According to a report of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, the volume of goods imported and exported by sea of Vietnam to the US market is currently ranked 2nd in Asia (after China). This will create a premise for shipping lines to use Vietnamese seaports as an important transshipment point in the global shipping chain.

According to the Vietnam Maritime Administration, up to now in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, PSA – Singapore Group (the world’s number 3 port operator) has invested and exploited SP-PSA port; APMT Group – Denmark (the world’s No. 2 port operator) has invested in CMIT Port and Hutchison Port Holding – Hong Kong Group (the world’s No. 1 seaport operator) has also invested in SITV port.

In addition, major shipping lines in the world have also invested in and exploited many other ports such as: Mitsui O.S.K line (Japan), Wanhai Lines (Taiwan) investing and operating international container terminals. Tan Cang – Cai Mep economic zone; MOL, NYK shipping lines invest in Lach Huyen port (Hai Phong)…

Statistics in the first month of 2023, Vietnam’s seaports almost maintain operation at full capacity. Saigon Port – SSA International Container Services Joint Venture Company Limited (SSIT) on the first day of the Lunar New Year 2023 welcomed the ship MSC FELIXSTOWE and the ship MSC CLORINDA.

The SSIT representative said that this is a ship belonging to the Sentosa service route, connecting import and export goods from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vung Tau (SSIT port), China to the US West Coast ports – Vietnam’s largest export markets in recent years.

In the Cai Mep – Thi Vai area, Cai Mep International Port (CMIT) also welcomes large ships at the beginning of the new year, with mother ships with a tonnage of about 160,000 tons docking at the port for cargo handling. In the central region, Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company also welcomed 13 container ships to the port. In the North, VIP Green Port Joint Stock Company (VIP Green Port) also welcomed about 9-10 ships and operated 22 trains…

However, from a business perspective, some shipping companies said that the volume of goods through small-scale seaports increased insignificantly. The reason is that the Chinese market is not fully open at the moment, and the export volume is low. The schedules of shipping lines are not regular because they have to wait to combine to increase the amount of cargo transported and optimize costs. Businesses expect the shipping market to flourish when China fully reopens.

Source: Nhip cau Dau tu