Big ships docked in Hai Phong port

TRIBINI TIN HAU ship docked at Tan Vu port, Hai Phong province. Photo: Port of Hai Phong Joint Stock Company.

According to Port of Hai Phong Joint Stock Company, 2 cargo shipments docked in Tan Vu port. The TRIBINI TIN HAU ship is owned by Maersk Line which docked on 12th September 2016. Furthermore, this ship transported the largest number of containers up to this time that have docked at Hai Phong. The ship carried 1,021 containers that marked a record at Hai Phong.

The TRIBINI TIN HAU ship is 35 meters in beam, broader than any other container vessel to dock at Haiphong. The ship has Hong Kong nationality and is 186 m long, 35 m wide, arranged 5 and 6 containers high, exports and imports a maximum of 2,700 teus.

Earlier, on 8^th October, JSC Haiphong Port also welcomed Roll-on / Roll-off (RORO) vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo types (cars, trailers , railway wagons), docked firstly at Tan Vu port.

On 14^th October, leaders of (Hai Phong Customs Department) said that RORO ships carried 416 imported cars and goods for Customs procedures at Hai Phong port Region I Customs Branch and Hai Duong Customs Branch (also in Hai Phong Customs Department).

"However, because the shipments had multiple pickups, the tax rate is less than for passenger cars which have less than 9 seats. So the total tax to be paid is about 200 billion VND which is less than the initially expected amount by the Customs agency. Till now, most of the cars have had import procedures "- the leader of Hai Phong port Region I Customs Branch share.

For the goods on board the TRIBINI TIN HAU ship , Customs Branch representatives of Hai Phong port Region I Customs Branch said: “even though the ship is docked at Tan Vu port which is the management area of ​​the unit, the Customs goods open declaration will be opened by the enterprise, for Customs procedures in more than one unit in and out of Hai Phong Customs Department. Therefore, there is not enough information about the goods, the amount of tax etc.