The year 2016 went down in history of Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) as it has handled the 1 millionth TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) for the first time in six years of operation.
An aerial view of Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal (Photo: nld.com.vn)
HCM City (VNA) – The year 2016 went down in history of Tan Cang – Cai MepInternational Terminal (TCIT) as it has handled the 1 millionth TEU(twenty-foot equivalent unit) for the first time in six years of operation.
TCIT insouthern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province is a deep-water port near the confluence of CaiMep River and Thi Vai River.
Theterminal has handled nearly 4.5 million TEUs since it officially beganoperating on January 15, 2011, but this is the first time it has received 1million TEUs in a single year.
It iscurrently the second biggest container port in Vietnam, after Tan Cang Cat Laibased in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City.
It is ajoint venture between Saigon Newport Corporation and three partners, namely MitsuiO.S.K Line (Japan), Hanjin Transportation (the Republic of Korea) and WanhaiLines (China’s Taiwan).
TCIT, TanCang – Cai Mep International Terminal, and Tan Cang – Cai Mep Thi Vai form acontinuous port complex of Saigon Newport Corporation in southern Ba Ria-VungTau province.
The port,about 70km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, is connected by roads toindustrial parks in Ba Ria-Vung Tau and nearby Binh Duong and Dong Naiprovinces. It is also favourable for linking with other ports in the MekongDelta such as Cao Lanh and Sa Dec in Dong Thap province, My Thoi in An Giangprovince, and Cai Cui in Can Tho city.
Theterminal is also a popular point of transit for goods traded between Vietnamand Cambodia.-VNA
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An aerial view of Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal (Photo: nld.com.vn) 
