Seaport congestion in Singapore is affecting the global supply chain, forcing many shipping lines to open new routes to other ports in the region. This is a rare opportunity for Vietnamese seaports to attract more shipping lines around the world.
The transport ministry forecasts that the number of passengers going through the seaport by 2030 will reach between 17 - 19 million, including international and domestic passengers.
In the first two months this year, HCM City, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu and Hải Phòng recorded the highest growth in the country, with average yearly increases of 43-53 per cent.
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.
Viet Nam’s seaports handled in excess of 537.7 million tonnes of goods in the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year rise of 3 per cent, reported the Việt Nam Maritime Administration.
The total volume of goods that passed through Viet Nam’s seaports has been growing despite continuous increases in container freight rates since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked provincial and municipal authorities to ease the travel of labourers at seaports so as to avoid the disruption of production and supply chains amid the COVID-19 pandemic.