Hai Phong (VNA) - The Cang Hai Phong International ContainerTerminal Co., Ltd (TC-HICT) on May 19 berthed a super tonnage ship calledONE CONTRIBUTION.
TC-HICT had already successfully berthed a mother vessel, CSCL BOHAI SEA,of COSCO shipping, which directly connects Hai Phong and California, in late April.
With a capacity of 8,560 TEUs anda length of 316 metres, ONE CONTRIBUTION is one of 11 super-heavy vessels belongingto a joint venture between Taiwan (China)’s Yang Ming, Japan’s ONE, Germany’s LIoyd, andHMM from the Republic of Korea. It provides direct services from the northern andsouthern regions of Vietnam to the west coast of the US.
TC-HICT is a joint venture between theTan Cang Saigon (Saigon Newport) Corporation, MOL Shipping and the Itochu Groupfrom Japan, and Wan Hai Lines Ltd. from Taiwan.
Commencing operationson May 13, 2018, TC-HICT is the first deep-water port in the northernkey economic region and boasts two 750-metre-long container terminals, a 13.4-metre-deepaccess channel, and a 660-metre turning basin.
The port canaccommodate mother vessels of up to 12,000 TEUs and ensure a cargo throughput of1.1 million TEUs each year.
TC-HICT currentlyprovides eight direct service routes a week, including three trans-Pacific routes,two to India, and three intra-Asia routes for Vietnam’s exports and imports, shorteningthe lead time by three to five days compared to current services and substantiallyminimising logistics costs and risks./.
A ceremony will be held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 13 to launch the Hai Phong International Container Terminal (HITC) and welcome the first ship to the port.
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At Hai Phong port (Photo: VNA) 
