At Dinh Vu port in Hai Phong (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Over128.4 million tonnes of cargo were handled through Vietnam’s seaports in thefirst quarter of this year, up 7 percent annually, according to the VietnamMaritime Administration (VMA).
Of the figure, containercargos hit nearly 4.1 million TEUs.
Trinh The Cuong, head of theVMA’s transportation and maritime services office attributed the high cargovolume going through the country’s seaports to the increase in imports andexports.
During the period, Vietnam’sexports hit 58.51 billion USD, while imports neared 58 billion USD, up 4.7percent and 8.9 percent, respectively.
Cuong said cargo via seaportswill hike in the near future as a number of major shipping firms, such as Maerskand SITC, launched new service routes in seaports in Hai Phong, Da Nang, andCai Mep-Thi Vai.
On April 11, the Hai PhongInternational Container Terminal welcomed mother vessel Northern Jaguar deployedby Ocean Network Express.
With a capacity of more than8,800 TEUs, the vessel provides direct services from the north of Vietnam tothe west coast of the US and Canada. Its service will cut down freight timefrom Hai Phong to the US and Canada as theprevious route called in at overseas transshipment hubs, reducing the journeyfrom 25 down to 17 days, thus attracting more transit cargo, Cuong said.–VNA
Of the figure, containercargos hit nearly 4.1 million TEUs.
Trinh The Cuong, head of theVMA’s transportation and maritime services office attributed the high cargovolume going through the country’s seaports to the increase in imports andexports.
During the period, Vietnam’sexports hit 58.51 billion USD, while imports neared 58 billion USD, up 4.7percent and 8.9 percent, respectively.
Cuong said cargo via seaportswill hike in the near future as a number of major shipping firms, such as Maerskand SITC, launched new service routes in seaports in Hai Phong, Da Nang, andCai Mep-Thi Vai.
On April 11, the Hai PhongInternational Container Terminal welcomed mother vessel Northern Jaguar deployedby Ocean Network Express.
With a capacity of more than8,800 TEUs, the vessel provides direct services from the north of Vietnam tothe west coast of the US and Canada. Its service will cut down freight timefrom Hai Phong to the US and Canada as theprevious route called in at overseas transshipment hubs, reducing the journeyfrom 25 down to 17 days, thus attracting more transit cargo, Cuong said.–VNA
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