The Ministry of Industry and Trade is preparing a decree to replace Decree No 69/2018 on foreign trade management with stricter provisions on temporary imports, including a maximum 60-day storage period for temporary imports in Việt Nam.
Three ports in Việt Nam, including Hải Phòng, HCM City and Cái Mép, have been ranked among the world’s top 50 busiest container ports by Dutch maritime consultancy DynaLiners, underscoring the country’s growing role in global trade.
Recent changes due to the administrative merger are further enhancing the efficiency of sea routes and inland waterways, creating new momentum for Việt Nam’s logistics sector in the new era.
In the second quarter of this year, Vietnamese seaports witnessed a container volume boom as exporters rushed to ship goods during a 90-day pause on US reciprocal tariffs.
The nation''s maritime and inland waterway transport sectors have continued to demonstrate robust growth in the first four months of 2025, signaling a steady recovery in trade and logistics activities after a period of economic uncertainty.
The leading port enterprise in Hải Phòng City strengthens the maritime-transport ecosystem, by focusing on core business areas and withdrawing from non-essential sectors.
According to Andrea Schöning, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, as one of the leading industrial production groups in Việt Nam, Hòa Phát''s container manufacturing factory meets international standards and provides high-quality products.
The handover of this batch of containers not only affirms Hòa Phát''s reputation in the container manufacturing industry, but also opens up opportunities for long-term cooperation with SeaCube, contributing to meeting the increasing demands of the international shipping market.
International container shipping rates have increased by more than 70 per cent over the same period last year and by more than 110 per cent compared to the pre- COVID-19 pandemic period.
The joint stock Đà Nẵng Port company has started operating a new container yard on 37,000sq.m after two years of construction, providing space for 110,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and increasing capacity at the port.
Due to conflicts in the Red Sea area since the end of last year, shipping companies have had to change routes, not going through the Suez Canal but having to go around the Cape of Good Hope, extending ship journeys...