Hải Phòng Port Joint Stock Company recorded impressive growth in both revenue and cargo output via its seaports in Hải Phòng during the first six months of this year, according to the company.

The company, a member of the Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), received total cargo volume of more than 13 million tonnes and gained total revenue of VNĐ852 billion (US$36.3 million) in the first half of this year, Nguyễn Tường Anh, deputy general director of Hải Phòng Port JSC, was quoted as saying by Giao thông (Transport) newspaper.

Those figures were up by 10.5 per cent in cargo volume and 15.1 per cent in revenue from the same period last year, he said.

According to a Hải Phòng port representative, the company has been improving the capacity of loading and unloading equipment, including through the application of information technology.

At the same time, it has strengthened relations with prestigious shipping lines around the world to open service lines directly connecting to its seaports in Hải Phòng.

Hải Phòng Port JSC is one of the biggest seaport enterprises in Việt Nam. With the ownership of major ports such as Tân Vũ, Hoàng Diệu and Chùa Vẽ, the company holds more than a 42 per cent market share of loaded and unloaded goods in Hải Phòng.

In 2018, the Government gave approval for Hải Phòng Port JSC to invest in the construction of container terminals No 3 and No 4 in the area of Lạch Huyện international seaport with a total investment of VNĐ7 trillion. The two terminals will have the capacity to handle vessels up to 100,000DWT (8,000 TEU).