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 VMA noted that in April alone, the volume of cargo through seaports totalled 59 million tonnes, up 3 per cent. Container cargo hit some two million TEUs, a hike of 2 per cent from 2020.
The total volume of cargo handled at Vietnamese seaports is estimated to reach more than 425 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2021, up 6 per cent over the same period last year.
Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company recorded impressive growth in both revenue and cargo output via its seaports in Hai Phong during the first six months of this year.