Meeting include directors and key managers from 61 member ports and potential new member ports; senior officials from the Government …

The Cai Mep-Thi Vai International Port was inaugurated Monday during a ceremony attended by the Ministry of Transport and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) The deep-sea port, which received investment from the transport ministry, broke ground in late 2008 and cost VND12,891 trillion ($619.76 billion), an amount provided by …

In the afternoon of Oct 11th, Organizing Board of the 1st International Seaport Festival held a meeting to listen the progress of assigned duty. Mr. Ho Van Nien – Vice Chairman of provincial People’s Committee chaired the meeting. According to the report, subcommittees basically finished its works such as: establishing …