Ba Ria - Vung Tau receives world’s large container ship
The Marco Polo container ship, with a capacity of nearly 17,000 TEUs, docked at the Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on January 11.
The Marco Polo container ship, with a capacity of nearly 17,000 TEUs, docks at the Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on January 11 (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Ba Ria - VungTau (VNA) – The Marco Polo container ship, with a capacity of nearly17,000 TEUs, docked at the Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in thesouthern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on January 11.
The eventis among the highlight of Vietnam’s marine sector in 2019.
A marineroute connecting the CMIT to the Northern European market using this kind of shipwas inaugurated on the occasion.
The 187,000-tonnevessel, owned by France’s CMA CGM group, is one of the world’s largestcontainer ships used to ship cargo from Vietnam to other countries.
The CMITis among major ports in the Cai Mep - Thi Vai Port of Ba Ria - Vung Tauprovince. In May 2018, theMinistry of Transport and the Vietnam Maritime Administration approved the CMITto accommodate ships with capacity of up to 194,000 tonnes.-VNA
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The Marco Polo container ship, with a capacity of nearly 17,000 TEUs, docks at the Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on January 11 (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
