On December 17th, 2020, Tan Cang- Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) courteously welcomes the 2,000,000th TEU in a year 2020. This is an event with a historic milestone in the 10-year operation journey of TCIT in particular and of the Vietnam seaport industry in general. Up to now, TCIT is …
Read More »Mainline vessel MARGRETHE MAERSK 214,121 DWT calls at CMIT The largest container vessel in commercial operation to ever berth in Vietnam
On 26 October 2020, Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT), a joint venture between APM Terminals, Vietnam Maritime Corporation and Saigon Port, successfully accommodates Maersk Line’s EEE vessel Margrethe Maersk 214,121 DWT equivalent a nominal capacity of close to 20,000 TEU. This vessel is deployed on the 2M alliance’s TP6/Pearl service …
Read More »THE IX VPA CONGRESS 2020, HAI PHONG
The Vietnam Seaports Association (VPA) IX Congress 2020 is scheduled to be held at Vinpearl Imperia Hai Phong on December 9-11, 2020, hosted by Hai Phong Port. Participants to the Congress include directors and key managers from 76 member ports; senior officials from the Government Office, Ministry of Transport, Hai …
Read More »Ho Chi Minh City proposes COVID-19 support for 27,500 employees of non-essential businesses
Ho Chi Minh City proposes COVID-19 support for 27,500 employees of non-essential businesses People buy movie tickets at a cinema in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs has suggested that monetary support …
Read More »Japanese enterprises mull over relocation of manufacturing to Vietnam
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (second row, center) witnesses the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Vietnam’s Foreign Investment Agency and the Japan External Trade Organization in Vietnam, September 7, 2020. Photo: chinhphu.vn Many Japanese enterprises expressed interest in relocating their manufacturing to Vietnam at a meeting with …
Read More »Japan to provide patrol ships to Vietnam amid maritime row with China
An aerial view shows Japan Coast Guard patrol ship, fishing boats from Taiwan and Taiwan’s Coast Guard vessel sailing side by side near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan, Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan, in this photo taken by Kyodo in …
Read More »Da Nang seeks to impress int’l holiday seekers with TV commercial aired on BBC
A television commercial (TVC) promoting Da Nang’s tourism is being aired multiple times daily from June 5 until the end of the month on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)’s BBC World News channel for the Asia-Pacific region. A screenshot taken from a television commercial about Da Nang being aired on …
Read More »Vietnam H1 trade surplus $5.46 bln vs $1.72 bln surplus in H1 2019: customs
HANOI — Vietnam recorded a trade surplus $5.46 billion in the first half of this year, widening from a surplus of $1.72 billion in the same period last year, government customs data released on Monday showed. Shipping containers are seen at a port in Hai Phong city, Vietnam July 12, …
Read More »TAN CANG HAI PHONG INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL (TC-HICT) WELCOMES A NEW TRANS-PACIFIC DIRECT SERVICE TO THE WESTCOAST OF USA
On May 19th 2020, Tan Cang Hai Phong International Container Terminal (TC-HICT), belonging to Saigon Newport Corporation – an unit of Vietnam People’s Navy successfully welcomes the maiden voyage of M/V ONE CONTRIBUTION with 90,000 DWT, LOA of 316 m which is one of 11 container vessels deployed by THE …
Read More »Vietnam sees H1 exports to EU falling 6-8 pct due to coronavirus
HANOI — Vietnam’s exports to the European Union (EU) in the first half of this year are forecast to fall 6-8 percet from a year earlier due to the coronavirus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade told local media on Friday. Restrictions imposed by some EU countries at their borders …
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