Transpac rates hold firm as capacity is diverted to Asia-Europe lanes
As US-China trade tension continues, mainline operators continue to divert capacity from the transpacific to ...
Vietnam has joined its neighbour, Thailand, in announcing plans to expand its container shipping fleet.
The Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLBA) said last week that, over the next five years with a $1.5bn budget, it will build box ships, buy second-hand tonnage or lease vessels.
It expects them to be deployed on routes connecting Vietnam with China, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, India and the Persian Gulf.
Currently, there are ten Vietnamese companies active in container shipping, with a total fleet capacity of ...
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