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Container cargo via seaports sees double-digit growth

Nearly 16.8 million TEUs of container cargo have been handled at Vietnamese seaports in the first eight months of 2021, up 18 percent from the same period last year, according the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
Container cargo via seaports sees double-digit growth ảnh 1The eight-month container cargo volume passing via seaports nationwide is estimated at nearly 16.8 million TEUs (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly16.8 million TEUs of container cargo have been handled at Vietnamese seaports inthe first eight months of 2021, up 18 percent from the same period last year, accordingthe Vietnam Maritime Administration.

The figure includes more than 5.4million TEUs of exports and 5.5 million TEUs of imports, respectively rising 16percent and 21 percent year on year.

During the January - July period, a surgein the volume of container cargo was recorded in some seaport areas, such as thatin Quang Nam province, up over 115 percent; My Tho city (Tien Giang province), 41percent; Hai Phong city, over 17 percent; and Ho Chi Minh City, nearly 16percent.

Some others witnessed a sharpdecline, including the seaport area of Quang Ninh province, down 98 percent; Da Nang city,38 percent; and Can Tho city, 23 percent.

The total cargo volume handled at seaports nationwide in the first eight months is estimated at over 480.4 milliontonnes, up 4 percent, a slowdown which is partly caused by social distancing imposedin the south to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Earlier, the Ministry ofTransport asked the People's Committees of provinces and cities to reach consensuson travel regulations for port workers as part of solutions to minimisedisruptions to production and supply chains amid the pandemic.

The Saigon NewportCorporation said export and import have been on the rise since the year’sbeginning thanks to the enforcement of the free trade agreements Vietnam hasinked.
Foreign trading activities are forecast to keep thriving in theremaining months, promising further increases in cargo passing through seaportsonce the pandemic is put under control./.
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