News / As Vietnam’s exports boom, Cai Mep box terminal prepares for shipping alliance shake-up

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Like many container terminal operators in Asia and Europe, the major players in Vietnam face some uncertainty as a consequence of the new network plans of two rejigged alliance groupings, but will also be challenged by the country’s astonishing export growth.

Container throughput at Vietnamese ports grew by 8.1% in the first three months of this year, compared with 2015, to 2.5m teu.

Moreover, the signing of a free-trade agreement with the European Union in December will considerably improve market access to the ...