Super container ship M/V OOCL SPAIN at Gemalink port, Cái Mép - Thị Vải port cluster, Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province. — VNA/VNS Photo
Vietnamese ports handled a total of 59,338 vessels in the first seven months of the year, an annual decrease of 3 per cent, reported the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
Of the total volume, there were 26,973 foreign and 32,365 domestic ships, down 5 per cent and 2 per cent year-on-year, respectively.
In July alone, the vessel throughput marked an annual rise of 21 per cent to hit 10,770, including 4,940 of foreign nationals.
As a result, the amount of goods handled at ports in the month reached 70.8 million tonnes, up 15 per cent annually, with container cargo volume increasing by 6 per cent to top 22 million tonnes. — VNS