The 8,488 twenty-foot equivalent unit CMA CGM Otello container vessel was the first to depart SP-SPA for North Europe.
Le Cong Minh, chairman of SP-PSA, said direct routes would significantly reduce transit time and shipping costs for exporters, adding that it also provides direct service to the US.
The deepwater sea port system of Cai Mep – Thi Vai, built under the Government’s plan to develop southern region’s deepwater sea port system, has attracted dozens of investors and major shipping companies in the world.