Laos considers using seaports of Vietnam
Laos is likely to use Vietnam’s
seaports as gateways to import and export its goods in anticipation of
Thailand’s closure of seaports due to political instability, said
Chairman of the Laos’ International Transport Association Prachit
Sayavong.
Laos is likely to use Vietnam’s
seaports as gateways to import and export its goods in anticipation of
Thailand’s closure of seaports due to political instability, said
Chairman of the Laos’ International Transport Association Prachit
Sayavong.
According to Sayavong, 90 percent of the land-locked country’s imports and exports go through Thailand’s seaports, leaving the rest for transit at Vietnam’s seaports.
In the field of maritime transport, the Lao government has cooperated with Vietnam in the development and use of the Vung Ang seaport in central Vietnam./.
According to Sayavong, 90 percent of the land-locked country’s imports and exports go through Thailand’s seaports, leaving the rest for transit at Vietnam’s seaports.
In the field of maritime transport, the Lao government has cooperated with Vietnam in the development and use of the Vung Ang seaport in central Vietnam./.
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