Marine route turns Vietnam into Southeast Asia’s transport hub

Initially, only one ship was used for the direct marine freight route between Vietnam and Russia’s Vladivostok. Since July this year, there have been three container vessels put into operation with a frequency of one trip per week. (Photo: congthuong.vn)

Moscow (VNA) – A direct marine freight route between Vietnam and Russia’sVladivostok began operating last year, turning local ports into a transport hubfacilitating the flow of goods between Southeast Asian countries and theRussian Far East’s port city.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency onthe sidelines of the ongoing 8th East Asia Economic Forum (EEF 2023) inVladivostok, German Maslov, Vice President of Liner and Logistic division atthe FESCO Transportation Group – which runs the sea route, said initially, onlyone ship was used for the marine link. Since July this year, there have been threecontainer vessels put into operation with a frequency of one trip per week.

As a result, the transport time from ports inVietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong to Vladivostok or vice versa has beenreduced from 10-12 days to 7-8 days. The route has so far seen around 20,000TEUs of goods shipped with a balanced two-way transport volume. Out of these20,000 TEUs, approximately 2,000 TEUs were containers transferred fromSoutheast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and others, via Vietnam.

German Maslov, Vice President of Liner and Logistic division at the FESCO Transportation Group – which runs the sea route. (Photo: VNA)

Maslov said FESCO has established an office in Vietnamto streamline and expedite cargo transport activities for Vietnamesebusinesses./.

VNA