On 21/03/2011, Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal Co., Ltd (TCIT), the joint venture between Saigon Newport Corporation (SNP) with MOL (Japan), Hanjin (Korea) and Wanhai (Taiwan) celebrated the maiden call of M/v Hanjin Germany 001 W/E operating the NES 5 service (Asia North Europe Service 5). This is the biggest vessel with 122,900-DWT tonnage, 349m LOA and 10,000-teu capacity ever calling at Tan Cang – Cai Mep Deepwater Terminals. The vessel shall call at 12 ports including Gwangyan – Busan – Shanghai – Cai Mep – Singapore – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Le Harve – Algeciras and Kaohsiung and will connect major ports in Asia with main ports in Europe, reducing transport time from 23 to 19 days.
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M/v Hanjin Germany 001 W/E operates the NES 5 service
By receiving Hanjin Germany, Tan Cang - Cai Mep Terminals have once again proved its ability to handle and dispatch mother vessels, well deemed as the first complete and most modern deep-water terminals in Vietnam. So far, Tan Cang – Cai Mep Terminals, operated by SNP’s two subsidiaries being Tan Cang - Cai Mep Container Terminal Joint Stock Company (TCCT) and Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal Co., Ltd (TCIT), are receiving 8 ship calls per week, directly transporting containers from Vietnam to Europe, Eastern and Western US.
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Mr Akira Kurita - General Director of TCIT and Captain of M/v Hanjin Germany
On 16 March 2011, SNP cerebrated the Grand Opening of Tan Cang – Cai Mep Terminals with 03 berths for container vessels with total length of 890m, 60ha of yard and 03 barge quays. Following this great milestone that marked a gigantic progress in terminal operations in Vietnam, and in the customer year 2011 with the slogan of 4Cs, “Customers’ Care 24/7, Communicating Politely, Convenience In Delivery and Cost Reduction”, SNP has continuously developed logistics high quality services to best meet customers’ needs.