The Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company has started operating a new container yard on 37,000sq.m after two years of construction at its Tien Sa Port, providing space for 110,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and increasing capacity at the port.
A new container yard debuts at Tiên Sa Port in Đà Nẵng City. The 37,000sq.m yard is designed to handle 110,000 TEUs. (Photo courtesy of Da Nang Port Company)
Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - The Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company has started operating a new container yard on 37,000sq.m after two years of construction at its Tien Sa Port, providing space for 110,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and increasing capacity at the port.
The port authorities said containers account for 60% of the total cargo through the port each year, a figure that has grown annually by 15%.
According to the port authorities, the container yard – built behind piers 4 and 5 – was part of a strategic master plan for developing Tien Sa Port for specialised container services as well as services for cruise and large cargo ships.
The port now has expanded its area to 30ha and can handle container ships up to 50,000DWT (deadweight tonnage). It can also handle break-bulk vessels and 168,000GT (gross tonnage) cruise ships.
Last year, Tien Sa Port received 12.2 million tonnes of cargo.
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It hosts regular shipping routes from 20 shipping companies including Maersk, Evergreen, MSC, SITC, Wanhai and COSCO, while glo🦩bal container shipping companies such as ONE and Hapag Lloyd have also shipped their cargo on different vessels, th🐟e port reported./.
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The central Da Nang city’s Investment and Development Fund has agreed to provide a 7.9 million USD loan to the Da Nang Port joint-stock company to upgrade and expand the Tien Sa Port.
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