31-05-2022 13:14
The potential is great, but the development and operation of Vietnamese cargo shipping has not been commensurate with the role and position of the country.
23-06-2021 13:52
Skyrocketing shipping costs, seen as the key culprit behind the higher burdens for businesses and rising retail prices for end-consumers, are expected to linger amidst the ongoing pandemic.
01-04-2021 10:00
Exporters have been beset by soaring transport expenses this year, with costs of transporting goods to the US soared just after costs to the EU normalised, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.
13-03-2019 11:30
The Vietnam Maritime Administration has requested that associations, seaport companies and shipping companies be exempted or allowed to pay reduced service fees for containers stored at seaports for a long time.
20-09-2017 10:25
Vietnam's state-owned shipping group Vinalines and Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) are running massive looses.
03-03-2011 15:54
Vietnam’s most important sea route from the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to buoy zero opened to traffic on March 2.
23-02-2017 09:15
HANOI: Vietnam on Wednesday (Feb 22) sentenced two executives from its scandal-hit shipping industry to death for embezzlement, official media reported, the latest punishment meted out for the spectacular collapse of a state-run firm that triggered pledges to restructure the economy.
19-01-2017 10:31
Vietnam’s biggest ports, which are among the most alluring to foreign investors, recorded strong growth in revenue and profit in 2016, despite woes in the global shipping market.
06-09-2016 09:00
The Vietnamese Representative Office of Hanjin Shipping Global, South Korea’s giant container shipping company, announced that it would not accept any new booking of freight orders from August 31.
14-07-2016 14:42
Financially troubled Hanjin Shipping Co. has sold its 21.33 per cent stake in Tan Cang Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) in southern Vietnam.
22-02-2016 10:45
The Vietnam Maritime Administration just hosted an urgent meeting with foreign shipping firm representatives.
15-04-2014 15:06
In the year after foreign container ships were banned from operating local routes, local shipping firms have made great gains toward efficiency.
21-08-2013 10:29
The International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) came into force from August 20, 2013, inaugurating a new era of decent work for seafarers and fair competition for shipowners in the global shipping industry, according to an ILO’s recent statement.
11-07-2013 16:12
Effectively using advantages on local and short-distance international routes instead of further hiking transport gross tonnage proves a proper direction to local ship fleets.
17-07-2024 16:24
Ongoing congestion at Singapore’s container port has impacted the shipping industry’s peak season this year. Vu Nguyen Hanh, editor of Vietnam Briefing at Dezan Shira & Associates, analyses the opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese ports, as well as their alternative solutions.