Saigon Newport (SNP) and Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VMC) has launched a new joint service that connects Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Haiphong. The domestic service started from 24 December 2022 with the 420 teu TAN CANG FOUNDATION at Haiphong and arrived at Can Tho on 29 December 2022. The ship is operated by SNP's Tan Cang Shipping with 2 sailings to be provided each month. The frequency will be upgraded at a later stage with VMC's VIMC Shipping to add a 610 teu ship. The service w
Van Son Shipping has reactivated the 1,730 teu VINASHIN EXPRESS 01 on 9 October 2022 and placed the ship on its Haiphong-Cai Mep domestic service. The ship has been laid up since it was delivered June 2013 by the Bach Dang Shipyard in Haiphong. It is a sistership of the NEW VISION [/cms/ghost/#/editor/post/62f36094043625083a08cc6c] that had been re-activated at the end of July 2022 after a 10 year lay up. The VINASHIN EXPRESS 01 was launched in November 2008 but her delivery was delayed by ove
Van Son Shipping, a newly established Vietnamese carrier based in Hanoi, has launched a domestic service connecting Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City with the 1,730 teu NEW VISION on 30 July 2022. The NEW VISION has been laid up in Vietnam since delivery in June 2012 and the ship holds the record for having spent the longest period in lay up by any containership. The ship was built by Ha Long Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of SBIC (formerly known as Vinashin) and delivered on 30 November 2011 to Vina
Vietnamese container port volumes have recovered strongly from their extended lockdowns at key cities that started in July 2021 and ended only in early October 2021. Port volumes were badly hit during the lockdown period..