MOL in January will increase ocean freight rates in two phases for all refrigerated cargo exported from the United States and Canada to Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.

According to the report of the Department of Planning and Investment of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, 12 shipbuilding projects have a total registered capital of US$600 million. Among them, five projects are located inside industrial parks and seven projects are outside industrial parks. Six are operational while the rest are finalising investment procedures.

Viet Nam's biggest shipbuilding conglomerate, the Vinashin Group, has been badly hit by the economic crisis. Vinashin CEO Tran Quang Khai spoke to Dau Tu (Viet Nam Investment Review) about his recovery plans.

The Hanoi People's Committee in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence on Nov. 23 opened a pontoon bridge over the Hong (Red) River to reroute traffic from Thang Long Bridge which is currently undergoing repairs.

Some 3,724 passengers and crew members aboard five-star cruiser Diamond Princess berthed in southern coastal Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province on Wednesday.

The Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Industry Corporation has signed a contract to sell six ships worth nearly US$200 million in total, to the Trai Thien Shipping Development and Investment Joint Stock Company.

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Ministry of Traffic and Transportation has approved the project of improving and upgrading the 28.5-kilometre waterway line from Rach La (Long An province) to Ky Hon (Tien Giang province). This is the life-line linking HCM City with Mekong Delta provinces.

The US Naval ships USS Blue Ridge and USS Lassen docked at Da Nang port on November 7.

Hyundai Vinashin (Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation) and the German ship company E.R. Schiffahrt organised a handover ceremony for a 56,000-tonne cargo ship to representative owner Sieke Kreme-Tiedchen on October 29.