Vietnam National Shipping Lines provides logistics solutions to promote direct import and export in Nghe An

The international container ship BIENDONG MARINER docked at Cua Lo port to Port Klang (Malaysia) - Kolkata (India) - Chittagong (Bangladesh) on the morning of September 22. Photo: Thu Huyen

At 1:30 a.m. on September 22, 2022, atCua Lo port, the international container ship BIENDONG MARINER docked at Cua Lo Port to load cargo before departing on the route to Port Klang (Malaysia) - Kolkata (India) - Chittagong (Bangladesh). The export container output reached 170 Teus, including white stone and plastic granules packed in containers for international export by the following enterprises: Trung Hai Nghe An Group Joint Stock Company, Toan Cau Mineral Joint Stock Company, Nhat Thang VNT 7 Joint Stock Company, Foreign Trade Transport and Logistics Joint Stock Company, Victory Trading and Transport Company Limited, ACBM Vietnam Joint Stock Company.

This is the 4th trip of the Bien Dong Mariner ship running the Vietnam - Malaysia - India - Bangladesh route.

Container output reached 170 Teus. Photo: TH

Previously, on May 5, 2022, July 27, 2022, and August 24, 2022, the BIENDONG MARINER ship with a capacity of more than 1,000 teus docked at Cua Lo port to unload and transport goods to India. This is a premise for expanding new international container routes at Cua Lo port to contribute to the development of the province's logistics services, reduce import and export costs, thereby promoting domestic and foreign enterprises to invest in Nghe An province and increase revenue for the local budget./.

This export product is white stone and plastic beads. Photo: TH

The event also marked an important milestone affirming the position of Cua Lo port - the most important international and domestic commercial freight transport hub of the North Central region, contributing to promoting economic growth of Nghe An and the region, becoming a strategic link connecting with economic belts in the logistics chain of the whole country.

Mr. Bui Kieu Hung - General Director of Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company said that the company is honored to participate in the transport connection chain between Vietnam, India and Bangladesh. The company is committed to providing the best service to customers and hopes to receive support from import-export enterprises in Vietnam, India and Bangladesh. And to successfully open and welcome international container ships to Cua Lo port, Nghe Tinh Port has actively deployed market research, analysis, connection and expansion of new sea routes connecting Vietnam and regions around the world, including India.

On June 8, 2022, Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company coordinated with VIMC, VIMC Lines, and Bien Dong Shipping Line to organize a meeting to discuss the opening of a container route at Cua Lo Port, a dialogue between import-export enterprises, shipping lines, the Provincial People's Committee and related departments to discuss solutions to connect goods in Nghe An province to other countries in the world such as: India, China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia... with the motto "Shortest time - cheapest cost - most convenient service".

Container goods are mainly from two enterprises: Trung Hai Nghe An Group Joint Stock Company and Toan Cau Mineral Joint Stock Company. Photo: TH

The opening of an international container route at Cua Lo port marks a new beginning in the development of the import-export market and the establishment of many container shipping routes from the Central region of Vietnam directly to ports around the world. Mr. Cao Minh Tu - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade said: In order to maintain and call for international shipping lines to go through Cua Lo port, contributing to the implementation of Resolution 36-NQ/TU dated October 22, 2018 of the Central Executive Committee on the Strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, the Department of Industry and Trade recommends that businesses in the province, especially import-export enterprises, pay attention to transporting export goods from ports outside the province to transport and export through Cua Lo port, contributing to increasing revenue for the province.

This is the fourth time that the international container ship BIENDONG MARINER has docked at Cua Lo Port - marking a new beginning in developing the import-export market and establishing many container transport routes from the Central region of Vietnam directly to ports around the world. Photo: TH

According to experts, although the trade potential between the two sides is huge, one of the bottlenecks is traffic connection, especially the lack of a direct sea route connecting the two countries. Therefore, the sea route connecting the central region of Vietnam and Kolkata, India, operated by VIMC will open up great business cooperation opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises, Nghe An enterprises and Indian enterprises.