Ports log nearly 60,000 vessel throughput in 7 months

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese ports handled a total of 59,338 vessels in the first seven months of the year, an annual decrease of 3 per cent, reported the Vietnam Maritime Administration. Of the total volume, there were 26,973 foreign and 32,365 domestic ships, down 5 per cent and 2 per cent year-on-year, respectively. In July alone, the vessel throughput marked an annual rise of 21 per cent to hit 10,770, including 4,940 of foreign nationals. As a result, the amount of goods handled at ports in the month reached 70.8 million tonnes, up 15 per cent annually, with container cargo volume increasing by 6 per cent to top 22 million tonnes.