Vietnam?s first international deep-water port for container ships

[Sally Furniss]

Ship APL Alexandrite at SP-PSA port (Photo: SGGP)​

Nhan Dan – Vietnam’s first international deep-water port for container ships SP-PSA was officially put into operation in Tan Thanh district, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on May 29.
This port is a joint venture between Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), Saigon Port and PSA Vietnam, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore's port operator PSA International.
The port is located near the mouth of the Cai Mep-Thi Vai river on a total area of 54 hectares and it can receive 80,000 DWT ships. SP-PSA international port received the first container vessel APL Alexandrite with a capacity of 60,000 DWT on its first day in operation.
The second phase of the project will kick start with an investment to raise the capacity of SP-PSA international port to over 2 million TEUs a year.


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