Can Tho’s port receives first large container ship
The container ship of Tan Cang Shipping Company under the Saigon Newport Corporation anchored at the Tan Cang-Cai Cui Port in Cai Rang district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 24.
The container ship Tan Cang Pioneer V.1631S (Photo: saigonnewport.com.vn)
Can Tho (VNA) –🔥 The 🍷container ship of Tan Cang Shipping Company under the Saigon Newport Corporation anchored at the Tan Cang-Cai Cui Port in Cai Rang district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 24.
Tan Cang Pioneer V.1631S is the first container ship to go through the newly-opened Quan Chanh Bo canal, paving the way for high-capacity ships to enter the Hau River.
The ship has a capacity of 610 TEUs. In the first voyage, it carried 102 TEUs of imported products including lime, coal and building materials and 85 TEUs of exported rice, rice bran and aquatic products.
It is also the first container ship to carry goods directly from Hai Phong city in the north to Can Tho city without going through HCM City.
Tan Cang–Cai Cui Port covers an area of 7ha and can receive ships of up to 20,000 tonnes. The port will serve as the entrepot and logistic centre for businesses operating in the Mekong Delta.-VNA
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The container ship Tan Cang Pioneer V.1631S (Photo: saigonnewport.com.vn)
