The Gemalink Joint Stock Company, on June 28 signed a contract with Korean Dealim - SAMWHA to build the Gemalink –Cai Mep Deep Water Port in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.

With capacity tight and demand strong on the trans-Pacific trade, the world's three largest container lines are restoring a joint service to the U.S. West Coast that they had suspended last October.

The sea-based economy of Kien Giang has grown more than 18 percent a year (VEN) - Kien Giang province is boosting the development of the sea-based economy, expecting that by 2020 the sea-based economy will create 78-80 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP) of the province. Other projections for 2015 are to upgrade the city of Rach Gia into a second-class city, the town of Ha Tien into a third-class city, and to turn Phu Quoc island district into a modern tourism city of the whole country.

A significant increase in both box volumes and port projects has been the result of Vietnam's rise as a manufacturing centre but landside developments need to keep pace, Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) commercial officer Malcolm Gregory tells Port Strategy.

Morning, June 18, PetroVietnam Gas Vung Tau Processing Company (PVGas - VT) held a groundbreaking ceremony for Vung Tau PVGAS port upgrading. Accordingly, after upgrading completed, PVGAS port can receive 60,000DWT vessels.

On May 11, the container vessel “Mathilde Maersk”, which can carry about 116,000 TEUs, anchored at the SP-PSA International Port (Tan Thanh district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau) safety, marked a significant milestone for Vietnam maritime industry .. . Also at that time, Maersk Line Vietnam Co., Ltd. and SP-PSA International Port Co., Ltd. officially opened by cutting the ribbon for the new service line direct to the U.S..

On 23rd June 2010, at Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park which is located at Hiep Phuoc Commune, Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh city, the land- hand over Ceremony for the development of Tan Cang Hiep Phuoc General Terminal was solemnly organised at the presence of representatives of Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park, Tan Cang- Hiep Phuoc Port Joint Stock Company (THP), Saigon Newport Corporation (SNP) as well as the local leaders from Nha Be District, the management of the South industrial parks and processing zones.

Baria Serece Company and Bunge Vietnam Ltd. on Thursday inaugurated two new large warehouses for containing farm produce at Phu My Port along the Thi Vai River in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province's Tan Thanh District.

The surge in imports from Asia that has caught carriers and their customers by surprise will continue at least into the autumn peak-shipping season, says a shipping executive.

Cam Ranh Port, located in Cam Ranh Bay of Khanh Hoa Province has become an important centre of marine traffic covering the economic zone of south Khanh Hoa and neighboring provinces.