Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC)

MSC’s Can Gio port development picking up traction

MSC’s plan to develop the Can Gio International Container Transshipment Port in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is gaining pace.

Phan Van Mai, chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, said at a meeting on 23 October that it is actively discussing the port development with the Ministry of Transport and MSC.

Located at the estuary of Cai Mep river, the Can Gio port, in a suburban coastal district in Ho Chi Minh City, is deep enough to accommodate ultra-large container ships on routes to...

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VIMC and MSC propose Ho Chi Minh transshipment port to government

Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) and MSC have taken the next step to realise their ambition of developing a transshipment centre in Can Gio district in Ho Chi Minh City.

The parties have submitted a proposal to Vietnam’s premier, Pham Minh Chinh, whose government is said to be in favour of the development.

Estimated to require funding of US$6 billion, the proposed transshipment would have an annual capacity of 10 to 15 million TEU. MSC reportedly hopes to divert some transhipment cargoes to...

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VIMC launches service to bring Vietnamese goods to Malaysia and India

Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC), formerly Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), has started a Vietnam-Malaysia-India service to ease the burden on local exporters, who are finding it hard to get shipping slots amid tight shipping capacity.

VIMC said that Covid-19, along with the logistical bottlenecks caused by the pandemic, has placed difficulties on Vietnamese shippers. Compounding the situation, imports and exports are predominantly carried by foreign liner operators.

As the logjams...

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