To attract international container shipping companies, the Maritime Administration of Quang Ninh has held that administrative procedure reforms should be stepped up to further facilitate their operation in this northern province.
With its advantages and efforts, the northern port city of Hai Phong is taking steady steps forwards to become a leading locality of the country and a model city in Asia as expected by the Politburo.
Over 128.4 million tonnes of cargo were handled through Vietnam’s seaports in the first quarter of this year, up 7 percent annually, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).
The volume of cargo passing through seaports across Vietnam rose by 19 percent to 478 million tonnes in the first 11 months of 2018, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
A ceremony will be held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 13 to launch the Hai Phong International Container Terminal (HITC) and welcome the first ship to the port.
Ho Chi Minh City has begun piloting the use of the Vietnam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management at Lotus Port in District 7 and SP-ITC International Container Terminal in District 9.
Cai Lan International Container Terminal announced the launch of a new route for container vessels ACS Cai Lan connecting India, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, China and the Republic of Korea on June 6.
A new international container terminal was officially opened on September 18 in HCM City, promising to boost trade activities of the southern city whose biggest port is severely overloaded.
Construction on the Hai Phong international container terminal (component B) began in Cat Hai district, the northern port city of Hai Phong, on May 12.
The Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) in the northern province of Quang Ninh received the first foreign cargo ships of the Year of the Monkey on February 10 and 11.