Chu Lai-Truong Hai Automobile Company (Thaco) yesterday launched a container shipping route from South Korea to Chu Lai-Truong Hai port at Chu Lai open economic zone, Nui Thanh district, the central province of Quang Nam.
For the first time, a 20,000 ton vessel was able to dock at the port without transiting other ports in Da Nang and HCMC, opening opportunities for local and foreign businesses to lower prices of their products and improve competitiveness.
On the same day, the company started work on a project to broaden the port by 270 meters, increase its wharf length to 500 meters with the total cost of VND200 billion (US$8.97 million).
