Ports log nearly 60,000 vessel throughput in 7 months

Your browser does not support the audio element. Vietnamese ports handled a total of  五 九, 三 三 八 vessels between January and July, an annual decrease of  三%, reported the Vietnam Maritime Administration. Super container ship M/V OOCL SPAIN at Gemalink port, Cái Mép - Thị Vải port cluster, Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese ports handled a total of  五 九, 三 三 八 vessels in the first seven months of the year, an annual decrease of  三 per cent, reported the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

Of the total volume, there were  二 六, 九 七 三 foreign and  三 二, 三 六 五 domestic ships, down  五 per cent and  二 per cent year-on-year, respectively.

In July alone, the vessel throughput marked an annual rise of  二 一 per cent to hit  一0, 七 七0, including  四, 九 四0 of foreign nationals.

As a result, the amount of goods handled at ports in the month reached  七0. 八 million tonnes, up  一 五 per cent annually, with container cargo volume increasing by  六 per cent to top  二 二 million tonnes. — VNS