Over 203 million tonnes of goods passed through sea ports nationwide in the first half of this year, reaching 57.8 percent of the set plan for the year and representing a year-on-year increase of 10.43 percent.

Sea ports in the northern city of Hai Phong, the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City, which combined handled nearly 80 percent of the total goods volume in the period, witnessed the largest growths.

Substantial increases in cargo throughput at HCM City sea ports during the reviewed period are attributed to municipal authorities’ strengthened investments in building, upgrading and utilising transport infrastructure facilities.-VNA