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Trade ports in Vietnam handled a total of 11,089,557 TEUs of containers in 2015, which soared 10.8% year on year from 10,009,364 TEUs to reach an all-time high, according to the Vietnam Seaports Association (VPA).
In breakdown, ports in the south were responsible for 7,779,398 TEUs, which surged 10.5% and accounting for 70.2% of the total. Those in the north processed 2,901,863 TEUs, which went up 11.5% and held a share of 26.2%, while container throughput jumped 11.9% to 258,000 TEUs at those in the central Vietnam, enjoying a share of 2.3%, which shrank mildly from a year earlier.
In southern Vietnam, 3,817,971 TEUs were moved to and from Tan Cang-Cat Lai Terminal, which is operated by Saigon Newport Corp. (SNP), which decreased slightly from the previous year. However, the terminal enjoyed a share of some 50% in the south and some 34% in the entire nation, becoming the busiest terminal operator.
In the Cai Mep-Thi Vai area in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Tan Cang Cai Mep International Terminal (TICT) handled 979,221 TEUs, which improved 6.1% and accounted for 54% of the total throughput of containers moved to and from the area, 1,807,348 TEUs. TICT is a joint venture set up by SNP and Asian carriers. Meanwhile, Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) processed 724,768 TEUs, which ballooned 80%. The joint venture, in which APM Terminals B.V. of the Netherlands holds a stake, made a dramatic comeback from the notable decrease of 34% in container lifting that it incurred in 2015.
In Ho Chi Minh City, container throughput plunged 19.6% year on year to 242,369 TEUs at Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT), which is run by the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s DP World and has been operated as a terminal for completed motor vehicles in recent years. The Port of Ben Nghe handled 178,548 TEUs, which swelled 20.4%, while container lifting was favorable, increasing 8.2% to 631,331 TEUs with Vietnam International Container Terminals (VICT), a joint venture run by MOL and other partners.
In northern Vietnam, 1,019,967 TEUs were carried to and from the Port of Hai Phong, which improved 1.7% year on year and accounted for 35% of the region’s total. Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) handled 1,736 TEUs, which nosedived from approximately 50,000 TEUs. The terminal is situated close to Ha Long Bay, which is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site. For this reason, it is difficult to carry out dredging work to develop shipping channels, keeping large containerships from calling the port and leading to decreasing container throughput every year. In contrast, the Port of Dihn Vu registered an increase of 9.4%, handling 628,697 TEUs, while Nam Hai Dinh Vu Port processed 464,390 TEUs, which rose a remarkable 68%.
