Ships carrying thousands of containers of export goods left Vietnamese seaports in the early days of Giap Thin spring, marking the prosperity and expectations of a successful year.

Full of export cargo ships

On the first working day of the new year, a shipment of 15,000 tons of plastic pellets exported to Europe via Long An international port was loaded onto a ship leaving the port on the morning of February 15.

Mr. Vo Quoc Huy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Long An Port Joint Stock Company, said that the export shipment through the port on the day of issuing the annual order is an important turning point in the development process, bringing with it trust and expectations. Hoping for a Year of the Dragon 2024 with strong growth in import-export turnover of Long An International Port.

Previously, on February 13 (the 4th day of Tet) at Tan Cang – Cai Mep port, the ship One Aquila, length of more than 364m, carrying capacity of 14,052 TEU, belongs to the PS7 service line of The Alliance alliance, exploiting connections to Vietnam. Nam and the United States have loaded the first export containers onto ships.

Also in the first days of Giap Thin 2024 New Year, international mother ships continuously docked at Cai Mep – Thi Vai ports to handle cargo. On February 10 (the first day of Tet), Gemalink International Port welcomed the super ship ONE INFINITY, 400m long, tonnage of 22,521 DWT, carrying capacity of 24,136 TEU. The ONE INFINITY ship belongs to the FE3 service line of THE Alliance shipping line alliance, including Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM, and Yang Ming. While docking at Gemalink port, the ONE INFINITY ship loaded and unloaded 3,807 cargo containers then continued its journey to Singapore port and Rotterdam (Netherlands).

At Ho Chi Minh City seaports, the amount of exported goods in the first days of the new year through seaports is also very exciting. In the first week of the Lunar New Year, the port welcomed 75 cargo ships with a throughput of 72 thousand TEUs, equivalent to more than 1 million tons of goods (up 9% over the same period in 2023). On New Year’s Eve alone, Cat Lai port welcomed 7 container ships. In particular, the export shipment was loaded on the Ever Green shipping line’s Uni Perfect ship with a tonnage of 19,308 tons and a carrying capacity of nearly 1,618 TEUs. This is a shipment of electronic components products, a key product that contributed to Ho Chi Minh City’s export turnover last year reaching a turnover of more than 42 billion USD. The ship has a journey from Cat Lai port (Vietnam) – Kaohsiung (Taiwan) – Osaka, Kobe, Hakata (Japan) – Shang Hai (China) – Hong Kong – Cat Lai. The total loading and unloading output on the night of the Xuan Giap Thin loading order reached about 7,500 TEU (equivalent to 105 thousand tons of goods).

After the Tet holidays, the amount of import and export goods through Ho Chi Minh City ports gradually increased. Right on the 6th day of Tet (February 15), nearly 200 export shipments were put on ships leaving Cat Lai port. It is forecasted that in the coming days, exports will increase as businesses simultaneously resume operations after the Lunar New Year break.

Seaports expect high growth

With the prosperity of cargo ships docking at the beginning of the year, seaports expect that import and export goods will improve, and seaports will increase their source of goods this year. Tan Cang – Cai Mep port cluster with a yard area of ​​108 hectares and nearly 1,500 meters of wharf, capable of receiving 3 mother ships with a capacity of 14,000 TEU at the same time, with a modern equipment system and trained human resources Professional, high quality. The port cluster has been meeting the needs of customers and major shipping lines in the world. The entire port cluster’s throughput accounts for nearly 60% in the Cai Mep – Thi Vai area. Tan Cang – Cai Mep port cluster is a national gateway and a very convenient transit point for goods traded directly between Vietnam and countries around the world. Especially Vietnam’s main import and export markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Making an important contribution to connecting and promoting import-export activities and economic development of the whole country.

According to Mr. Ngo Minh Thuan, General Director of Saigon Newport Corporation, in 2023, despite many difficulties, Saigon Newport Corporation has successfully completed the set plan. The output of import and export containers through ports in the system reached 9.75 million TEU, equivalent to nearly 140 million tons of goods, growing nearly 1% (accounting for 56.8% of the country, 89.5% of the regional market share). Ho Chi Minh City area); Ranked 16th in the group of 20 container port clusters with the largest throughput in the world. Tan Cang – Cai Mep Port cluster alone recorded a growth of 10% with a throughput of more than 2.7 million TEU, accounting for 53.2% of the output market share through the Cai Mep – Thi Vai deep water container port cluster.

Speaking at the ceremony to issue orders at the beginning of the year at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port on the 4th day of Tet, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that Vietnam is promoting the development of the marine economy, determining that maritime transport is An extremely heavy task that the Central Government has assigned to the Transport sector, including Saigon Newport Corporation. Vietnam is promoting the implementation of 3 strategic breakthroughs, including a breakthrough in transportation infrastructure, so Saigon New Port must participate in developing seaports to connect inland waterway ports with international ports. great economy of our country; must support localities where the unit’s seaports are located to develop better logistics, contributing to reducing logistics costs and improving the competitiveness of Vietnamese goods, especially agricultural products. ​

Vietnam has import and export relationships with more than 60 major markets in the world under FTA agreements, so the volume of import and export goods transport is very large, so the unit must contribute to ensuring goods. smoothly, benefiting Vietnamese goods, benefiting the Vietnamese people… The Prime Minister requested Saigon Newport to contribute to modernizing seaports and inland waterway ports; must green, transform ports, rely on science, technology, and innovation to build smart ports, contributing to circular economy, sharing economy, and knowledge economy.