Over 425 million tonnes of cargo handled at seaports in seven months

The total volume of cargo handled at Vietnamese seaports is estimated to reach more than 425 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2021. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The total volume of cargo handled at Vietnamese seaportsis estimated to reach more than 425 million tonnes in the first seven months of2021, up 6 percent over the same period last year, according to the VietnamMaritime Administration (VMA).

Of the figure, export cargo hit over 106 million tonnes, a year-on-yearincrease of 9 percent, while import cargo stood at roughly 133 million tonnes,up 2 percent. The handling of domestic goods neared 184 million tonnes, up 7percent year-on-year.

In particular, the volume of container goods handled at seaports reached about14.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 21-percent year-on-year increase.

VMA statistics also showed a sharp rise in the volume of cargo through ports inThai Binh province (up 65 percent), Dong Thap (up 56 percent), Quang Ngai (up38 percent), Hai Phong (up nearly 16 percent), and Ho Chi Minh City (up nearly9 percent).

Strong growth was also seen in the volume of container goods through seaportsin Vung Tau (up 41 percent), Ho Chi Minh City (up 16.46 percent), and Hai Phong(up over 19.8 percent)./.

VNA