According to statistics of the Maritime Administration, from the beginning of 2021 until now, the total output of goods through Vietnam's seaports was estimated at more than 425 million tons, up 6% over the same period in 2020.

This is a steady growth during the months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them, export cargo hit over 106 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 9 percent, while import cargo stood at roughly 133 million tonnes, up 2 percent. The handling of domestic goods neared 184 million tonnes, up 7 percent year-on-year.
 

For container goods alone, the throughput through the seaport is estimated at 14.7 million tons, up 21% over the same period in 2020 (container cargo exports reached more than 4.8 million tons, up 20%; imported container cargoes reached more than 4.7 million tons, up 21%). Some seaport areas have a high throughput of goods such as Thai Binh area up 65%, Dong Thap area up 56%, Quang Ngai area up 38%, Hai Phong area up nearly 16% and the Ho Chi Minh City increased by nearly 9%.

In particular, the volume of container goods handled at seaports reached about 14.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 21-percent year-on-year increase.
 VMA statistics also showed a sharp rise in the volume of cargo through ports in Thai Binh province (up 65 percent), Dong Thap (up 56 percent), Quang Ngai (up 38 percent), Hai Phong (up nearly 16 percent), and Ho Chi Minh City (up nearly 9 percent). Strong growth was also seen in the volume of container goods through seaports in Vung Tau (up 41 percent), Ho Chi Minh City (up 16.46 percent), and Hai Phong (up over 19.8 percent)./.

Source: Vietnam+