A container vessel docks at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s seaports handled in excess of 537.7 million tonnes of goods in the first nine months of the year, posting a year-on-year rise of 3 percent, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration. Despite the negative impacts …
Read More »Hai Phong grants investment certificate to terminal construction project
At the certificate handover event (Photo: VNA) Hai Phong (VNA) – The Management Board of Hai Phong Economic Zones on September 27 handed over an investment certificate on a project building terminals 5 and 6 in Hai Phong Port’s Lach Huyen port area to HATECO Group JSC. The project was given …
Read More »Stay-at-work policies hit ports in Vietnam
Facing challenges due to a lack of human resources as a result of the stay-at-work policies, several ports in Vietnam have yet to find a way to solve the crisis, waiting for adjustments from local authorities to ensure smooth operations. Ports are welcoming only a small portion of the cargo …
Read More »Quantum Group plans Covid vaccine production facility in Vietnam
HCMC – The United States’ Quantum Group, during a meeting with State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in New York on September 22, said it was planning to develop a Covid-19 vaccine production facility in Vietnam. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session, State President Phuc met …
Read More »Export begins suffering from Covid-19
Since August, Vietnam’s export sector has started to feel the devastating effects of the pandemic and strict social distancing measures in many localities nationwide plus the disruption of supply chains and production. According to a report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT), Vietnam’s export sales in August 2021 …
Read More »Ship of world’s largest container shipping company docks at Cai Lan port
Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 14 welcomed the Marshall Islands-flagged Synergy Busan with a loading capacity of over 50,000 tonnes, the first container ship of Maersk Lines to dock in the port. Marshall Islands-flagged Synergy Busan, with a loading capacity …
Read More »Vietnam sets record in steel export revenue in Aug
HCMC – Vietnam’s steel export revenue hit a record high of US$1.5 billion in August, equivalent to the figure seen in a quarter of 2020. Between January and August, the country exported 8.54 million tons of steel worth some US$7.1 billion, up 43.4% in volume and 127% in value year-on-year, according …
Read More »Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) handles M/v COSCO SHIPPING AQUARIUS 197,049 DWT / 20,119 TEU – OOCL’s largest container vessel to ever call a Vietnamese port
On 6th & 7th September 2021, Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) successfully accommodates M/v Cosco Shipping Aquarius – OOCL’s largest container vessel to ever berth in Vietnam. Cosco Shipping Aquarius 197,049 DWT equivalent to 20,119 TEUs is deployed by OOCL (Orient Overseas Container Line) shipping line, connecting Vietnam with North …
Read More »VN’s shipping lines gear up to meet high demand
A container is loaded on a vessel in Tân Cảng – Cái Mép Thị Vải Port in Vũng Tàu Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn HÀ NỘI — The total volume of goods that passed through Việt Nam’s seaports has been growing despite continuous increases in container freight rates since the COVID-19 …
Read More »VIMC – the new brand towards sustainable development
One year after being transformed into a joint stock company and operating under the new brand ‘VIMC’, Vietnam Maritime Corporation experienced impressive growth. The impressive business performance in the first six months of 2021 is a testament to the success of the efforts, creativity and drastic innovation of the parent …
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