A woman rides a motorcycle as she passes containers at a port in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam. Photo by Reuters/Kham. Vietnam’s foreign trade for the first time reached $517 billion this year, with trade surplus a record-high of $9.9 billion. Trade value grew 8 percent year-on-year, with exports upping …
Read More »CAI MEP INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL JOINS TRADELENS
Cai Mep, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Vietnam – On 19th December 2019, CMIT (Cai Mep International Terminal), a joint venture between Vinalines, Saigon Port and APM Terminals, has joined the TradeLens digital platform, in support of the blockchain technology. CMIT is one of the largest terminals in Cai Mep …
Read More »NEW RECORD OF HANDLING VOLUME PER ONE CONTAINER SHIP SET ON NOV 24TH 2019
On November 24th, 2019, Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) has again broken a record of handling volume per one container ship when receiving the Mother Vessel (M/V) named YANG MING WORLD (serving on EC4 service) by the handling volume of 10,590 TEU. On November 24th, 2019, Tan …
Read More »Hydropower dam tunnel collapses in central Vietnam flash floods, many missing
Heavy machines buried after the collapse. Photo credit: Tan Vu/Tuoi Tre Heavy machines buried after the collapse. Photo credit: Tan Vu/Tuoi Tre At least two workers and 14 local residents are missing after a hydropower water tunnel collapsed in Quang Nam Province Tuesday. Huynh Khanh Toan, vice chairman of the …
Read More »From steaks to furniture, Hanjin Shipping collapse to raise freight costs
A man stands in front of shipping containers at the Hanjin Shipping container terminal at Incheon New Port in Incheon, South Korea, September 7, 2016. A man stands in front of shipping containers at the Hanjin Shipping container terminal at Incheon New Port in Incheon, South Korea, September 7, 2016. …
Read More »Thailand’s EGATi builds $2.37-bln coal-fired power plant in Vietnam
An artist’s impression shows the Quang Tri 1 coal-fired power plant in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. Photo: EGAT International Thailand’s EGAT International Co started construction on Friday of a VND55 trillion (US$2.37 billion) coal-fired power plant in north-central Vietnam, Vietnamese state media reported. The 1,320-megawatt Quang Tri 1 plant is …
Read More »CMIT CONTINUES TO SET A NEW RECORD IN TERMINAL OPERATIONS
On September 7th, Cai Mep International Terminal – CMIT set a new record of cargo volume handled for a mainliner with almost 6,000 containers / 10,000 TEUs to be discharged from the M/v CSCL JUPITER. M/v CSCL JUPITER capacity 14,074 TEUs/156,000 DWT is operated by Cosco in Asia – Europe …
Read More »TAN CANG – HAIPHONG INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL (HICT)
WELCOMING 12,000 TEU – 132,000 DWT VESSEL ROUTING THROUGH TRANS-PACIFIC TO THE WEST COAST OF USA Haiphong is the main gateway to the sea of the Red River delta and the northern provinces with diversified and rich potentials for marine economic development; the growth pole of the Northern key economic …
Read More »VPA ANNUAL MEETING 2019
The Vietnam Seaports Association (VPA) Annual Meeting 2019 is scheduled to be held at Pullman Vung Tau Conference Center on October 9-11, 2019, hosted by Saigon Port. Participants to the Meeting include directors and key managers from 73 member ports and potential new member ports; senior officials from the Government …
Read More »VPA Annual Meeting 2018
VPA ANNUAL MEETING 2018 19-20 September 2018 – Duyên Hà Resort, Cam Ranh The Vietnam Seaports Association (VPA) Annual Meeting 2018 is scheduled to be held at Duyen Ha Resort, Cam Ranh on September 19-20, 2018, hosted by Cam Ranh Port. Participants to the Meeting include directors and key managers …
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