Da Nang Port receives first container ship to transport cargo to US
VOV.VN - Da Nang Port in the central coastal city of Da Nang on September 5 welcomed Singapore’s container ship WanHai 362 as part of the AA3 service line connecting Vietnam directly to the Port of Long Beach in the United States.
Wan Hai is currently the 11th largest container shipping line in the world that owns 69 mother ships. Among them, this year built WAN HAI 362 is the largest that has a Singaporean nationality.
The 203.5m long and 34.8m wide vessel is capable of carrying 3,013 TEUS. It is also the largest container ship to ever dock at Tien Sa Port so far.
Accordingly, a total of 482 containers of goods were unloaded at Da Nang Port, while 50 TEUS of goods were loaded there en route to port of Long Beach. The main export items were garments, wooden furniture, children's toys, steel rolls, and aircraft equipment.
With a direct journey from Da Nang to Long Beach, the time to transport goods will be cut short to 21 days instead of between 25 days and 28 days as previously, minimising the risk of damaging goods or avoiding risks due to not being able to connect to mother ships at other transshipment hubs.
