Volume of goods through seaports reach double-digit growth
Vietnam’s seaports handled over 587 million tonnes of goods in the first ten months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 2 percent, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s seaports handled over 587 million tonnes of goods in thefirst ten months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 2 percent,according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).
Despite the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the totalvolume of container cargo going through seaports maintained a double-digitgrowth rate of 12 percent compared to the same period last year to nearly 20.3million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
Of the figure, the volume of exports was estimated to hit over 6.6million TEUs, surging 11 percent, that of imports - nearly 6.7 million TEUs, up 14percent, and that of domestic goods - almost 7 million TEUs, up 10 percent.
According to the VMA, most of seaport areas saw positive growthin the volume of goods, such as Vung Tau with 21 percent increase and Ho ChiMinh City nearly 8 percent in the first nine months of the year. The volume ofgoods that went through seaports in Hai Phong expanded nearly 15 percent and inDong Nai 7 percent year on year.
The VMA said the Government has effectively implemented disease controland set forth solutions to ensure economic development goals, which are factors that would help the seaport system maintain goodgrowth in the coming time./.
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Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) 
