Chu Lai Port, the Maritime Administration and Quang Nam Border Guard Force have recently welcomed SITC HEBEI, the largest and longest container ship to ever berth at the port, with goods it brought from the Republic of Korea.
Chu Lai Port in Quang Nam Province recently received the biggest container ship to have ever visited it, the Hong Kong-flagged SITC HEBEI. (Photo courtesy of THACO)
Quang Nam (VNA) - Chu Lai port, in coordination with theMaritime Administration and Quang Nam Border Guard Force, have recently welcomedSITC HEBEI, the largest and longest container ship to ever berth at the port,with goods it brought from the Republic of Korea.
The Hong Kong-flagged ship is 172 metres in lengthand has a deadweight tonnage of 22,000 tonnes.
In 2016, Chu Lai Logistics, which operates theport, worked with SITC, one of Asia's leading logistics and shipping company,to launch a two-way international container shipping route from the Republic ofKorea to the Chu Lai port.
Since then SITC carriers have been docking at theport at an average rate of once or twice a week.
In future bigger SITC carriers will dock at theport at a frequency of approximately once a week.
Chu Lai Logistics will also begin to operate moreinternational routes and work with large global cargo lines to push for moretrade through the Chu Lai Port to meet the needs of businesses in centralVietnam and the Central Highlands besides southern Laos and northern Cambodia.
Chu Lai Logistics has been investing to expand itsscale and improve its logistics service quality to offer greater efficiency tocustomers and improved transport services to producers, especially agriculturalgoods for exports.-VNA
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Chu Lai Port in Quang Nam Province recently received the biggest container ship to have ever visited it, the Hong Kong-flagged SITC HEBEI.
