News / Vietnam's Cai Mep port gets set to benefit from supply chain switch from China

South Vietnam’s Cai Mep-Thi Vai container port recently saw the maiden call of 2M’s TP17 service – another milestone in the long-awaited comeback of the much maligned deepwater complex.

The 12,000 teu Seroja Lima was welcomed by the APM Terminals-operated Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT), the second-largest of the port’s four competing facilities and boasting a 25% share of volumes.

Jan Bandstra, CMIT’s general director, said the port’s volumes had grown hand-in-hand with Vietnam’s strong GDP growth and the “unprecedented” surge in ...