Specifically, Mr. Ho Lien Nam informed that in the recent time to expand production and business, Quy Nhon port has promoted the opening of many new transport services; in particular, there is the opening of a direct service route from Quy Nhon port to Northeast Asia to connect goods sources in the Central Highlands region to export to South Korea, Japan, China …
According to Mr. Ho Lien Nam, the volume of goods in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia is currently very developed, so the opening of direct service from Quy Nhon port to these areas is very potential. Goods exported from Quy Nhon are mainly tattooed wood, compressed wood pellets and tapioca starch. This item accounts for 60% of export volume of Quy Nhon port.
However, some high-value items, such as frozen fruit transport products, have not been directly available for long-term exploitation. For example, previously, owners who wanted to export this item often had to go through Singapore before having a route back to Northeast Asia. This leads to extended transportation time, which reduces the value of specific export items such as fruits. This also increases shipping costs.
“Therefore, if the service can be exploited directly from Quy Nhon to Northeast Asia, it will solve the above shortcomings, and open up new ways to exploit the market for the port,” Mr. Ho Lien Nam said. product.
At the beginning of each month, this service will transport about 1,400 containers, equivalent to about 17,000-19,000 tons of goods. It is expected that the market attracting period of ship owners will make once a week. If the market is favorable, the middle of August will increase to 2 flights per week.
According to the evaluation of the leader of Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), this is a very important event, opening a new development stage for the Central region – Central Highlands in general and Binh Dinh province in particular. facilitating the trade of goods to markets in North Asia by reducing time and reducing transportation costs, increasing the competitiveness of goods compared to other countries in the region. The opening of a sea shipping route from Quy Nhon directly to North Asia is a very necessary demand and brings many benefits to import-export enterprises.
Quy Nhon Port was officially received by Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) from June 2019 after the process of negotiating the acquisition of shares with Hop Thanh Mineral Joint Stock Company under the conclusion of the Government Inspectorate. and direction of competent authorities.
After being converted back to Vinalines, Quy Nhon port continued to maintain a good growth thanks to the growth of petrol and oil supply service, joint venture to exploit yards, vehicles and equipment for specialized container loading and unloading. develop port logistics system.
In the first quarter of 2020, the volume of goods handled through Quy Nhon port reached more than 2.4 million tons, up 14% over the same period of 2019. The first quarter of 2020 revenue of Quy Nhon port reached 212 billion VND, an increase of 18% compared to the same period of 2019. with the same period of 2019 ….
Source: News Newspaper, correspondent Quang Toan (VNA)
