France’s CMA CGM Group and Viet Nam’s International Transportation and TrSP-ITC Joint Stock Company (ITC) have launched a joint venture company to provide barge services in Viet Nam.

The General International Logistics (GIL) will provide three shipments per week between and Cai Mep Port in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.

GIL's barge services will help connect Viet Nam's exports with key markets in North America and Europe through SP-ITC and Cai Mep ports.

Every week, there are four long-distance shipping routes of CMA CGM arriving at Cai Mep Port - the main gateway in the southern key economic region.

According to Adeline Franger Chouraqui, General Director of CMA CGM Viet Nam, CMA CGM is one of the leading corporations in the transport and logistics market and has 30 years of operational experience in Viet Nam. Services provided by CMA CGM help connect Viet Nam with key markets around the world, with 72 ship arrivals each week.

The official launch of the barge service to transport goods between the two leading gateway ports in the southern key economic region will provide Vietnamese businesses with an economical and environmentally friendly shipping method, she said.

This is a concrete step that demonstrates CMA CGM 's commitment to providing efficient, flexible and sustainable transportation solutions to customers, she affirmed.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Van Chuyen, Chairman of the ITC Board of Directors, said ITC is one of the leading private shipping and logistics enterprises in Viet Nam.

ITC owns a fleet with a combined capacity of over 300,000 DWT, and operates SP-ITC international port - the only container port in Viet Nam that can serve shipping services to Australia, the US and the Middle East.

ITC is also a provider of barge transport services with a large capacity in the region, he added.

According to Chuyen, GIL will inherit the strengths and experience of both CMA CGM and ITC to develop into a logistics leader in Viet Nam. — VNS