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 โ Vietnamโs steel export revenueย 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 – OOCLโs 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 โ OOCLโs 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 »VNโs shipping lines gear up to meet high demand
A container is loaded on a vessel in Tรขn Cแบฃng –ย Cรกi Mรฉp Thแป Vแบฃi Port in Vลฉng Tร u Province.ย โ VNA/VNS Photo Huแปณnh Ngแปc Sฦกn Hร NแปI โย The total volume of goods that passed through Viแปt Namโs seaports has been growing despite continuous increases in container freight rates since the COVID-19 …
Read More »VIMC โ the new brand towards sustainable development
One year after being transformed into a joint stock company and operating under the new brand โVIMCโ, 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 …
Read More »Vietnam resolutely protects sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelagoes
Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam resolutely and persistently takes measures in accordance with international law to exercise and protect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes. Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le …
Read More »Germany to offer booster against COVID-19, vaccines for children
Germany will in September start to offer a booster shot against COVID-19 to vulnerable individuals such as pensioners and people with weak immune systems, the health ministers of the country’s 16 states said in a statement on Monday. The vaccinations will be done using mRNA-vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Modernaย regardless of …
Read More »Vietnamโs trade ministry requests COVID-19 vaccine priority for transport, logistics workers
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked authorities in provinces and cities to give COVID-19 vaccinationย priority to workers in the transport and logistics industries for securingย smooth circulationย of goods. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai made the request in an urgent dispatch sent to the provincial …
Read More »Deputy Defence Minister meets RoKโs outgoing, new defence attachรฉs
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien received the outgoing and new defence attachรฉs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Hanoi on July 29. Hanoi (VNA) โ Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien received the outgoing and new defence attachรฉs …
Read More »President visits pandemic-hit Binh Duong province
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 30 asked the southern province of Binh Duong, one of the localities hardest hit by the ongoing fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, to ensure food and medical services for local people during the period of social distancing and lockdown. Hanoi (VNA) โ President Nguyen …
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