Specifically, the total volume of container cargo via seaports reached nearly 16.8 million TEUs in the first eight months.
Container cargo for export was over 5.4 million TEUs, up 16%, while imported container cargo surged by 21% to over 5.5 million TEUs.
Statistics by the VMA showed that several seaports saw high increases in the volume of container cargo during the January - July period, such as Quang Nam, up 115%; My Tho City (Tien Giang Province), up 41%; Hai Phong City, over 17%; and Ho Chi Minh City, nearly 16%.
Others reported decreases, such as Quang Ninh down 98%; Da Nang City, 38%, and Can Tho City, 23%.
The total volume of goods via Vietnam’s seaports reached over 480.4 million tonnes in the first eight months, up 4% year-on-year.
