On September 24, Can Tho Port Joint Stock Company, Vietnam National Shipping Lines, and Beibu Gulf Port Group (Guangxi Gulf of Tonkin International Port Group) held a ceremony at Cai Cui Port to welcome the first vessel operating on the direct Nanning–Can Tho international river-sea container shipping route.
The vessel has a deadweight tonnage of 4,900 DWT and a capacity of 500 TEUs. It departed from Nanning Port in Guangxi, China, passed through the Pinglu Canal to the Gulf of Tonkin, traveled by sea to Vietnam, then entered the Hau River before docking at Can Tho Port.
The launch of the route establishes an additional direct freight transport corridor linking southwestern China with the Mekong Delta.
Under the operating plan, the Nanning–Can Tho route is expected to run two services per month, with a voyage time of about seven days.
The route is expected to strengthen trade connectivity between Vietnam and China, provide businesses with an additional logistics option, and help unlock the cargo potential of the two regions.
