Danish shipping company Erria said its 34.1 percent owned subsidiary Saigon Shipping Joint Stock Company had agreed to set up a joint venture in Vietnam with sector player Svitzer, part of Danish oil and shipping group A P Moller-Maersk, Nordic Business reported.
As the market buzz over Vietnam picks up trade momentum, and shipping lines include calls on mainline services covering new container handling facilities opened up in the country by the big terminal operators, there is increasing belief that part of the US trade potential is being overlooked.
Effect from Oct 01st 2009, STX PanOcean, Hanjin Shipping Vietnam, KMTC (VIET NAM), OOCL (Vietnam), SITC,CMA CGM VIETNAM and Evergreen Shipping Agency (Vietnam) will change their service charges in Việt Nam as following:
Australian Navy warship HMAS Darwin will pay a diplomatic visit to Ho Chi Minh City from 28 September to 2 October, the Australian Consulate General here announced Tuesday.
Executives from APM Terminals and Vinalines, part of the Vietnamese National Shipping Lines company - Vietnam's largest shipping line and terminal operator, have entered into a new Joint Venture agreement to jointly work together to develop Vietnamese ports.
A ship, with a capacity of over 1,000 tons, hit the Muong Chuoi Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City's Nha Be District September 19, damaging a section of the concrete bridge and exposing iron reinforcements.
Maersk Line Viet Nam will offer a new shipping service called Pacific Express Service that will link southern Viet Nam to the West Coast of the United States.
On 3 September 2009, Maersk Line introduced an enhanced eastbound service from South Vietnam to the United States West Coast – Pacific Express Service. With the introduction of the Pacific Express Service, Maersk Line has established an industry-best lead time product utilizing their proven network, consistently rated #1 in schedule reliability amongst the 20 top ocean carriers.
The Bach Dang Shipbuilding Industry Company launched a 4,900 DWT ethylene gas-carrying vessel, the first of its kind, in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 28.
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