The joint stock Đà Nẵng Port company has started operating a new container yard on 37,000sq.m after two years of construction, providing space for 110,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and increasing capacity at the port.
Đà Nẵng Port Joint Stock Company earned revenue of VNĐ224.4 billion ($9.75 million) from sales and services, earning net profit of $2.44 million, up nearly 37 per cent year-on-year.
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has acquired a 20 per cent stake in Da Nang Port JSC to become the new principle shareholder of the Vietnamese port.
The central Da Nang City’s Investment and Development Fund has agreed to provide a US$7.9 million loan to the Da Nang Port joint-stock company to upgrade and expand the Tien Sa Port.
The Tien Sa Port in Da Nang welcomed the Panamianian-flagged Bundi Ipasa on Sunday, the first cargo ship to dock in the biggest port in central Viet Nam this year.
Da Nang port on December 15 hit the 7m tonne mark and handled its 300,000th container from cargo ship Willi, operating under the flag of Marshall Islands.
Da Nang Port has made its debut on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange’s Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) Index with 66 million shares, under the code CDN.
Ocean Mineral Investment Holding Company has asked the transport ministry to allow it to buy shares owned by Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) at Da Nang Sea Port JSC.
Da Nang and the Chinese Guangxi Province''s Fangchenggang City plan to
develop a sea tourism route connecting the Chinese city with Ha Long
Bay, Da Nang and Nha Trang cities.
Da Nang Port, the largest in central Viet Nam, will invest US$47.6 million for the second phase upgrade of Tien Sa Port in the
second quarter next year.
The State Bank of Viet Nam has agreed to transfer some of the debt owed
to Vietinbank by the Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) into
shares of member ports.
Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will divest its capital of
more than 20.1 million shares worth about VND315 billion (US$15 million) from Vietnam
Maritime Joint Stock Bank (Maritime Bank).
The central city''s port shandled 128,700 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent
unit) in the first seven months of this year, 44 per cent growth in
comparison to the same period last year.