Direct VN-US container shipping route launched

The 4,250-TEU ship APL Denver docked at the terminal in the Thị Vải River to load made-in-Vietnam goods destined for the US market.

As one of the world’s leading transporters, APL now gains a market share of 20% for transporting Vietnamese goods to the US.

Earlier, the goods had to go through transit ports in Singapore or Hong Kong.

The new shipping route will curtail transport time from Việt Nam to the US West Coast, taking just 15 days to reach Seattle and 16 days to Los Angeles, 2-3 days less than the previous time, with unchanged freights.

On the same day, the Tân Cảng-Cái Mép deep-water container terminal in the Cái Mép-Thị Vải River in the province received 6,350-TEU ship MOL Premium, the first ever biggest vessel docking at a Việt Nam’s port.

So far, two deep-water ports in the 5^th group of seaports located in Hồ Chí Minh City, Đồng Nai and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu have come into operation, offering direct routes to ports in America and Europe that help save time and reduce costs for two-way goods transport. 

By Ngọc Vân