The Marco Polo container ship, with a capacity of nearly 17,000 TEUs, docks at the Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on January 11 (Illustrative photo: VNA) Ba Ria - Vung Tau (VNA) – The Marco Polo container ship, with a capacity of nearly 17,000 TEUs, docked at the Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on January 11. The event is among the highlight of Vietnam’s marine sector in 2019. A marine route connecting the CMIT to the Northern European market using this kind of ship was inaugurated on the occasion. The 187,000-tonne vessel, owned by France’s CMA CGM group, is one of the world’s largest container ships used to ship cargo from Vietnam to other countries. The CMIT is among major ports in the Cai Mep - Thi Vai Port of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. In May 2018, the Ministry of Transport and the Vietnam Maritime Administration approved the CMIT to … [Read more...] about Ba Ria – Vung Tau receives world’s large container ship
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Vietnam likely to benefit much from container shipping
Vietnam likely to benefit much from container shipping (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam is expected to cash in on container shipping in 2019 as the US-China trade war will make the country busier with import and export activities, experts said. At a talk held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 6 to launch the translated version of the “Liner Shipping 2025: How to survive and thrive” by Lars Jensen, Vu Dang Duong, head of the translation group, said that container shipping will create a revolution in the logistic sector thanks to its pre-eminence over other kinds of transportation. In his book, Jensen, a thought leader in the container shipping industry, wrote that global liner shipping is undergoing the largest transformation since the invention of the container itself, he added. In the next six years, the marine shipping will change dramatically from what it has traditionally run, thousands of Vietnamese container and logistics firms will suffer substantial … [Read more...] about Vietnam likely to benefit much from container shipping
Overloaded Vietnam shipping terminals take a break from plastic waste
By Dang Khoa  May 29, 2018 | 03:51 pm GMT+7 Vietnam's largest shipping terminal, Tan Cang Cat Lai. Photo by VnExpress/D.L. Vietnam became the U.S.'s biggest plastic waste partner in the first quarter of 2018. Choked by plastic waste, shipping terminals in Vietnam will temporarily stop this commodity from June 25 to October 15, the business journal Resource Recycling Inc. reports. A letter sent to shipping companies by the Tan Cang Cai Mep International Terminal, obtained by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, says that the vast amount of plastic waste containers the port has received has caused backups and delays. The port currently has 1,132 TEUs (1 TEU equals a 39-cubic-meter container) of plastic scrap.Tan Cang Cat Lai, one of Vietnam’s largest shipping terminals, had more than 8,000 TEUs of plastic waste and paper as of May 21. Both terminals, which are operated by the Saigon Newport Corporation, are no longer accepting plastic scrap. … [Read more...] about Overloaded Vietnam shipping terminals take a break from plastic waste
Malaysians make record bust of crystal meth, shipped from Myanmar
Malaysia has made its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said on Monday, finding nearly 1.2 tons of the drug disguised as tea in a shipment from Myanmar, and arrested six suspected traffickers. The bust comes as Southeast Asia reports a flood of the stimulant throughout the region. Indonesia and Thailand have also made record seizures of the drug this year. A total of 1,187 kg of the drug, worth 71 million ringgit ($18 million), was shipped in a container from Yangon, Myanmar, to Port Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Customs Director-General Subromaniam Tholasy told reporters. “This is the biggest seizure seen in our history in terms of value and weight,” he said. Crystal methamphetamine is a form of methamphetamine, a highly addictive synthetic drug also known as speed, shabu and yaba. The shipment, seized on May 22, had been declared “foodstuff” and was bound for a Malaysian trading company based in a Kuala Lumpur suburb, … [Read more...] about Malaysians make record bust of crystal meth, shipped from Myanmar
Hai Phong port welcomes largest ever container ship
Singaporean-flag X-Pree Feeder container ship has become the largest ship of its kind to dock at Tan Vu Port. The ship, which is 210.96 meters in length and 32.2 meters in width, has a deadweight tonnage of 32,161. The vessel left China’s Hong Kong port for the Port of Hai Phong JSC’s Tan Vu Port to offload cargo on April 16 and will leave the port at 0:30 am on April 17. According to Cao Trung Ngoan, Deputy Director of the Port of Hai Phong JSC, the arrival of X-Pree Feeder is a landmark for Hai Phong Port as it proves the port’s capacity and affirms the significance of investment to modernize the port. The company has fulfilled its plan to develop Tan Vu Port into the largest and most modern container port in the Northern region, he added, expressing his hope that relevant authorities will take more actions to ensure the safe reception of cargo ships as well as comprehensive development of port businesses. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Hai Phong port welcomes largest ever container ship