Over 425 million tonnes of cargo handled at seaports in seven months

Over 425 million tonnes of cargo handled at seaports in seven months

HÀ NỘI — The total volume of cargo handled at Vietnamese seaports is estimated to have reached more than  四 二 五 million tonnes in the first seven months of  二0 二 一, up  六 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Việt Nam Maritime Administration (VMA).

Of the figure, export cargo hit over  一0 六 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of  九 per cent, while import cargo stood at roughly  一 三 三 million tonnes, up  二 per cent. The handling of domestic goods neared  一 八 四 million tonnes, up  七 per cent year-on-year.

In particular, the volume of container goods handled at seaports reached about  一 四. 七 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a  二 一-per cent year-on-year increase.

VMA statistics also showed a sharp rise in the volume of cargo through ports in Thái Bình Province (up  六 五 per cent), Đồng Tháp (up  五 六 per cent), Quảng Ngãi (up  三 八 per cent), Hải Phòng (up nearly  一 六 per cent), and HCM City (up nearly  九 per cent).

Strong growth was also seen in the volume of container goods through seaports in Vũng Tàu (up  四 一 per cent), HCM City (up  一 六. 四 六 per cent), and Hải Phòng (up over  一 九. 八 per cent). — VNS