Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday attended a ceremony to give the order to handle the first cargo in the Year of the Cat at Tan Cang – Cat Lai Port in HCM City.
Tân Cảng - Cát Lái Port in HCM City has increased service charges for packing, loading and unloading of refrigerated containers with effect from May 1.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) is seeking approval from the Prime Minister to deal with the huge container backlog at Tan Cang - Cat Lai (TCCL) Port in HCM City.
Tan Cang - Cat Lai Port in HCM City’s newly d Thu Duc city will temporarily stop accepting imports by businesses that have suspended production so that it can clear a huge backlog of containers that have piled up.
Export and import activities have been busy since the start of the Lunar New Year (January 25), with some product groups reaching export value of over US$1 billion each.
The Customs Department of HCM City on Monday deployed the Vietnam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management (VASSCM) for more than 60 businesses dealing in ports, warehouses and yards in HCM City.
Ports in Cat Lai Area in HCM City’s District 9 cannot be expanded because they are surrounded by residential areas just as they were 20 years ago when they had been located in inner districts.
The Sai Gon New Port Corporation inaugurated its Tan Cang – Hiep Phuoc
Port in HCM City''s Nha Be District on May 19, six months earlier than
scheduled.