Volume of goods through seaports up 7 percent in first two months
Vietnam’s seaports handled an estimated 117 million tonnes of commodities in the first two months of 2022, posting a year-on-year rise of 7 percent, the Vietnam Maritime Administrative (VMA) reported.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s seaports handledan estimated 117 million tonnes of commodities in the first two months of 2022,posting a year-on-year rise of 7 percent, the Vietnam Maritime Administrative (VMA) reported.
Of the figure, the volume of exports wasestimated to hit over 30 million tonnes, up nearly 13 percent, while the volume of imports reached over 33 million tonnes, down about 3 percent, and that of domestic goods was 53 million tonnes, up over 11 percent.
In February alone, the volume of goods via seaports hitabout 53 million tonnes, 7 percent higher than that of the same period lastyear, with the highest recorded in exports, at 13 percent, the VMA said.
Notably, the volume of container cargo through seaports in the month decreasedslightly by 1 percent from the same period last year to an estimated 1.6million TEUs.
Accordingly,exports reached an estimated 528,000 TEUs, down 5 percent year-on-year; domesticgoods at 525,000 TEUs, down 7 percent, and imports at 578,000 TEUs, up 9 percent.
In January, container cargo via seaports also witnessed a1-percent decline, reaching over 2 million TEUs./.
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