Vinh Tan int’l sea port welcomes first foreign vessel
The Vinh Tan international sea port in the southern province of Binh Thuan on July 17 received cargo vessel Spring Hummer of Belize, which was the first foreign ship to dock at the port.
The cargo vessel Spring Hummer of Belize docked at the Vinh Tan international sea port on July 17 (Photo: nhandan.com.vn)
Binh Thuan (VNA) – The Vinh Tan international sea port in the southern province of BinhThuan on July 17 received cargo vessel Spring Hummer of Belize, which was thefirst foreign ship to dock at the port.
It is a newdevelopment in export-import activities via sea route of the Vinh Tan port onemonth after receiving a certificate recognising it as a location for shippinginspection and monitoring.
The Belize vessel,with a deadweight tonnage of more than 9,000 tonnes, carried machinery for theexpansion of the Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant.
The welcome of aninternational ship at the port has opened up opportunities for the transport oflarge cargo in service of industrial andenergy projects in Vietnam’s southern and Central Highland regions, therebyreducing time and costs for those projects. -VNA
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The cargo vessel Spring Hummer of Belize docked at the Vinh Tan international sea port on July 17 (Photo: nhandan.com.vn) 
