Vietnam’s seaport throughput rebounds in 10 months
Vietnam’s seaport throughput rebounded in the first 10 months of this year, reaching over 624.55 million tonnes, up 3% year on year, said a leader from the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).
Hanoi (VNA)🦹 – Vietnam’sseaport throughput rebounded in the first 10 months of this year, reaching over 624.55 million tonnes, up 3% year on year, said a leader from the VietnamMaritime Administration (VMA).
Accordingly, thevolume of exports decreased slightly by about 1%, but imports showed a strongergrowth of around 5%.
During the January-September period, the total volume of goods passing through seaports hit nearly 565 million tonnes, up 3%. (Photo: VNA)
During the January-September period, the total volume ofgoods passing through seaports hit nearly 565 million tonnes, up 3%. Of which,exports dropped by 1% to over 132 million tonnes while imports rose by 5% to over165 million tonnes. Domestic cargo also went up 3% to more than 264 million tonnes,and transshipment cargo reached 2 million tonnes. After several months of decline, severalareas saw an annual increase in seaport throughput, such as Ho Chi Minh Citywith a 2.72% rise, Quang Ninh 4.8%, and Hai Phong 0.8% The volume of container cargo throughseaports in the first 10 months fell by roughly 3% to 20.29 million TEUs. The provinces of Dong Nai, Binh Dinh, Dong Thapand Nghe An posted growth of between 10-68% in container cargo volume./.
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At Cat Lai port in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) 
During the January-September period, the total volume of goods passing through seaports hit nearly 565 million tonnes, up 3%. (Photo: VNA) 
