Vietnamese ports among top 50 Container Port Performance Index
VOV.VN - Three local ports have been listed among the top 50 of the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), as launched by the World Bank and IHS Markit.
The list sees Cai Lan International Container Terminal of Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh ranked at 46th, while Hai Phong Port was ranked at number 47th in the list. Tan Cang-Cai Mep International Terminal of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau ranked at 49th.
Topping the list was Yokohama Port of Japan, followed by King Abdullah Port of Saudi Arabia, and Chiwan Port of Shenzhen, China, in third place.
The CPPI is based on the total port hours per ship call, with this being defined as the elapsed time between when a ship reaches a port to its departure from the berth after completing its cargo exchange.