CMA CGM CORTE REAL vessel docks at Germalink port to unload goods (Photo: VNA)
Ba Ria-Vung Tau (VNA) – The first phase of the Germalinkinternational port was put into operation with the welcoming of first commercial vessel on January 19.
The 165.375-DWT CMA CGM CORTE REAL vessel is one of thelargest container vessels in the world. It will unload over 8.200 TEU worth ofgoods in the port.
Earlier on December 30, 2020 and January 7, 2021, the portreceived two pilot ships from CMA-CGM.
The Germalink port covers 72 hectares in the downstream ofCai Mep River in Phu My town of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
It is the biggest deep sea container port in CaiMep – Thi Vai area with 1,150m main berth and 370m feeder berth. The first phaseincludes 800m main berth for mother vessel, 260m side berth for feeder on the33ha area. The port capacity in the first phase is 1.5 million TEUs peryear. The whole project capacity is 2.4 million TEUs per year.
Gemalink port has outstanding competitive advantages thanks to its convenientlocation at the river mouth with the deepest draft for proper turning basin,the longest main berth, the only deep sea container port at Cai Mep-Thi Vaibeing designed with dedicated berth for feeder to connect HCM City and MekongDelta region, the capability to accommodate 200,000DWT vessel and strong cargocommitment from global carriers.
The introduction of Gemalink, which is the gateway to the South of Vietnam withstrategic location in Port Group No. 5 according to the Government’s masterplan, will contribute remarkably to the release of congestion at HCM City ports, meetthe demand for cargo trading between Vietnam and other countries in the regionand in the world as well as the demand of Gemadept’s partner in Gemalink JVthat is CMA-CGM and its shipping alliance.
Nguyen Th▨anh Binh, Vice Director of Germadept, the investorof the project, said that the firm’s sound relationship with its partners willkeep the port busy at its maximum capacity right from the first years ofoperation./.
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CMA CGM CORTE REAL vessel docks at Germalink port to unload goods (Photo: VNA) 
