Ba Ria-Vung Tau: Container cargo through ports rise by 38 percent in 5 months
The total volume of goods passing through seaports in the southern port province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau reached nearly 48.28 million tonnes in the first five months of this year, up 9 percent year-on-year, according to the Vung Tau Port Authority.
A container vessel at the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The total volume of goods passingthrough seaports in the southern port province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau reachednearly 48.28 million tonnes in the first five months of this year, up 9 percentyear-on-year, according to the Vung Tau Port Authority.
It said the volume of container cargo through the localseaports rose by more than 38 percent, despite impacts of COVID-19.
The ports welcomed nearly 40,000 ship arrivals fromJanuary-May, up 12 percent year-on-year. This includes 6,169 ships takingdomestic routes.
The province now has a total of 60 port terminals, 25 ofwhich are located on Cai Mep – Thi Vai River, 22 on Dinh River, one in Con Dao,and 10 offshore oil terminals.
The Vung Tau Port Authority is cooperating with localauthorities to undertake preventive measures against the coronavirus to ensuresafety for crewmen, said Director Le Van Thuc./.
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A container vessel at the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex. (Photo: VNA) 
