Vietnamese ports handled a total of 59,338 vessels between January and July, an annual decrease of 3 per cent, reported the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
Cargo throughput via seaports across the country hit 62.9 million tonnes in July this year, up 2 per cent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
The Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA) has sent a report to the Ministry of Transport (MoT), assessing the possible impact of reduced fees on Vietnamese maritime firms amid mounting fuel prices.
The development of seaports is to be prioritised over the next three decades to meet increasing demand in shipping services, according to Nguyen Xuan Sang, director of Vietnam Maritime Administration under the Ministry of Transport.
The Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA) plans to set up a working group to inspect the hike in freight rates among shipping companies that have routes to Europe and America.
The number of ships docking at Vietnamese seaports has fallen due to COVID-19, but the volume of goods passing through the ports has recorded impressive growth.
The Vietnam Maritime Administration has proposed a project to upgrade
the Cai Mep – Thi Vai shipping route at a cost of VND6.4 trillion
(US$284.95 million).