transport

Freight transport estimated at around 191 million tonnes in February

15:33 | 03/03/2023 Import-Export

Vietnam’s freight transport was estimated at nearly 191 million tonnes in February, up 27.8% year-on-year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Transport.

Demand falls, shipping lines face many challenges

11:00 | 25/02/2023 Import-Export

VCN - After exploding in 2021, the container shipping market entered a downward cycle in 2022 when demand went down, causing the freight rates to drop sharply. It is forecast that it will not be until the second half of 2023 that the situation will begin

News routes for transport of contraband cigarettes

14:12 | 17/02/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Contraband cigarettes are transported by cars from HCM City to the Western region, then to the Central region. This is a new route, showing that cigarette smuggling in the country has been complicated and sotisphicated.

Chi Ma Customs prevents contraband goods at the border

09:03 | 30/11/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The Steering Committee 389 of Lang Son province said that the cross-border transportation of contraband goods in Loc Binh district has increased ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Pessimistic outlook for maritime transport firms amid weak demand

18:27 | 07/11/2022 Import-Export

Sea transport firms are going through a tough time as weak demand has begun to hamper maritime trade and freight rates are expected to fall towards Q1/2023.

Which direction to develop the aviation logistics market?

14:39 | 07/10/2022 Import-Export

VCN - The air freight logistics market in Vietnam is quite large and full of potential, but the market share of Vietnamese enterprises is still too small, leading to high costs.

Ministry proposes fee reductions to support transport sector

18:52 | 17/09/2022 Import-Export

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is drafting a proposal to reduce fees by 20 to 50% for four transport types to help the sector recover.

Ministry of Transport announces 10 new seaports

17:29 | 27/04/2022 Headlines

Ten new ports have been added to the list of ports belonging to Vietnamese seaports, bringing the total number of ports nationwide to 296.

Transport enterprises "live together" with the "price storm" of fuel

10:04 | 04/04/2022 Import-Export

VCN - Facing the pressure of continuously increasing fuel prices, many transport enterprises are having to balance revenue and expenditure, and at the same time have appropriate plans to maintain operations.

Transport costs rise as fuel prices surge

16:35 | 18/03/2022 Headlines

The sharp rise in gasoline prices is pushing up transport costs and thus fares, bus operators said.

Yen Vien railway station allowed to change transport mode of goods in transit

10:45 | 21/01/2022 Customs

VCN – The General Department of Customs has instructed KA International Transport Joint Stock Company and Customs departments including Hanoi, Hai Phong, Binh Duong, Da Nang and Lang Son on customs procedures for goods in transit and goods in independent

Transport Ministry allowed to decide on resumption of int’l commercial flights

15:45 | 27/12/2021 Headlines

The Ministry of Transport has been allowed to decide on the resumption of regular commercial flights to foreign destinations with a high level of safety against COVID-19 in line with the spirit of safely, flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling the pandemic.