Ba Ria-Vung Tau: One more port receives large container ships

The Tan Cang Cai Mep – Thi Vai port in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau successfully received a 160,000 tonne container ship on April 10.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau: One more port receives large container ships ảnh 1The port successfully receives a 160,00 tonne container ship. (Source: VNA)
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – The Tan Cang Cai Mep – Thi Vai port in thesouthern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau successfully received a 160,000 tonnecontainer ship on April 10.

This is the second port in the Thi Vai – Cai Mep port complex receiving 160,000-tonneship.

Earlier, Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) welcomed ships with capacity of160,000 tonnes and over.

Tan Cang Cai Mep – Thi Vai is a deep-water port in Tan Thanh district. It isallowed to receive ships of 160,000 tonnes starting from February 20 by theVietnam Maritime Administration.

Vu Kim Duan, Director of the port said the first welcome of a 160,000-tonneship showed the port’s capacity to receive and provide loading and unloading servicesfor international container ships.-VNA 
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