Cargo throughput via seaports sees slight rise in July
Cargo throughput via seaports across the country hit 62.9 million tonnes in July this year, up 2% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
Hanoi (VNA)- Cargo throughput via seaports across thecountry hit 62.9 million tonnes in July this year, up 2% year-on-year,according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
Containerthroughput increased 1% to 2.2 million TEUs during the period.
Notably, the volume ofimports and exports tends to increase, but domestic container goods hasdecreased slightly.
Economists said thatthe growth of goods throughput at seaports is still low and has not regained the recoverymomentum to the level before the COVID-19 pandemic.
They attributed thesituation to the lingering consequences of the pandemic, and the Russia – Ukraine conflict,which put pressure on the global economy.
Rising inflation amidthe bleak growth prospect can have a significant impact on the globalconsumer demand, and goods transport, they said, noting that Vietnam, with anopen economy, can hardly avoid these effects.
Trinh The Cuong,Director of the Da Nang Port Authority, said the over-20%-decrease in thevolume throughput of domestic goods in the past three months shows that the goodscirculation in the region have not shown signs of recovery after the pandemic.
Theport and shipping industry is forecast to have a long-term rebound outlookthanks to export growth in the second half of 2022 and the whole 2023, according to the Retail Research and Investment Advisory Division at Saigon Seꦫcurities Incorporation (SSI)./.
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